Prime Sandboxes vs Runta

Prime Sandboxes costs $0.02 per vCPU-hour and Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Prime Sandboxes runs microVMs and has no session limit. Runta runs full VMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Prime Sandboxes

Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI agents and RL.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

Visit site Prime Sandboxes profile

Runta

Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.

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

Visit site Runta profile

What is different

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

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Prime Sandboxes

Runta

vCPU, per hour: Prime Sandboxes: $0.02; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Prime Sandboxes: $0.0125; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Prime Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Isolation: Prime Sandboxes: MicroVM; Runta: Full VM
SDKs: Prime Sandboxes: Python; Runta: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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Prime Sandboxesdocs.primeintellect.ai/sandboxes/overviewdocs.primeintellect.ai

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Prime Sandboxes: $0.02; Runta: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour: Prime Sandboxes: $0.0125; Runta: $0.0162
Storage: Prime Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour; Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: $50 free credit
Paid plan from: Prime Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Runta: Pay as you go
Billing: Prime Sandboxes: Per second; Runta: Per second

Limits

Max session: Prime Sandboxes: No limit; Runta: Not listed
Idle stop: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Prime Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB; Runta: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Prime Sandboxes: Up to 1,024; Runta: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Prime Sandboxes: MicroVM; Runta: Full VM
GPU: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
Snapshots: Prime Sandboxes:; Runta:
Pause and resume: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta:

Developer

SDKs: Prime Sandboxes: Python; Runta: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK

Trust

License: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed
BYOC: Prime Sandboxes: Not listed; Runta: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Prime Sandboxes

Runta

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Prime Sandboxes: $0.045; Runta: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Prime Sandboxes: $0.090; Runta: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Prime Sandboxes: $0.180; Runta: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Prime Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want the lower list price: $0.090 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Runta fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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