OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Phonebox

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

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

Phonebox

Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Max session: 3 hours

Visit site Phonebox profile

What is different

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

Field

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Phonebox

Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Phonebox: Bundled machine time
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Phonebox: TypeScript

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Phonebox: Not listed
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Phonebox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: 3 hours
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Up to 5

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Phonebox

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

Phonebox fits when

You use MCP.
You need pause and resume.

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