OpenAI Code Interpreter vs StateSet Sandbox

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. StateSet Sandbox costs $0.0055 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. StateSet Sandbox runs gVisor and limits a session to 24 hours.

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

StateSet Sandbox

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
$25 trial credit, no card
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

OpenAI Code Interpreter
StateSet Sandbox
RAM, per GiB-hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Billing
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
StateSet Sandbox: Per second
Isolation
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
StateSet Sandbox: gVisor
SDKs
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK
StateSet Sandbox: Claude Code, MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: $0.0055
RAM, per GiB-hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Storage
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: $25 trial credit, no card
Paid plan from
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only
StateSet Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: 24 hours
Idle stop
OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Up to 200

Platform

Isolation
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container
StateSet Sandbox: gVisor
GPU
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox:
Pause and resume
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox:

Developer

SDKs
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
OpenAI Code Interpreter: OpenAI Agents SDK
StateSet Sandbox: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

OpenAI Code Interpreter
StateSet Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180
StateSet Sandbox: $0.007
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360
StateSet Sandbox: $0.014
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720
StateSet Sandbox: $0.028

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

OpenAI Code Interpreter fits when

  • You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

StateSet Sandbox fits when

  • You use Claude Code or MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.014 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

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