OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Superserve

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Superserve costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Superserve runs Firecracker microVMs 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

Superserve

Firecracker microVM sandboxes that pause and resume.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing
Max session: No limit

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What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Superserve

RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Superserve: $0.0162
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Superserve: Per second
Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Superserve: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Superserve: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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

Superservesuperserve.ai/pricingsuperserve.ai

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Superserve: $0.0162
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: Not listed
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: $5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: Pay as you go
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Superserve: Per second

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: No limit
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Superserve: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: 2 vCPU · 2 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Superserve: Firecracker microVM
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: Not listed
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve:
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve:

Developer

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

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Superserve: In your AWS, GCP, or Azure account. Enterprise plan.

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Superserve

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Superserve: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Superserve: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Superserve: $0.331

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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.

Superserve fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the Claude Agent SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP or Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.

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