InstaVM vs Perplexity Sandbox

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

Visit site InstaVM 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

InstaVM

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

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

Pricing

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

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: InstaVM: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: InstaVM:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: InstaVM: Claude Code; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

Perplexity Sandbox

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use Claude Code.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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