Namespace Devboxes vs OpenAI Code Interpreter

Namespace Devboxes costs $0.06 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Namespace Devboxes runs full VMs. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Namespace Devboxes

Dev environments for AI coding agents.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: 30-day free trial
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Namespace Devboxes 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

Namespace Devboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

RAM, per GiB-hour: Namespace Devboxes: Included; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Billing: Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
Idle stop: Namespace Devboxes: After 15 minutes; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Isolation: Namespace Devboxes: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
SDKs: Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript, Go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby

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Namespace Devboxesnamespace.so/pricingnamespace.so

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

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Namespace Devboxes: $0.06; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Namespace Devboxes: Included; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
Storage: Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Free tier: Namespace Devboxes: 30-day free trial; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Paid plan from: Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Billing: Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only

Limits

Max session: Namespace Devboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Idle stop: Namespace Devboxes: After 15 minutes; OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
Largest sandbox: Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Namespace Devboxes: Up to 50; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Namespace Devboxes: Full VM; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
GPU: Namespace Devboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Snapshots: Namespace Devboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
Pause and resume: Namespace Devboxes:; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript, Go; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby
Integrations: Namespace Devboxes: Claude Code; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Trust

License: Namespace Devboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
BYOC: Namespace Devboxes: Not listed; OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Namespace Devboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Namespace Devboxes: $0.060; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Namespace Devboxes: $0.120; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Namespace Devboxes: $0.240; OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Namespace Devboxes fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.120 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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