Novita Sandbox vs Vercel Sandbox

Novita Sandbox costs $0.03528 per vCPU-hour and Vercel Sandbox costs $0.128 per vCPU-hour. Novita Sandbox limits a session to 24 hours. Vercel Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Novita Sandbox

Isolation
Not listed
Free tier
$100 promotional credit
Max session
24 hours

Vercel Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
5 CPU-hours every month
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Novita Sandbox
Vercel Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Novita Sandbox: $0.03528
Vercel Sandbox: $0.128
RAM, per GiB-hour
Novita Sandbox: $0.01152
Vercel Sandbox: $0.0212
Storage
Novita Sandbox: $0.00009 per GiB-hour after 60 free GiB
Vercel Sandbox: On Pro, snapshots $0.08 per GB-month and drives $0.05 per GB-month (beta).
Free tier
Novita Sandbox: $100 promotional credit
Vercel Sandbox: 5 CPU-hours every month
Paid plan from
Novita Sandbox: Pay as you go
Vercel Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
Novita Sandbox: Per second
Vercel Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox
Novita Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Vercel Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Novita Sandbox: Up to 100
Vercel Sandbox: Up to 10,000

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Novita Sandbox: $0.03528
Vercel Sandbox: $0.128
RAM, per GiB-hour
Novita Sandbox: $0.01152
Vercel Sandbox: $0.0212
Storage
Novita Sandbox: $0.00009 per GiB-hour after 60 free GiB
Vercel Sandbox: On Pro, snapshots $0.08 per GB-month and drives $0.05 per GB-month (beta).
Free tier
Novita Sandbox: $100 promotional credit
Vercel Sandbox: 5 CPU-hours every month
Paid plan from
Novita Sandbox: Pay as you go
Vercel Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
Novita Sandbox: Per second
Vercel Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Novita Sandbox: 24 hours
Vercel Sandbox: 24 hours
Idle stop
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Novita Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Vercel Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Novita Sandbox: Up to 100
Vercel Sandbox: Up to 10,000

Platform

Isolation
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
Novita Sandbox:
Vercel Sandbox:
Pause and resume
Novita Sandbox:
Vercel Sandbox:

Developer

SDKs
Novita Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Vercel Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Novita Sandbox: Not listed
Vercel Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Novita Sandbox
Vercel Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Novita Sandbox: $0.058
Vercel Sandbox: $0.170
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Novita Sandbox: $0.117
Vercel Sandbox: $0.341
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Novita Sandbox: $0.233
Vercel Sandbox: $0.682

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Novita Sandbox fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.117 against $0.341 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Vercel Sandbox fits when

  • You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

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