InstaVM vs MIOSA

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and MIOSA costs $0.04536 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. MIOSA runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

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MIOSA

Cloud sandboxes and persistent computers that AI agents use to build and run software.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $10 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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InstaVM

MIOSA

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; MIOSA: $0.01458
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; MIOSA: $0.0006147 per GiB-hour
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; MIOSA: $10 credit, one time
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; MIOSA: $500 / month
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; MIOSA: Up to 250
SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations: InstaVM: Claude Code; MIOSA: MCP

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InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

MIOSAmiosa.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; MIOSA: $0.04536
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; MIOSA: $0.01458
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; MIOSA: $0.0006147 per GiB-hour
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; MIOSA: $10 credit, one time
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; MIOSA: $500 / month
Billing: InstaVM: Per second; MIOSA: Per second

Limits

Max session: InstaVM: Not listed; MIOSA: 24 hours
Idle stop: InstaVM: Not listed; MIOSA: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: InstaVM: Not listed; MIOSA: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; MIOSA: Up to 250

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; MIOSA: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java
Integrations: InstaVM: Claude Code; MIOSA: MCP

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; MIOSA: Not listed
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; MIOSA: Your own AWS, GCP or Azure account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

MIOSA

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; MIOSA: $0.075
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; MIOSA: $0.149
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; MIOSA: $0.298

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You use Claude Code.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $10.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

MIOSA fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.149 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 and HIPAA.

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