Perplexity Sandbox vs Sandock

Perplexity Sandbox runs containers. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 8 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

Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 8 hours

Visit site Sandock profile

What is different

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

Field

Perplexity Sandbox

Sandock

SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: 8 hours
Idle stop: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: MIT
BYOC: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Perplexity Sandbox

Sandock

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Sandock fits when

You want an open-source platform (MIT) that you can self-host.
You use MCP.
You need pause and resume.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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