InstaVM vs RemoteHost

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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InstaVM

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

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

InstaVM
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
InstaVM: $0.0504
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
InstaVM: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
InstaVM: $50 credit
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
InstaVM: $100 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
InstaVM: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
InstaVM: Up to 100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: MCP

Trust

License
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
InstaVM: Not listed
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

InstaVM
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
InstaVM: $0.083
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: $0.166
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
InstaVM: $0.331
RemoteHost: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

RemoteHost fits when

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

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