OpenAI Code Interpreter vs Watasu

OpenAI Code Interpreter bills memory only, at $0.09 per GiB-hour. OpenAI Code Interpreter runs containers. Watasu limits a session to 24 hours.

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

Watasu

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in the EU.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Watasu profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

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OpenAI Code Interpreter

Watasu

Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Watasu: Per second

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Watasuwatasu.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.09; Watasu: Not listed
Storage: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Billing: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Memory only; Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop: OpenAI Code Interpreter: After 20 minutes; Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, Ruby; Watasu: Not listed
Integrations: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Trust

License: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
BYOC: OpenAI Code Interpreter: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

OpenAI Code Interpreter

Watasu

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.180; Watasu: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.360; Watasu: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: OpenAI Code Interpreter: $0.720; Watasu: Not listed

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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.

Watasu fits when

You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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