Open-source Hugging Face Sandboxes alternatives

7 open-source sandbox providers you can use instead of Hugging Face Sandboxes. Hugging Face Sandboxes has a lower hourly price than all of them. Celesto Cloud is next, at $0.030 for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

All 78 Open source Self-hosted Lower price With GPU MicroVM No session limit

Hugging Face Sandboxes, for reference

Hugging Face SandboxesIsolated cloud machines for running AI-generated code.

IsolationFull VM

2 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.010 / hr

Free tier

Max session24 hours

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7 open-source alternatives to Hugging Face Sandboxes

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Celesto Cloud
Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.DesktopMicroVMSnapshot and resume keep processes intact
$0.030per hour
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Containarium Cloud
Hosted Linux boxes for AI agents, reached over SSH.ContainerFree tierISO 27001
$0.040per hour
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Sandbox0
Long-running agent sandboxes with durable storage.Bills on memory onlyNo session limitgVisor
$0.060per hour
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BoxLite Cloud
Hosted microVM boxes for AI agents, with an SDK.MicroVMDisabled on Cloud$100 credit
$0.158per hour
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microsandbox cloud
Hosted microVM sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code.MicroVMDisk only, from stopped persistent sandboxesFree plan, 5 computer-hours a month
$0.165per hour
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E2B
Open-source sandboxes for AI-generated code.DesktopFirecracker4 regions
$0.166per hour
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PandaStack Sandbox
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitFirecracker
$0.173per hour
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Hugging Face Sandboxes first, then the 7 alternatives

Provider

Isolation

vCPU / hr

GiB / hr

Free tier

Max session

GPU

Hugging Face Sandboxes
Isolation
Full VM
vCPU / hr
$0.005
GiB / hr
Included
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
24 hours
GPU
Celesto Cloud
Isolation
MicroVM
vCPU / hr
$0.015
GiB / hr
Included
Free tier
$5 credit
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
Containarium Cloud
Isolation
Container
vCPU / hr
$0.020
GiB / hr
Included
Free tier
Free tier
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
Sandbox0
Isolation
gVisor
vCPU / hr
Included
GiB / hr
$0.015
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
No limit
GPU
Not listed
BoxLite Cloud
Isolation
MicroVM
vCPU / hr
$0.050
GiB / hr
$0.014
Free tier
$100 credit
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
microsandbox cloud
Isolation
MicroVM
vCPU / hr
$0.050
GiB / hr
$0.016
Free tier
Free plan
Max session
Not listed
GPU
No
E2B
Isolation
Firecracker
vCPU / hr
$0.050
GiB / hr
$0.016
Free tier
$100 credit
Max session
24 hours
GPU
No
PandaStack Sandbox
Isolation
Firecracker
vCPU / hr
$0.054
GiB / hr
$0.016
Free tier
$5.40 / month
Max session
No limit
GPU
Not listed

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