ix vs RemoteHost

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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ix

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

ix
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
RemoteHost: Free
Paid plan from
ix: Pay as you go
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
ix: Up to 100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Isolation
ix: Full VM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
ix: $0.0288
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
ix: Pay as you go
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
ix: Up to 100
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
ix: Full VM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
ix:
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost:

Developer

SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
ix: MCP
RemoteHost: MCP

Trust

License
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
ix: Not listed
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

ix
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
ix: $0.050
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: $0.101
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
ix: $0.202
RemoteHost: Not listed

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 16 GiB.

RemoteHost fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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