E2B vs SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

E2B costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. E2B runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

E2B

Open-source sandbox platform that gives AI agents isolated machines.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $100 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

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SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Isolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: None
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

10 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

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E2B

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: E2B: $0.0504; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: E2B: $0.0162; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Storage: E2B: Free; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier: E2B: $100 credit, one time; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from: E2B: $150 / month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: E2B: Per second; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only
Largest sandbox: E2B: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: E2B: Up to 100; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096
Isolation: E2B: Firecracker microVM; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
Integrations: E2B: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, MCP, Claude Code; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: E2B: $0.0504; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: E2B: $0.0162; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Storage: E2B: Free; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier: E2B: $100 credit, one time; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from: E2B: $150 / month; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: E2B: Per second; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only

Limits

Max session: E2B: 24 hours; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: E2B: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: E2B: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: E2B: Up to 100; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096

Platform

Isolation: E2B: Firecracker microVM; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: E2B: No; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: E2B:; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: E2B:; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: E2B: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Integrations: E2B: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, MCP, Claude Code; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: E2B: Apache-2.0; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: E2B: Enterprise plan; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

E2B

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: E2B: $0.083; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.091
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: E2B: $0.166; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.183
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: E2B: $0.331; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.366

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

E2B fits when

You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or the Vercel AI SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.183 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You want to start without paying.

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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