LangSmith Sandboxes vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

LangSmith Sandboxes costs $0.0576 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. LangSmith Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

LangSmith Sandboxes

Isolated sandboxes for running agent-generated code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Credit of 8 LSU every month
Max session: Not listed

Visit site LangSmith Sandboxes profile

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.

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

Visit site OpenAI Code Interpreter profile

What is different

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

Field

LangSmith Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Idle stop: LangSmith Sandboxes: After 10 minutes; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Isolation: LangSmith Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: LangSmith Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

LangSmith Sandboxeslangchain.com/pricinglangchain.com

OpenAI Code Interpreterdevelopers.openai.com/api/docs/pricingdevelopers.openai.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.0576; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.01845; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.000123 per GiB-hour; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: LangSmith Sandboxes: Credit of 8 LSU every month; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: LangSmith Sandboxes: Per second; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: LangSmith Sandboxes: After 10 minutes; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: LangSmith Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: LangSmith Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: LangSmith Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: LangSmith Sandboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: LangSmith Sandboxes: Python, TypeScript; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: LangSmith Sandboxes: LangChain; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: LangSmith Sandboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: LangSmith Sandboxes: Enterprise plan; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

LangSmith Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.095; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.189; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: LangSmith Sandboxes: $0.378; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

LangSmith Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use LangChain.
You want the lower list price: $0.189 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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