SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes vs Solari

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. Solari costs $0.0525 per vCPU-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs. Solari runs Cloud Hypervisor microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Isolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: None
Max session: Not listed

Visit site SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes profile

Solari

One API for cloud browsers, headless microVM sandboxes and desktop VMs for AI agents.

Isolation: Cloud Hypervisor microVM
Free tier: $3 credit every month
Max session: 24 hours

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What is different

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

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SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Solari

vCPU, per hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included; Solari: $0.0525
RAM, per GiB-hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572; Solari: $0.0165
Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; Solari: Snapshots $0.05 per GB-month, the first 10 GB per organization free, from October 1, 2026.
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; Solari: $3 credit every month
Paid plan from: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Solari: $20 / month
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; Solari: Per second
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Solari: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; Solari: Up to 10
Isolation: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM; Solari: Cloud Hypervisor microVM

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included; Solari: $0.0525
RAM, per GiB-hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572; Solari: $0.0165
Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; Solari: Snapshots $0.05 per GB-month, the first 10 GB per organization free, from October 1, 2026.
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; Solari: $3 credit every month
Paid plan from: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Solari: $20 / month
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; Solari: Per second

Limits

Max session: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: 24 hours
Idle stop: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Solari: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; Solari: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM; Solari: Cloud Hypervisor microVM
GPU: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
Snapshots: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; Solari:
Pause and resume: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; Solari:

Developer

SDKs: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust
Integrations: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Solari: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: Not listed
BYOC: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Solari: Enterprise plan, in your own VPC

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Solari

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.091; Solari: $0.086
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.183; Solari: $0.171
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.366; Solari: $0.342

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

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.

Solari fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.171 against $0.183 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You want to start without paying.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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