InstaVM vs Solari

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Solari costs $0.0525 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Solari runs Cloud Hypervisor microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

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Solari

One API for cloud browsers, headless microVM sandboxes and desktop VMs for AI agents.

Isolation: Cloud Hypervisor microVM
Free tier: $3 credit every month
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; Solari: $0.0525
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; Solari: $0.0165
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; Solari: Snapshots $0.05 per GB-month, the first 10 GB per organization free, from October 1, 2026.
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; Solari: $3 credit every month
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; Solari: $20 / month
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; Solari: Up to 10
Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Solari: Cloud Hypervisor microVM
SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Solari: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust
Integrations: InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK; Solari: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Solaridocs.getsolari.com/pricingdocs.getsolari.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; Solari: $0.0525
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; Solari: $0.0165
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; Solari: Snapshots $0.05 per GB-month, the first 10 GB per organization free, from October 1, 2026.
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; Solari: $3 credit every month
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; Solari: $20 / month
Billing: InstaVM: Per second; Solari: Per second

Limits

Max session: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: 24 hours
Idle stop: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
Largest sandbox: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; Solari: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; Solari: Cloud Hypervisor microVM
GPU: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
Snapshots: InstaVM:; Solari:
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; Solari:

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Solari: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust
Integrations: InstaVM: Claude Code, OpenAI Agents SDK; Solari: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; Solari: Enterprise plan, in your own VPC

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

Solari

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; Solari: $0.086
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; Solari: $0.171
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; Solari: $0.342

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.171 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $3.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

Solari fits when

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

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