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Daytona

Daytona is a hosted sandbox platform from Daytona Platforms Inc., read from its own pages on October 18, 2026. Isolation: Container class: isolated container with dedicated namespaces. Status: GA (inferred). 6 price rows, each in Daytona's own unit.

Vendor: Daytona Platforms Inc.. Docs: daytona.io. Pricing: daytona.io. Compare every agent sandbox

Price rows
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Vendor claims
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Pricing

In the provider's own unit, verbatim. Nothing is converted; the directory compares a price only with others in the same unit.

Daytona prices, each in the provider's own unit
PriceUnit, as statedQuote and sourceNotes
$0.0504per vCPU-hourDirectory block: Per vCPU-hour
“vCPU $0.0504/h”
daytona.io
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$0.0162per GiB memory-hourDirectory block: Per GiB-hour
“Memory GiB $0.0162/h”
daytona.io
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$0.000108per GiB storage-hour (after first 5 GiB free)Directory block: Per GiB-hour
“Storage GiB $0.000108/h”
daytona.io

Page footnote: 'Price per GiB after first 5 free'.

$0.0858per vCPU-hour, Windows OSDirectory block: Per vCPU-hour
“Windows $0.0858/vCPU/h”
daytona.io
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$2.27per hour, Nvidia H100, preemptibleDirectory block: Per hour, one GPU
“Nvidia H100 $2.27/h”
daytona.io

Other GPUs listed: B300, B200, AMD MI355X, H200, RTX PRO 6000, RTX 5090, RTX 4090.

$3.95per hour, Nvidia H100, on-demandDirectory block: Per hour, one GPU
“Nvidia H100 $3.95/h”
daytona.io
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Free tier or credits

$200 in free compute included; no credit card for trial

“$200 in free compute included.”
daytona.io

Limits, lifecycle and isolation

Max session duration

No fixed cap stated; auto-stop can be disabled so a sandbox runs indefinitely

“0: disables the auto-stop functionality, allowing the sandbox to run indefinitely”
daytona.io
Idle timeout and auto-pause

Auto-stop default 15 minutes (triggers even if internal processes run)

“if not set, the default interval of 15 minutes is used”
daytona.io
Persistence and snapshots

Pause/resume, fork and hot snapshots on VM sandboxes

“The hardware virtualization boundary enables VM-only capabilities:”
daytona.io

Marketed as unlimited persistence

“Built on OCI/Docker compatibility, massive parallelization, and unlimited persistence”
daytona.io
Isolation

Container class: isolated container with dedicated namespaces

“Isolated container with dedicated namespaces and enforced resource limits.”
daytona.io

VM class (Linux VM and Windows): full VM with own kernel

“Full virtual machine with its own kernel.”
daytona.io
CPU and memory limits

Default 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 3 GiB disk; org max per sandbox 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 10 GB disk

“Sandboxes have 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, and 3GiB disk by default. Organizations get a maximum sandbox resource limit of 4 vCPUs, 8GB RAM, and 10GB disk.”
daytona.io
GPU

GPU sandboxes with exclusive GPU allocation (priced per GPU-hour)

“Isolated container with exclusive GPU allocation”
daytona.io
Egress controls

Per-sandbox firewall: block all, CIDR allow list, or domain allow list

“each sandbox can be locked down further with one of three mutually exclusive settings: block all traffic, allow specific CIDR ranges, or allow specific domains.”
daytona.io

Outbound open on Tier 3+, restricted on Tier 1 and 2 by default

“Open on Tier 3 and above; restricted on Tier 1 and 2”
daytona.io
SDKs and languages

TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java

“Daytona SDKs: TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Java”
daytona.io
Regions

us, eu (plus custom regions via BYOC)

“Target region for sandboxes Regions: us, eu”
daytona.io
Open source

Core development moved to a private codebase in June 2026; old public repo unmaintained (see separate entry)

“As of June 2026, Daytona's core development has moved to a private codebase.”
github.com
Self-host or BYOC

Bring your own compute (runner nodes in custom regions)

“bring your own compute (BYOC) attaches your own runner nodes in custom regions”
daytona.io
Status

GA (inferred from published pay-as-you-go pricing)inferred

“Pay as you go with usage-based pricing”
Status inferred from - daytona.io

Vendor-stated, not measured

Startup and resume claims

  • Under 90 ms from code to executionVendor-stated

    “spinning up in under 90ms from code to execution”
    daytona.io

Other facts

  • Per-second billing

    “All billing is calculated per second.”
    daytona.io

Open-source code from the same vendor: Daytona (archived open-source repository).

FAQ

How much does Daytona cost?

$0.0504 per vCPU-hour; $0.0162 per GiB memory-hour; $0.000108 per GiB storage-hour (after first 5 GiB free); $0.0858 per vCPU-hour, Windows OS; $2.27 per hour, Nvidia H100, preemptible; $3.95 per hour, Nvidia H100, on-demand. Prices are in the provider's own units as of October 18, 2026. Free tier: $200 in free compute included; no credit card for trial.

What isolation does Daytona use?

Container class: isolated container with dedicated namespaces; VM class (Linux VM and Windows): full VM with own kernel.

How long can a session run on Daytona?

No fixed cap stated; auto-stop can be disabled so a sandbox runs indefinitely. Idle behavior: Auto-stop default 15 minutes (triggers even if internal processes run).

Does Daytona restrict outbound network access?

Per-sandbox firewall: block all, CIDR allow list, or domain allow list; Outbound open on Tier 3+, restricted on Tier 1 and 2 by default.

Sources

Last verified from each provider's own docs, pricing pages and repositories; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. Not a benchmark: prices are in the provider's own unit and change without notice, so check the linked source before you commit.

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