Lower-priced SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes alternatives
67 lower-priced sandbox providers you can use instead of SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes. Agent37 Cloud has the lowest hourly price, $0.006 for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB. Hugging Face Sandboxes, Koyeb Sandboxes, tama, Orgo, Northflank Sandboxes, Freestyle VMs, Shardflux, Hyperbrowser Sandboxes, Daytona and Thunder Sandboxes offer GPUs.
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SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes, for reference
SF Compute Autoresearch SandboxesIsolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.
IsolationMicroVM
2 vCPU · 4 GiB$0.183 / hr
Free tierNone
Max sessionNot listed
67 lower-priced alternatives to SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes
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Agent37 Cloud
Persistent Linux sandboxes and VMs for code and agents.Lowest hourly priceNo session limitDesktop$0.006per hour
$0.010per hour
Krova Cloud
Firecracker microVMs with root access, billed by the minute.No session limitFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.012per hour
Zipbox
Long-lived Firecracker microVMs for AI agents, each with its own desktop.No session limitDesktopFirecracker$0.014per hour
StateSet Sandbox
Sandboxes for AI agents, one Kubernetes pod each, with gVisor isolation.gVisorLower RAM priceCheckpoints save and restore sandbox state$0.014per hour
$0.016per hour
$0.018per hour
Shellbox
Linux microVMs for developers and AI agents, made and controlled over SSH.No session limitFirecrackerDuplicate copies a stopped box with its memory snapshot$0.020per hour
$0.029per hour
Celesto Cloud
Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.DesktopMicroVMSnapshot and resume keep processes intact$0.030per hour
$0.045per hour
Mosaic Sandbox
Linux microVM sandboxes for coding agents.FirecrackerRestore sandboxes from a saved snapshot.2 regions$0.050per hour
Bunny Sandbox
Isolated cloud sandboxes for AI agents, run on gVisor.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitgVisor$0.060per hour
Orgo
Cloud Linux and Windows desktops that AI agents control by API or MCP.GPUNo session limitDesktop$0.060per hour
$0.060per hour
$0.062per hour
Northflank Sandboxes
MicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.GPUNo session limitCloud Hypervisor$0.067per hour
Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox
Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agents, with E2B SDK support.DesktopMicroVMLower RAM price$0.071per hour
DigitalOcean MicroVMs
Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in their own kernel and pause when idle.FirecrackerLower RAM priceCheckpoints save memory and disk$0.078per hour
Runtime
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, billed on the CPU that code uses.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitDesktop$0.080per hour
Vers
Linux computers you can branch, checkpoint, and restore.Full VMCommits and checkpointsStarting credit$0.080per hour
Buddy Sandboxes
Persistent Linux VMs that AI agents create and control through an API, SDK, CLI or MCP.No session limitFull VMLower RAM price$0.086per hour
Prime Sandboxes
Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI agents and RL.No session limitMicroVMLower RAM price$0.090per hour
Sandbox as a Service
Dedicated virtual machine sandboxes for AI agents.Full VMREST API only. Kept 7 days, up to 3 per account. Restores files, not processes1 regions$0.090per hour
Oblien Workspace
Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitDesktop$0.092per hour- $0.099per hour
MIOSA
Cloud sandboxes and persistent computers that AI agents use to build and run software.DesktopFirecracker3 regions$0.099per hour
Anthropic Code Execution
Sandboxed Python and bash containers that Claude runs through the Anthropic API.Container1,550 free hours per monthSOC 2 Type II$0.100per hour
$0.100per hour
$0.101per hour
BytePlus AI Cloud Native Sandbox
Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI inference, reinforcement learning and model evaluation.DesktopMicroVMLower RAM price$0.103per hour
exe.dev
Disposable VMs for AI agents, billed by the second.Full VM9 regions7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription$0.105per hour
$0.110per hour
Novita Sandbox
Cloud sandboxes for AI agents to run code and browsers.DesktopLower RAM priceKeeps filesystem and memory. v2 region only$0.117per hour
CreateOS Sandbox
Hosted Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.No session limitDesktopFirecracker$0.119per hour
Caged
Isolated microVM sandboxes that record every agent action.FirecrackerFree plan, 5 sandboxes a day$0.120per hour
$0.120per hourDigitalOcean Harness Runtime
Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agents and their code.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.126per hour
Collimate
Live-fork microVM sandboxes for RL post-training and coding agents.FirecrackerLower RAM priceDemo key, free with no card$0.128per hour
Prized Sandboxes
Linux microVMs in beta that your code creates, runs commands in, pauses, forks and deletes.FirecrackerLower RAM price1 regions$0.130per hour
EQVPS Sandboxes
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, paid per second from a prepaid crypto balance.FirecrackerLower RAM price$1 sandbox credit, one time$0.132per hour
$0.132per 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
Docker Sandboxes
Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.MicroVMManaged through the API$25 credit, one time$0.140per hour
Shardflux
Serverless VMs for cloud agents that park when idle and keep their state.Bills active CPU onlyGPUDesktop$0.140per hour
Together Sandbox
Isolated runtime environments for code from AI agents.No session limitFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.149per hour
Dedalus Machines
Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.Full VMLower RAM price$20 one-time sign-up credit$0.149per hour
$0.150per hour
$0.150per hour
BoxLite Cloud
Hosted microVM boxes for AI agents, with an SDK.MicroVMLower RAM priceDisabled on Cloud$0.158per hour
Fly.io Sprites
Persistent Linux computers that sleep when idle.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.165per 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
$0.166per hour
$0.166per 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
$0.166per hour
Runta
Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.DesktopLower RAM priceCheckpoints restore into new runtimes$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
Thunder Sandboxes
Isolated, short-lived sandboxes for agents, GPU optional.GPUNo session limitFirecracker$0.166per hour
Solari
One API for cloud browsers, headless microVM sandboxes and desktop VMs for AI agents.DesktopCloud HypervisorLower RAM price$0.171per hour
PandaStack Sandbox
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyNo session limitFirecracker$0.173per hour
Cloudflare Sandbox
Linux sandboxes that run untrusted or generated code, driven from a Worker.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerLower RAM price$0.180per hour
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Provider
Isolation
vCPU / hr
GiB / hr
Free tier
Max session
GPU
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.001
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.005
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.001
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.007
- Free tier
- $25 credit
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.006
- Free tier
- $25 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.008
- Free tier
- 7-day trial
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.009
- Free tier
- 7-day free trial with 25 hours of compute
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.010
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.014
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.012
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.030
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit each month
- Isolation
- Cloud Hypervisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.017
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.018
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.022
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- 100 free hours
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Starting credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.014
- Free tier
- $1 / mo
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.030
- Free tier
- Free tier, no credit card
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.027
- Free tier
- Free Basic plan
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $1 / month
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- 1,550 hours / month
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.029
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.035
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.053
- Free tier
- 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.035
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.036
- Free tier
- 500 free credits
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.060
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.060
- Free tier
- 30-day free trial
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.044
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Free demo
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- $30 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- $1 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.067
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.070
- Free tier
- $25 credit, one time
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- 30 days of Pro
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- $20 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.047
- Free tier
- $30 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- 5,000 credits
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.039
- Free tier
- $30 trial credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- Credit of up to $200
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $200 free compute
- 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
- $200 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free during public preview
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.051
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Cloud Hypervisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.053
- Free tier
- $3 / mo credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.054
- Free tier
- $5.40 / month
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.072
- Free tier
- None
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