EQVPS Sandboxes vs Phonebox

EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

EQVPS Sandboxes

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, paid per second from a prepaid crypto balance.

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

Visit site EQVPS Sandboxes profile

Phonebox

Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Max session: 3 hours

Visit site Phonebox profile

What is different

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

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EQVPS Sandboxes

Phonebox

Free tier: EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Billing: EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second; Phonebox: Bundled machine time
Max session: EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours; Phonebox: 3 hours
Concurrent sandboxes: EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20; Phonebox: Up to 5
SDKs: EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript
Integrations: EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Phonebox: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

EQVPS Sandboxeseqvps.com/en/docs/sandbox-billingeqvps.com

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04; Phonebox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013; Phonebox: Not listed
Storage: EQVPS Sandboxes: Free; Phonebox: Not listed
Free tier: EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Paid plan from: EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Phonebox: Pay as you go
Billing: EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second; Phonebox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours; Phonebox: 3 hours
Idle stop: EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB; Phonebox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20; Phonebox: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation: EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM; Phonebox: Not listed
GPU: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Snapshots: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Pause and resume: EQVPS Sandboxes:; Phonebox:

Developer

SDKs: EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript
Integrations: EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Phonebox: MCP

Trust

License: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
BYOC: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

EQVPS Sandboxes

Phonebox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066; Phonebox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132; Phonebox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264; Phonebox: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

A session must run longer than 3 hours.
You use Claude Code.

Phonebox fits when

You want the larger free credit: $2 against $1.

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