OmniRun vs Perplexity Sandbox

OmniRun runs Firecracker microVMs. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

OmniRun

Sandboxes on Firecracker microVMs, self-hosted or managed.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site OmniRun profile

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

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

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

What is different

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

Field

OmniRun

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolation: OmniRun: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
SDKs: OmniRun: TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

OmniRunomnirun.io

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

Max session: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: OmniRun: After 15 minutes; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: OmniRun: Up to 3; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: OmniRun: Firecracker microVM; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: OmniRun: No; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: OmniRun: No; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: OmniRun:; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: OmniRun: TypeScript; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OmniRun

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OmniRun: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

OmniRun fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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OmniRun

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