SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes vs xShellz Agent Shell

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes bills memory only, at $0.04572 per GiB-hour. SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes runs microVMs. xShellz Agent Shell runs gVisor and has no session limit.

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

xShellz Agent Shell

Always-on Linux boxes for AI agents, isolated with gVisor.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Max session: No limit

Visit site xShellz Agent Shell profile

What is different

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

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SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

xShellz Agent Shell

RAM, per GiB-hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572; xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go; xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5
Isolation: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor

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SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxesautoresearch.sfcompute.com

xShellz Agent Shellxshellz.com/pricingxshellz.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Included; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: $0.04572; xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Sandbox snapshots $0.10 per GiB-month of deduplicated bytes, $0.05 per GiB-month in cold storage; xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: None; xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Pay as you go; xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Memory only; xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: No limit
Idle stop: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Largest sandbox: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB; xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Up to 4,096; xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MicroVM; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
GPU: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Snapshots: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Pause and resume: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes:; xShellz Agent Shell:

Developer

SDKs: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust
Integrations: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; xShellz Agent Shell: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
BYOC: SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes

xShellz Agent Shell

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

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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 each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.
You want one rate for memory, with CPU included.

xShellz Agent Shell fits when

You want to start without paying.
You need GDPR.

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