Modal vs Nebius Sandboxes

Modal costs $0.070956 per vCPU-hour. Modal runs gVisor, offers GPUs and limits a session to 24 hours. Nebius Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Modal

Serverless compute with sandboxes and GPUs.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: $30 credit every month
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Modal profile

Nebius Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents that branch from any checkpoint.

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

Visit site Nebius Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

Modal

Nebius Sandboxes

Isolation: Modal: gVisor; Nebius Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs: Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go; Nebius Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: Modal: Claude Agent SDK; Nebius Sandboxes: LangChain, MCP

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Modal: $0.070956; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Modal: $0.024012; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Storage: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: Modal: $30 credit every month; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: Modal: Pay as you go; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: Modal: Per second; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Modal: 24 hours; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Modal: gVisor; Nebius Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Modal:; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Modal:; Nebius Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Modal: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go; Nebius Sandboxes: Python
Integrations: Modal: Claude Agent SDK; Nebius Sandboxes: LangChain, MCP

Trust

License: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Modal: Not listed; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Modal

Nebius Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Modal: $0.119; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Modal: $0.238; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Modal: $0.476; Nebius Sandboxes: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Modal fits when

You need GPUs.
You use the Claude Agent SDK.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR.

Nebius Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use LangChain or MCP.

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