OpenAI Code Interpreter vs SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 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

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Isolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: None
Max session: Not listed

Visit site SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxesautoresearch.sfcompute.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.091
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.183
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.366

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.183 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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