Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution vs Smol Machines

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution costs $0.085 per vCPU-hour and Smol Machines costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution runs containers. Smol Machines runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 15, 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: Not listed

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Smol Machines

Hosted Linux microVMs with their own kernel, for agents and untrusted code.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $100 credit, one time
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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Smol Machines

vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Smol Machines: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Smol Machines: $0.0162
Free tier: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month; Smol Machines: $100 credit, one time
Billing: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second; Smol Machines: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB; Smol Machines: 32 vCPU · 32 GiB
Isolation: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container; Smol Machines: MicroVM
SDKs: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python; Smol Machines: TypeScript, Python, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Smol Machinessmolmachines.com/pricingsmolmachines.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Smol Machines: $0.05
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Smol Machines: $0.0162
Storage: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month; Smol Machines: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go; Smol Machines: Pay as you go
Billing: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second; Smol Machines: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Not listed
Idle stop: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB; Smol Machines: 32 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container; Smol Machines: MicroVM
GPU: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: No
Snapshots: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: No; Smol Machines: No
Pause and resume: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution:; Smol Machines:

Developer

SDKs: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python; Smol Machines: TypeScript, Python, Rust
Integrations: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Not listed

Trust

License: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Apache-2.0
BYOC: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Smol Machines: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Smol Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.103; Smol Machines: $0.082
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.206; Smol Machines: $0.165
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.412; Smol Machines: $0.330

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Which one fits

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Smol Machines fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You want the lower list price: $0.165 against $0.206 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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