Freestyle VMs vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Freestyle VMs costs $0.04032 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Freestyle VMs runs full VMs and offers GPUs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Freestyle VMs

Full Linux virtual machines for AI agents.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Free plan, $0 forever
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Freestyle VMs 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

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

Field

Freestyle VMs

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.0129; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: Freestyle VMs: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation: Freestyle VMs: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: Freestyle VMs: JavaScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Freestyle VMsfreestyle.sh/pricingfreestyle.sh

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

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.04032; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.0129; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: Freestyle VMs: $0.000086 per GiB-hour; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: Freestyle VMs: Free plan, $0 forever; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: Freestyle VMs: $50 / month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: Freestyle VMs: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: Freestyle VMs: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Freestyle VMs: Up to 400; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Freestyle VMs: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: Freestyle VMs:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: Freestyle VMs:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: Freestyle VMs:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Freestyle VMs: JavaScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Freestyle VMs: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Freestyle VMs

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.066; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.132; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.264; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Freestyle VMs fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Claude Agent SDK or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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