HopX vs Runta

HopX and Runta 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. Runta runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

HopX

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

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

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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

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

Field

HopX

Runta

Free tier: HopX: $200 credit; Runta: $50 free credit
Isolation: HopX: Firecracker microVM; Runta: Full VM
SDKs: HopX: Python, JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: HopX: MCP; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

HopXhopx.ai/pricing

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: HopX: $0.0504; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: HopX: $0.0162; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: HopX: $200 credit; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: HopX: Pay as you go; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: HopX: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: HopX: No limit; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: HopX: Firecracker microVM; Runta: Full VM
GPU: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: HopX: Not listed; Runta:
Pause and resume: HopX:; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: HopX: Python, JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: HopX: MCP; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: HopX: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

HopX

Runta

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

HopX fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP.
You want the larger free credit: $200 against $50.
You need SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Runta fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need snapshots.

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