ix vs Sandbox as a Service

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour and Sandbox as a Service costs $0.045 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Sandbox as a Service runs full VMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 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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Sandbox as a Service

Dedicated virtual machine sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $5 credit
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandbox as a Service profile

What is different

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

Field

Sandbox as a Service

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Sandbox as a Service: Included
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Sandbox as a Service: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Sandbox as a Service: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Sandbox as a Service: Up to 20
SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Sandbox as a Service: Included
Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Free tier: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: $5 credit
Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Sandbox as a Service: Pay as you go
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Sandbox as a Service: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: 24 hours
Idle stop: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Sandbox as a Service: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Sandbox as a Service: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Sandbox as a Service: Full VM
GPU: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Snapshots: ix:; Sandbox as a Service:
Pause and resume: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust; Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: ix: MCP; Sandbox as a Service: MCP

Trust

License: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
BYOC: ix: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Sandbox as a Service

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: ix: $0.050; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: ix: $0.101; Sandbox as a Service: $0.090
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: ix: $0.202; Sandbox as a Service: $0.180

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 16 GiB.

Sandbox as a Service fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.090 against $0.101 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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