SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes vs Watasu

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs. Watasu 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

Watasu

Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in the EU.

Isolation: Not listed
Free tier: Free Basic plan
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Watasu profile

What is different

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Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; Watasu: Per second
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; Watasu: Up to 100

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxesautoresearch.sfcompute.com

Watasuwatasu.io/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included; Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572; Watasu: Not listed
Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go; Watasu: Not listed
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM; Watasu: Not listed
GPU: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
Snapshots: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; Watasu:
Pause and resume: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; Watasu:

Developer

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

Trust

License: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed
BYOC: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; Watasu: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

Watasu

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

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes fits when

You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

Watasu fits when

You want to start without paying.
You need a sandbox larger than 4 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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