RemoteHost vs SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
None
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

RemoteHost
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes
RAM, per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Included
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Storage
RemoteHost: Free
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from
RemoteHost: $20 / month
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096
Isolation
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included
RAM, per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Included
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572
Storage
RemoteHost: Free
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None
Paid plan from
RemoteHost: $20 / month
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only

Limits

Max session
RemoteHost: 72 hours
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096

Platform

Isolation
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
RemoteHost:
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
RemoteHost:
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
RemoteHost: TypeScript
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
Integrations
RemoteHost: MCP, Claude Code
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

RemoteHost
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.091
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.183
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.366

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

RemoteHost fits when

  • You want to start without paying.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

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