OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Tenki Sandbox

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. Tenki Sandbox costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Tenki Sandbox runs full VMs.

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

Tenki Sandbox

Disposable Linux VMs for AI agents, driven by SDK or CLI.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $100 credit, one time
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Tenki Sandbox profile

What is different

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

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Tenki Sandbox

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

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Tenki Sandboxtenki.cloud/pricingtenki.cloud

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Tenki Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Container; Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
GPU: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox:
Pause and resume: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox:

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Tenki Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Tenki Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Tenki Sandbox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Tenki Sandbox: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Tenki Sandbox: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Tenki Sandbox: $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.

Tenki Sandbox fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use 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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