Self-hosted OpenAI Code Interpreter alternatives
21 self-hosted sandbox providers you can use instead of OpenAI Code Interpreter. Containarium Cloud has the lowest hourly price, $0.040 for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB. Orgo and Unikraft Cloud offer GPUs.
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OpenAI Code Interpreter, for reference
OpenAI Code InterpreterSandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.
IsolationContainer
2 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.360 / hr
Free tierNot listed
Max sessionNot listed
21 self-hosted alternatives to OpenAI Code Interpreter
Sorted by hourly price for 2 vCPU · 4 GiB, low to high
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Linux computers you can branch, checkpoint, and restore.Full VMCommits and checkpointsStarting credit$0.080per hour
Collimate
Live-fork microVM sandboxes for RL post-training and coding agents.FirecrackerLower RAM priceDemo key, free with no card$0.128per 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
MIOSA
Cloud sandboxes and persistent computers that AI agents use to build and run software.DesktopFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.149per hour
$0.150per 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
Declaw
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.FirecrackerLower RAM price$100 sandbox credit, one time$0.166per hour
E2B
Open-source sandbox platform that gives AI agents isolated machines.DesktopFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
PandaStack Sandbox
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitFirecracker$0.173per hour
LangSmith Sandboxes
Isolated sandboxes for running agent-generated code.FirecrackerLower RAM priceFrom Docker images or running sandboxes$0.189per hour
$0.200per hour
OmniRun
Sandboxes on Firecracker microVMs, self-hosted or managed.DesktopFirecrackerUser snapshots planned for v0.2Not listedper hour
Orgo
Cloud Linux and Windows desktops that AI agents control by API or MCP.GPUNo session limitDesktopNot listedper 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
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Free tier
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Starting credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Free demo
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.067
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- $10 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.047
- Free tier
- $30 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
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free during public preview
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.054
- Free tier
- $5.40 / month
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.058
- Free tier
- 8 LSU a month
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.100
- Free tier
- $10 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Hobby plan, free forever
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