Freestyle VMs vs Runta

Freestyle VMs costs $0.04032 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Freestyle VMs runs full VMs. Runta runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 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

Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $50 free credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runta profile

What is different

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

Field

Freestyle VMs

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.04032; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.0129; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Freestyle VMs: $0.000086 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Freestyle VMs: Free plan, $0 forever; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Freestyle VMs: $50 / month; Runta: Pay as you go
SDKs: Freestyle VMs: JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Freestyle VMs: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Full comparison

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Freestyle VMsfreestyle.sh/pricingfreestyle.sh

Runtarunta.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.04032; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Freestyle VMs: $0.0129; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Freestyle VMs: $0.000086 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Freestyle VMs: Free plan, $0 forever; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Freestyle VMs: $50 / month; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Freestyle VMs: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Freestyle VMs: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Freestyle VMs: Up to 400; Runta: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Freestyle VMs: Full VM; Runta: Full VM
GPU: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Freestyle VMs:; Runta:
Pause and resume: Freestyle VMs:; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Freestyle VMs: JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Freestyle VMs: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Agent SDK; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Freestyle VMs: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Freestyle VMs

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.066; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.132; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Freestyle VMs: $0.264; Runta: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Freestyle VMs fits when

You use the Claude Agent SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runta fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.

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