OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Perplexity Sandbox

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Perplexity Sandbox runs containers.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

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

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

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Perplexity Sandbox

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

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

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Perplexity Sandbox: Container
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Perplexity Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed

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OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

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