Runta vs Tensorlake Sandboxes

Runta costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Tensorlake Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Runta runs full VMs. Tensorlake Sandboxes runs microVMs, offers GPUs and has no session limit.

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

Tensorlake Sandboxes

MicroVM sandboxes for AI agents and AI-generated code.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Free plan, $0 forever
Max session: No limit

Visit site Tensorlake Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

Runta

Tensorlake Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Runta: $0.0504; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Runta: $0.0162; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.015
Storage: Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Runta: $50 free credit; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Free plan, $0 forever
Billing: Runta: Per second; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Active CPU time only
Isolation: Runta: Full VM; Tensorlake Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Runta: $0.0504; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Runta: $0.0162; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.015
Storage: Runta: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.0002 per GiB-hour
Free tier: Runta: $50 free credit; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Free plan, $0 forever
Paid plan from: Runta: Pay as you go; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Runta: Per second; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: No limit
Idle stop: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Up to 1,000

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Runta: Not listed; Tensorlake Sandboxes: Your AWS, GCP or Azure account

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Runta

Tensorlake Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Runta: $0.083; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Runta: $0.166; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Runta: $0.331; Tensorlake Sandboxes: $0.400

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Runta fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.200 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Tensorlake Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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