HopX vs InstaVM

HopX and InstaVM charge the same list price: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and $0.0162 per GiB-hour. HopX runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

HopX

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $200 credit
Max session: No limit

Visit site HopX profile

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site InstaVM profile

What is different

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

Field

HopX

InstaVM

Storage: HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: HopX: $200 credit; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: HopX: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
SDKs: HopX: Python, JavaScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

HopXhopx.ai/pricing

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: HopX: $0.0504; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: HopX: $0.0162; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: HopX: $200 credit; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: HopX: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: HopX: Per second; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: HopX: No limit; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: HopX: Firecracker microVM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: HopX:; InstaVM:

Developer

SDKs: HopX: Python, JavaScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: HopX: MCP; InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: HopX: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

HopX

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: HopX: $0.083; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: HopX: $0.166; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: HopX: $0.331; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

HopX fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You use MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $50.
You need SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

InstaVM fits when

You need snapshots.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

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