EQVPS Sandboxes vs Runloop

EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour and Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours. Runloop runs microVMs.

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

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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

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EQVPS Sandboxes

Runloop

vCPU, per hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: EQVPS Sandboxes: Free; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time; Runloop: $50 credit
Largest sandbox: EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM; Runloop: MicroVM
SDKs: EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Runlooprunloop.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: EQVPS Sandboxes: Free; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

EQVPS Sandboxes

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264; Runloop: $0.634

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.317 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runloop fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $1.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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