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The cheapest AI sandboxes by vCPU-hour

Q: The cheapest AI sandboxes by vCPU-hour?

Northflank leads this ranking: Northflank runs sandboxes with selectable Kata/gVisor microVM isolation, unlimited session duration, any OCI image and BYOC deployment — at the lowest published vCPU rate in the category. The full list is ranked and dated below.

Headline compute rates for AI code sandboxes, cheapest first. Remember: idle cost, session length and creation fees often matter more than the sticker rate — model your workload in the calculator.

Verified 2026-07-26

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Northflank AI code-execution sandbox
$0.01667/vCPU-hr · Usage-based

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2

E2B AI code-execution sandbox
$0.05/vCPU-hr · Per-second usage + plan

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Daytona AI code-execution sandbox
$0.05/vCPU-hr · Usage-based

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4

CodeSandbox SDK AI code-execution sandbox
$0.05/vCPU-hr · Usage-based

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5

Fly.io Machines AI code-execution sandbox
$0.07/vCPU-hr · Usage + concurrency plans

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6

Cloudflare Sandbox SDK AI code-execution sandbox
$0.072/vCPU-hr · Workers Paid + active CPU

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7

Blaxel AI code-execution sandbox
$0.083/vCPU-hr · Tiered + usage

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8

Runloop AI code-execution sandbox
$0.108/vCPU-hr · Plan + usage

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Vercel Sandbox AI code-execution sandbox
$0.128/vCPU-hr · Active CPU + per-creation fee

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Modal AI code-execution sandbox
$0.14/vCPU-hr · Per-second usage

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Rankings reflect published specs as of the verified date and are not paid placements. Corrections welcome at [email protected].

The cheapest AI sandboxes by vCPU-hour

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