Perplexity Sandbox vs xShellz Agent Shell

Perplexity Sandbox runs containers. xShellz Agent Shell runs gVisor and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 23, 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

xShellz Agent Shell

Always-on Linux boxes for AI agents, isolated with gVisor.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Max session: No limit

Visit site xShellz Agent Shell profile

What is different

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

Field

Perplexity Sandbox

xShellz Agent Shell

Isolation: Perplexity Sandbox: Container; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Perplexity Sandboxdocs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricingdocs.perplexity.ai

xShellz Agent Shellxshellz.com/pricingxshellz.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: No limit
Idle stop: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation: Perplexity Sandbox: Container; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
GPU: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Snapshots: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Pause and resume: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell:

Developer

SDKs: Perplexity Sandbox: Python, TypeScript; xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust
Integrations: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
BYOC: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Perplexity Sandbox

xShellz Agent Shell

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Perplexity Sandbox: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Perplexity Sandbox fits when

You need SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

xShellz Agent Shell fits when

You use MCP or Claude Code.
You need pause and resume.

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