inis.run vs Perplexity Sandbox

inis.run runs full VMs and limits a session to 24 hours. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 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: 24 hours

Visit site inis.run profile

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

inis.run

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: inis.run: Full VM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

inis.runinis.run/pricing

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: inis.run: Included; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: inis.run: Paused sessions and persistent volumes cost about €0.07 per GB per month. Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute.; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: inis.run: Pay as you go; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: inis.run: Bundled machine time; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

Max session: inis.run: 24 hours; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: inis.run: Up to 10; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: inis.run: Full VM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: inis.run: No; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: inis.run:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: inis.run:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

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

Trust

License: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: inis.run: In your own cloud account, from €30,000/year; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

inis.run

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: inis.run: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

inis.run fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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