Microsoft Foundry hosted agents vs Runta

Microsoft Foundry hosted agents costs $0.0994 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Microsoft Foundry hosted agents runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Microsoft Foundry hosted agents

Runs your AI agent code on Azure, with each session in its own microVM.

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

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Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

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

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What is different

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Microsoft Foundry hosted agents

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.0994; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.0118; Runta: $0.0162
SDKs: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

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Microsoft Foundry hosted agentsazure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-serviceazure.microsoft.com

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.0994; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.0118; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Pay as you go; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: After 15 minutes; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Up to 2,000; Runta: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: MicroVM; Runta: Not listed
GPU: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta:
Pause and resume: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents:; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Trust

License: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Microsoft Foundry hosted agents

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.123; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.246; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Microsoft Foundry hosted agents: $0.492; Runta: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Microsoft Foundry hosted agents fits when

You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain or MCP.

Runta fits when

You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.246 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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