OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Sandbox0

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Sandbox0 bills memory only, at $0.015 per GiB-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Sandbox0 runs gVisor and has no session limit.

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

Sandbox0

Long-running agent sandboxes with durable storage.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

Visit site Sandbox0 profile

What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandbox0

RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Sandbox0: $0.015
Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Sandbox0: gVisor
SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Sandbox0: Go, Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Sandbox0sandbox0.ai/pricingsandbox0.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Sandbox0: $0.015
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Free
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Sandbox0: Memory only

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: No limit
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Sandbox0: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Sandbox0: gVisor
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0:
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0:

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Sandbox0: Go, Python, TypeScript
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Apache-2.0
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Sandbox0: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Sandbox0

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Sandbox0: $0.030
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Sandbox0: $0.060
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Sandbox0: $0.120

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Sandbox0 fits when

You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
You use LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.060 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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