InstaVM vs tama

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and tama costs $0.0117 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. tama runs full VMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

InstaVM

Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.

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

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tama

Linux VMs with GPUs, billed by the second.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; tama: $0.0055
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; tama: Full VM

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; tama: $0.0055
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; tama: Not listed
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; tama: Not listed
Billing: InstaVM: Per second; tama: Per second

Limits

Max session: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Idle stop: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Largest sandbox: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: InstaVM: Up to 100; tama: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: InstaVM: Firecracker microVM; tama: Full VM
GPU: InstaVM: Not listed; tama:
Snapshots: InstaVM:; tama:
Pause and resume: InstaVM:; tama:

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; tama: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Trust

License: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: Not listed
BYOC: InstaVM: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

tama

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; tama: $0.023
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; tama: $0.045
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; tama: $0.091

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need SOC 2 Type II.

tama fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.045 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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