Northflank Sandboxes vs Runta

Northflank Sandboxes costs $0.01667 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Northflank Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs. Runta runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Northflank Sandboxes

MicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.

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: 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

Northflank Sandboxes

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Isolation: Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM; Runta: Full VM
SDKs: Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Northflank Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Northflank Sandboxes: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Northflank Sandboxes: Runs in your own cloud or VPC; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Northflank Sandboxes

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.033; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.067; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.133; Runta: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Northflank Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.067 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

Runta fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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