Koyeb Sandboxes vs Runta

Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs. Runta runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Koyeb Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents, run as Koyeb Instances.

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

Visit site Koyeb Sandboxes profile

Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $50 free credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runta profile

What is different

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

Field

Koyeb Sandboxes

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: Included; Runta: $0.0162
Billing: Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Runta: Per second
Isolation: Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM; Runta: Full VM
SDKs: Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Koyeb Sandboxeskoyeb.com/docs/reference/instanceskoyeb.com

Runtarunta.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: Included; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM; Runta: Full VM
GPU: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta:
Pause and resume: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Koyeb Sandboxes

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058; Runta: $0.331

Compute only, at list rates.

Open the calculator

Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runta fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

More comparisons

See all comparisons

Koyeb Sandboxes

Runta

What is different

Full comparison

Pricing

Limits

Platform

Developer

Trust

Hourly cost

Which one fits

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

Runta fits when

More comparisons

Related

Compare

Pricing

Browse