OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Runloop

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Runloop costs $0.108 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Runloop runs microVMs.

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

Runloop

Devboxes built for coding agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runloop profile

What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Runloop

RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Runloop: $0.0252
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Runloop: Per second
Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Runloop: MicroVM
SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Runloop: Python, TypeScript

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Runlooprunloop.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: $0.108
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Runloop: $0.0252
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: $0.00034236 per GiB-hour
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: $50 credit
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Runloop: Per second

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Runloop: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Runloop: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Runloop: Deploy to VPC, Enterprise plan

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Runloop

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Runloop: $0.158
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Runloop: $0.317
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Runloop: $0.634

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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.

Runloop fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.317 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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