CreateOS Sandbox pricing
Firecracker micro-VMs, each with its own kernel. Pay a simple per-second rate for the sandboxes you run, with no egress fees, and pause that stops vCPU billing with your state preserved. Model your spend below.
Estimated cost
$43.87per month
Compute
720 vCPU-hours × $0.03616363
$26.04
Memory
1,440 GiB-hours × $0.01159025
$16.69
Storage
10 GB × 720 h × $0.0001584
$1.14
Egress
Unmetered, any volume
$0.00
Billed per second while running. Pause to stop paying for idle vCPU; memory and storage are still charged, with your state preserved. USD, no egress fees.
Deploy your sandbox nowSimple per-resource pricing
Pay only while a sandbox runs, billed per second at one published rate on every plan. No minimums. Your plan sets your limits: concurrent and daily sandboxes, and the largest size and disk.
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.03616363
- Per GiB-hour of memory
- $0.01159025
- Per GB-hour of storage
- $0.0001584
| Example | Shape and runtime | Est. / month |
|---|---|---|
| Quick agent task | 2 vCPU / 4 GB, 10 h/mo, 10 GB disk | $2.33 |
| Always-on dev box | 4 vCPU / 8 GB, 720 h/mo, 10 GB disk | $172.05 |
| Burst agent fleet | 1 vCPU / 2 GB x 50, 20 h/mo, 10 GB disk | $116.37 |
Estimates include storage, which bills for the full month whether the sandbox runs or is paused. Pause between runs to stop paying for idle vCPU.
What you are not charged for
- No egress feesData leaving a sandbox is never metered. You pay for compute, not for moving your own data.
- No vCPU charge for paused sandboxesPaused sandboxes are billed for memory and storage only. Your state is preserved and there is no vCPU charge.
- Same per-second rate on every planEvery plan pays the published per-second rate. Plans differ only in limits and top-up bonus credits.
- No minimums or monthly commitmentNo floor, no overage, no annual lock-in required to access the published rate.
Common questions
How is CreateOS Sandbox priced?
You pay a simple per-second rate for the vCPU and memory of each running sandbox. Use the calculator to estimate monthly spend by shape, runtime, and count. There are no minimums and no monthly commitment.
Do you charge for egress or paused sandboxes?
No egress fees. Paused sandboxes are not billed for vCPU; memory and storage are still charged, with your state preserved so you can resume in place.
Can I lower cost by pausing?
Yes. Pause a sandbox to stop paying for idle vCPU; memory and storage are still charged. Set auto-pause after a period of inactivity and resume in place when you need it again.
Can I bring my own storage?
Yes. Sync the ephemeral disk to Amazon S3, MinIO, or Cloudflare R2, or mount your own object storage, so your work persists past the VM.
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