exe.dev vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

exe.dev costs $0.0525 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. exe.dev runs full VMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

exe.dev

Disposable VMs for AI agents, billed by the second.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
Max session: Not listed

Visit site exe.dev profile

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OpenAI Code Interpreter profile

What is different

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

Field

exe.dev

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: exe.dev: Included; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: exe.dev: Bundled machine time; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation: exe.dev: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

exe.devexe.dev/pricing

OpenAI Code Interpreterdevelopers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingdevelopers.openai.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: exe.dev: $0.0525; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: exe.dev: Included; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: exe.dev: $0.08 per GiB per month of extra disk; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: exe.dev: 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: exe.dev: $15 / month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: exe.dev: Bundled machine time; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: exe.dev: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: exe.dev: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: exe.dev: Claude Code, MCP; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: exe.dev: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: exe.dev: Enterprise plan; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

exe.dev

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: exe.dev: $0.053; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: exe.dev: $0.105; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: exe.dev: $0.210; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

exe.dev fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use Claude Code or MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.105 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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