Perplexity Sandbox vs Phonebox

Perplexity Sandbox runs containers. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Perplexity Sandbox

Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Perplexity Sandbox profile

Phonebox

Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Max session: 3 hours

Visit site Phonebox profile

What is different

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

Field

Perplexity Sandbox

Phonebox

SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Storage: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Free tier: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card
Paid plan from: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Pay as you go
Billing: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: 3 hours
Idle stop: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation: Perplexity Sandbox: Container; Phonebox: Not listed
GPU: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Snapshots: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
Pause and resume: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox:

Developer

SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; Phonebox: TypeScript
Integrations: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: MCP

Trust

License: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
BYOC: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Perplexity Sandbox

Phonebox

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Phonebox: Not listed

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Which one fits

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Phonebox fits when

You use MCP.
You need pause and resume.

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