Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution vs Runtime

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution costs $0.085 per vCPU-hour and Runtime costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution runs containers and limits a session to 336 hours. Runtime runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Managed sandboxes that run code for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
Max session: 336 hours

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Runtime

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, billed on the CPU that code uses.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: 100 hours of a 1 GB machine in the first 30 days
Max session: No limit

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What is different

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vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Runtime: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Runtime: $0.0075
Free tier: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month; Runtime: 100 hours of a 1 GB machine in the first 30 days
Billing: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second; Runtime: Active CPU time only
Max session: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 336 hours; Runtime: No limit
Largest sandbox: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB; Runtime: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container; Runtime: Firecracker microVM
Snapshots: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No; Runtime:
SDKs: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python; Runtime: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Java

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Runtime: $0.025
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Runtime: $0.0075
Storage: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: $0.000119 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month; Runtime: 100 hours of a 1 GB machine in the first 30 days
Paid plan from: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go; Runtime: Pay as you go
Billing: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second; Runtime: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 336 hours; Runtime: No limit
Idle stop: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB; Runtime: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: Up to 200

Platform

Isolation: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container; Runtime: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: No
Snapshots: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No; Runtime:
Pause and resume: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution:; Runtime:

Developer

SDKs: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python; Runtime: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Java
Integrations: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: Not listed
BYOC: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Runtime: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Runtime

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.103; Runtime: $0.040
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.206; Runtime: $0.080
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.412; Runtime: $0.160

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Runtime fits when

A session must run longer than 336 hours.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Vercel AI SDK, the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.080 against $0.206 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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