Phonebox vs Runta

Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Phonebox limits a session to 3 hours.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

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

Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: $50 free credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Runta profile

What is different

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

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Phonebox

Runta

Free tier: Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card; Runta: $50 free credit
Billing: Phonebox: Bundled machine time; Runta: Per second
SDKs: Phonebox: TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Phonebox: MCP; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

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18 fields, at each provider's list price

Phoneboxphonebox.dev/pricingphonebox.dev

Runtarunta.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Phonebox: $2 starter credit, one time, no card; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Phonebox: Pay as you go; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Phonebox: Bundled machine time; Runta: Per second

Limits

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

Platform

Isolation: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
GPU: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta:
Pause and resume: Phonebox:; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Phonebox: TypeScript; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Phonebox: MCP; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK, Claude Code

Trust

License: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Phonebox

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Phonebox: Not listed; Runta: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Phonebox fits when

You use MCP.

Runta fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK or Claude Code.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $2.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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