inis.run vs InstaVM

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

inis.run

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI-generated code.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session: No limit

Visit site inis.run 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

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

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inis.run

InstaVM

RAM, per GiB-hour: inis.run: Included; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: inis.run: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: inis.run: Bundled machine time; InstaVM: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes: inis.run: Up to 10; InstaVM: Up to 100
Isolation: inis.run: Full VM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

inis.runinis.run/pricing

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: inis.run: Included; InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage: inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute; InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier: inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required; InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from: inis.run: Pay as you go; InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing: inis.run: Bundled machine time; InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session: inis.run: No limit; InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox: inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: inis.run: Up to 10; InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: inis.run: Full VM; InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
GPU: inis.run: No; InstaVM: Not listed
Snapshots: inis.run:; InstaVM:
Pause and resume: inis.run:; InstaVM:

Developer

SDKs: inis.run: Python, TypeScript; InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP; InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC: inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote; InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

inis.run

InstaVM

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

inis.run fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

InstaVM fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

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