Runta vs Sandbox as a Service

Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Sandbox as a Service costs $0.045 per vCPU-hour. Runta runs full VMs. Sandbox as a Service runs full VMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

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

Sandbox as a Service

Dedicated virtual machine sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $5 credit
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandbox as a Service profile

What is different

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

Field

Runta

Sandbox as a Service

vCPU, per hour: Runta: $0.0504; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
RAM, per GiB-hour: Runta: $0.0162; Sandbox as a Service: Included
Free tier: Runta: $50 free credit; Sandbox as a Service: $5 credit
Billing: Runta: Per second; Sandbox as a Service: Bundled machine time
SDKs: Runta: Python, TypeScript; Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK; Sandbox as a Service: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Runta: $0.0504; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
RAM, per GiB-hour: Runta: $0.0162; Sandbox as a Service: Included
Storage: Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Free tier: Runta: $50 free credit; Sandbox as a Service: $5 credit
Paid plan from: Runta: Pay as you go; Sandbox as a Service: Pay as you go
Billing: Runta: Per second; Sandbox as a Service: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: 24 hours
Idle stop: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation: Runta: Full VM; Sandbox as a Service: Full VM
GPU: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
Snapshots: Runta:; Sandbox as a Service:
Pause and resume: Runta:; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: Runta: Python, TypeScript; Sandbox as a Service: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Runta: OpenAI Agents SDK; Sandbox as a Service: MCP

Trust

License: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed
BYOC: Runta: Not listed; Sandbox as a Service: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Runta

Sandbox as a Service

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Runta: $0.083; Sandbox as a Service: $0.045
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Runta: $0.166; Sandbox as a Service: $0.090
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Runta: $0.331; Sandbox as a Service: $0.180

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Runta fits when

You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the larger free credit: $50 against $5.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Sandbox as a Service fits when

You use MCP.
You want the lower list price: $0.090 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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