EQVPS Sandboxes vs Modal

EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour and Modal costs $0.070956 per vCPU-hour. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours. Modal runs gVisor, offers GPUs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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EQVPS Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
720 hours

Modal

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
$30 credit every month
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

EQVPS Sandboxes
Modal
vCPU, per hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
Modal: $0.070956
RAM, per GiB-hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Modal: $0.024012
Free tier
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Modal: $30 credit every month
Max session
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Modal: 24 hours
Isolation
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
Modal: gVisor
SDKs
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
Modal: Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, LangChain

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
Modal: $0.070956
RAM, per GiB-hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Modal: $0.024012
Storage
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Modal: Not listed
Free tier
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Modal: $30 credit every month
Paid plan from
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Modal: Pay as you go
Billing
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second
Modal: Per second

Limits

Max session
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Modal: 24 hours
Idle stop
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Modal: Not listed
Largest sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Modal: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20
Modal: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
Modal: gVisor
GPU
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Modal:
Snapshots
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Modal:
Pause and resume
EQVPS Sandboxes:
Modal: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go
Integrations
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code
Modal: Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, LangChain

Trust

License
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Modal: Not listed
BYOC
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Modal: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

EQVPS Sandboxes
Modal
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
Modal: $0.119
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
Modal: $0.238
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264
Modal: $0.476

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.238 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Modal fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You use the Claude Agent SDK or LangChain.
  • You want the larger free credit: $30 against $1.
  • You need snapshots.

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