InstaVM vs Thunder Sandboxes

InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Thunder Sandboxes costs $0.051 per vCPU-hour. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs. Thunder Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs 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

Visit site InstaVM profile

Thunder Sandboxes

Isolated, short-lived sandboxes for agents, GPU optional.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Thunder Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

InstaVM

Thunder Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.051
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.016
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.00012 per GiB-hour
SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Thunder Sandboxes: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

InstaVMinstavm.io/pricing

Thunder Sandboxesthundercompute.com/pricingthundercompute.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: InstaVM: $0.0504; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.051
RAM, per GiB-hour: InstaVM: $0.0162; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.016
Storage: InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.00012 per GiB-hour
Free tier: InstaVM: $50 credit; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: InstaVM: $100 / month; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: InstaVM: Per second; Thunder Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: InstaVM: Python, TypeScript; Thunder Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: InstaVM: Not listed; Thunder Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

InstaVM

Thunder Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: InstaVM: $0.083; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: InstaVM: $0.166; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: InstaVM: $0.331; Thunder Sandboxes: $0.332

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

InstaVM fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Thunder Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.

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