ix vs Perplexity Sandbox

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

ix

Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.

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

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Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

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

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

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

Field

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

ixix.dev/docs/pricingix.dev

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

Max session: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: ix:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: ix: MCP; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: ix: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: ix: $0.050; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: ix: $0.101; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: ix: $0.202; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use MCP.
You need snapshots.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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