InstaVM vs Nebius Sandboxes

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Nebius Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

Visit site InstaVM profile

Nebius Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents that branch from any checkpoint.

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

Visit site Nebius Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

InstaVM

Nebius Sandboxes

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Nebius Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Nebius Sandboxes: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

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Pricing

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

Limits

Max session: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Nebius Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: InstaVM:; Nebius Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Nebius Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: LangChain, MCP

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

Nebius Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

Nebius Sandboxes fits when

You use LangChain or MCP.

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