Open-source OpenAI Code Interpreter alternatives
10 open-source sandbox providers you can use instead of OpenAI Code Interpreter. Celesto Cloud has the lowest hourly price, $0.030 for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
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10 open-source alternatives to OpenAI Code Interpreter
Sorted by hourly price for 2 vCPU · 4 GiB, low to high
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Celesto Cloud
Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.DesktopMicroVMSnapshot and resume keep processes intact$0.030per hour
$0.040per hour
$0.060per hour
Everstack
Open-source platform that runs isolated sandboxes for AI agents.DesktopSnapshots and templates$5 credit, valid 30 days after signup$0.133per hour
BoxLite Cloud
Hosted microVM boxes for AI agents, with an SDK.MicroVMLower RAM priceDisabled on Cloud$0.158per hour
microsandbox cloud
Hosted microVM sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code.MicroVMLower RAM priceDisk only, from stopped persistent sandboxes$0.165per hour
Smol Machines
Hosted Linux microVMs with their own kernel, for agents and untrusted code.Bills active CPU onlyMicroVMLower RAM price$0.165per hour
E2B
Open-source sandbox platform that gives AI agents isolated machines.DesktopFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.166per hour
PandaStack Sandbox
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitFirecracker$0.173per hour
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Provider
Isolation
vCPU / hr
GiB / hr
Free tier
Max session
GPU

- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed

- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit

- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Free tier

- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- Not listed

- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.067
- Free tier
- $5 credit

- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit

- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free plan

- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit

- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit

- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.054
- Free tier
- $5.40 / month

- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- None
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