CreateOS Sandbox vs Runloop
CreateOS Sandbox is an isolated, benchmarked runtime billed per second. Runloop: A devbox runtime aimed at long-running agent sessions.
Pricing at a Glance
Compute and memory rates, verified June 2026. On total cost, CreateOS Sandbox adds no egress fees and pause that stops vCPU billing with your state kept.
CreateOS Sandbox
Best total cost- Compute
- $0.0362 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0116 /GiB-hr
Runloop
- Compute
- $0.1080 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0252 /GiB-hr
Why Teams Choose CreateOS Sandbox
What CreateOS Sandbox does that Runloop does not, with an honest note on where Runloop still has the edge.
Lower rate: $0.03616363 vs $0.108 per vCPU-hour.
Pause is included, not gated behind a $250/mo plan.
No add-on connectivity fees, and no egress fees.
Where Runloop is strong
Devbox tooling built for long-running agent sessions.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Every dimension side by side. Rates verified June 2026; isolation, egress defaults, concurrency, session length, timeout behaviour, SDKs and preinstalled packages verified 7 September 2026 against each vendor's own docs and pricing pages.
| Dimension | CreateOS Sandbox | Runloop |
|---|---|---|
| vCPU rate | $0.03616363/vCPU-hr | $0.108/vCPU-hr |
| RAM rate | $0.01159025/GiB-hr | $0.0252/GiB-hr |
| Egress | No egress fees | Not listed |
| Pause | Memory and storage only, included | Suspend gated behind $250/mo Pro |
| Add-on fees | None | Separate connectivity (Axon) fees |
Common Questions
Is pause free on CreateOS Sandbox vs Runloop?
On CreateOS Sandbox, pause to zero is included. On Runloop, suspend is gated behind the $250/mo Pro plan as of June 2026, and the Basic tier pays full idle compute.
Is CreateOS Sandbox cheaper than Runloop?
Yes: $0.03616363 vs $0.108 per vCPU-hour and $0.01159025 vs $0.0252 per GiB-hour, verified June 2026, with no separate connectivity fees.
See CreateOS Sandbox for yourself
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