Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution vs Thunder Sandboxes

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution costs $0.085 per vCPU-hour and Thunder Sandboxes costs $0.051 per vCPU-hour. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution runs containers. Thunder Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 14, 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

Visit site Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution profile

Thunder Sandboxes

Isolated, short-lived sandboxes for agents, GPU optional.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Thunder Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Thunder Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.051
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.016
Isolation: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Container; Thunder Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Executioncloud.google.com/products/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/pricingcloud.google.com

Thunder Sandboxesthundercompute.com/pricingthundercompute.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.085; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.051
RAM, per GiB-hour: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.009; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.016
Storage: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.00012 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Pay as you go; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Per second; Thunder Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Python; Thunder Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution

Thunder Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.103; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.206; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution: $0.412; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.332

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution fits when

You need pause and resume.

Thunder Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.206 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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