ix vs Watasu

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Watasu limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Visit site ix profile

Watasu

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in the EU.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Watasu profile

What is different

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

Field

Watasu

Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Watasu: Per second
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

ixix.dev/docs/pricingix.dev

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: ix: $0.0288; Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: ix: $0.0108; Watasu: Not listed
Storage: ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: ix: Not listed; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from: ix: Pay as you go; Watasu: Not listed
Billing: ix: Active CPU time only; Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session: ix: Not listed; Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop: ix: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox: ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: ix: Up to 100; Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: ix: Full VM; Watasu: Not listed
GPU: ix: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Snapshots: ix:; Watasu:
Pause and resume: ix: Not listed; Watasu:

Developer

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

Trust

License: ix: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
BYOC: ix: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Watasu

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

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

Watasu fits when

You need pause and resume.

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