OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Prized Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Prized Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Prized Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 22, 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

Prized Sandboxes

Linux microVMs in beta that your code creates, runs commands in, pauses, forks and deletes.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $30 credit, one time
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Prized Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Prized Sandboxes

RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0125
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Prized Sandboxes: Per second
Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Prized Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM

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

Prized Sandboxesprized.dev/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0125
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: $30 credit, one time
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Prized Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: 24 hours
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Prized Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: No
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Prized Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Prized Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Prized Sandboxes: $0.065
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Prized Sandboxes: $0.130
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Prized Sandboxes: $0.260

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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.
You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Prized Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.130 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.

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