Islo Sandboxes vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Islo Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Islo Sandboxes runs microVMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Islo Sandboxes

Persistent microVM computers for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Starting credit, no card required
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Islo Sandboxes profile

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OpenAI Code Interpreter profile

What is different

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

Field

Islo Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: Islo Sandboxes: $0.04; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: Islo Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Isolation: Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Islo Sandboxesislo.dev/pricing

OpenAI Code Interpreterdevelopers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingdevelopers.openai.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Islo Sandboxes: $0.07; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Islo Sandboxes: $0.04; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: Islo Sandboxes: $0.0007 per GiB-hour; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: Islo Sandboxes: Starting credit, no card required; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: Islo Sandboxes: Pay as you go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: Islo Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Islo Sandboxes: MicroVM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: Islo Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: Islo Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Islo Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript, Go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Islo Sandboxes: Claude Code; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: Islo Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: Islo Sandboxes: Agent computers run in your VPC.; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Islo Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.150; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.300; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Islo Sandboxes: $0.600; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Islo Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.300 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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