InstaVM vs Leap0

InstaVM and Leap0 charge the same list price: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and $0.0162 per GiB-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Leap0 runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 8 hours.

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InstaVM

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

Leap0

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Free during public preview
Max session
8 hours

What is different

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

InstaVM
Leap0
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Leap0: Free during public preview
SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Leap0: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
Leap0: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
Leap0: $0.0162
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Leap0: Not listed
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
Leap0: Free during public preview
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
Leap0: Not listed
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
Leap0: Per second

Limits

Max session
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: 8 hours
Idle stop
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: Not listed
Largest sandbox
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
Leap0: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
InstaVM: Firecracker microVM
Leap0: Firecracker microVM
GPU
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: Not listed
Snapshots
InstaVM:
Leap0:
Pause and resume
InstaVM:
Leap0:

Developer

SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Leap0: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: MCP

Trust

License
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: Not listed
BYOC
InstaVM: Not listed
Leap0: Via the sales team

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

InstaVM
Leap0
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
InstaVM: $0.083
Leap0: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: $0.166
Leap0: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
InstaVM: $0.331
Leap0: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

Leap0 fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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