OpenAI Code Interpreter vs OpenPond Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. OpenPond Sandboxes costs $0.072 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. OpenPond Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs.

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

OpenPond Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Free plan with limited monthly usage, 1 sandbox at a time
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

OpenAI Code Interpreter
OpenPond Sandboxes
RAM, per GiB-hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.0234
Billing
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
OpenPond Sandboxes: Per second
Idle stop
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
OpenPond Sandboxes: After 15 minutes
Isolation
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
OpenPond Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
OpenPond Sandboxes: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.072
RAM, per GiB-hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.0234
Storage
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.00012 per GiB-hour
Free tier
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Free plan with limited monthly usage, 1 sandbox at a time
Paid plan from
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: $10 / month
Billing
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
OpenPond Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
OpenPond Sandboxes: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
OpenPond Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
OpenPond Sandboxes: TypeScript
Integrations
OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK
OpenPond Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
OpenPond Sandboxes: Guided AWS install

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

OpenAI Code Interpreter
OpenPond Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.119
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.238
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720
OpenPond Sandboxes: $0.475

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

  • You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

OpenPond Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.238 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

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