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Vercel Sandbox
Vercel Sandbox is a hosted sandbox platform from Vercel, read from its own pages on October 18, 2026. Isolation: Firecracker microVM per sandbox. Status: GA (inferred). 6 price rows, each in Vercel Sandbox's own unit.
Vendor: Vercel. Docs: vercel.com. Pricing: vercel.com. Compare every agent sandbox
- Price rows
- 6
- Vendor claims
- 1
- Not stated
- 2
- Verified quotes
- 23
Pricing
In the provider's own unit, verbatim. Nothing is converted; the directory compares a price only with others in the same unit.
| Price | Unit, as stated | Quote and source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.128 | per Active CPU hour (Pro/Enterprise, iad1)Directory block: Per Active CPU hour | “Sandbox Active CPU · 5 hours/month · $0.128/hour · $0.128/hour” | Hobby includes 5 hours/month. Rates vary by region; table rates are for iad1. |
| $0.0212 | per provisioned memory GB-hour (Pro/Enterprise, iad1)Directory block: Per GB-hour | “Sandbox Provisioned Memory · 420 GB-hours/month · $0.0212/GB-hour · $0.0212/GB-hour” | - |
| $0.60 | per 1M sandbox creationsDirectory block: Per 1M sandbox creations | “Sandbox Creations · 5,000/month · $0.60/1M · $0.60/1M” | - |
| $0.15 | per GB data transfer (Enterprise; Pro included in Flat Rate CDN)Directory block: Per GB | “Sandbox Data Transfer · 20 GB/month · Included in Flat Rate CDN · $0.15/GB” | - |
| $0.08 | per GB-month snapshot storageDirectory block: Per GB-month | “Snapshot Storage · 15 GB (lifetime) · $0.08/GB-month · $0.08/GB-month” | - |
| $0.05 | per GB-month drive storageDirectory block: Per GB-month | “Drive Storage · 15 GB (lifetime) · $0.05/GB-month · $0.05/GB-month” | - |
- Free tier or credits
Hobby: monthly allotment (5 Active CPU hours, 420 GB-hours memory, 5,000 creations) at no cost
“Sandbox is free for Hobby users within the usage quotas detailed above.”
vercel.com
Limits, lifecycle and isolation
- Max session duration
45 minutes (Hobby), 24 hours (Pro, Enterprise) per session; persistent sandboxes resume in new sessions
“Max Session Duration · 45 minutes · 24 hours · 24 hours”
vercel.com - Idle timeout and auto-pause
Default timeout 5 minutes, extendable
“The default timeout is 5 minutes.”
vercel.com - Persistence and snapshots
Persistent by default: filesystem auto-snapshotted on stop and restored on resume
“Sandboxes that auto-save state on stop and resume where you left off. Persistence is the default.”
vercel.com Snapshots expire 30 days after last use by default (configurable)
“Snapshots expire 30 days after their last use by default.”
vercel.com - Isolation
Firecracker microVM per sandbox
“Each sandbox runs in a secure Firecracker microVM with its own filesystem and network.”
vercel.com - CPU and memory limits
Hobby max 4 vCPU / 8 GB
“Hobby · 4 · 8GB · 15 · 64 GB”
vercel.com Pro max 8 vCPU / 16 GB
“Pro · 8 · 16GB · 15 · 64 GB”
vercel.com Enterprise max 32 vCPU / 64 GB
“Enterprise · 32 · 64GB · 15 · 64 GB”
vercel.com - GPU
- Not stated
Note: No GPU offering stated in checked pages.
- Egress controls
User-defined network policies via the sandbox firewall
“Internet access from the sandbox can be restricted through network policies defined by the users, as part of the sandbox firewall.”
vercel.com - SDKs and languages
JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
“Use @vercel/sandbox for JavaScript and TypeScript”
vercel.com Python SDK
“Use vercel.sandbox from the vercel Python package”
vercel.com - Regions
19 regions; default iad1
“Vercel Sandbox is available in 19 regions. The default region is iad1.”
vercel.com - Open source
SDK and CLI repository on GitHub (platform itself not stated as open source; repo license not checked)
“View the Sandbox repository on GitHub contained the SDK and CLI codebase.”
vercel.com - Self-host or BYOC
- Not stated
Note: Not stated in checked pages.
- Status
GA (inferred from published Pro/Enterprise usage pricing)inferred
“Pro and Enterprise plans are charged based on usage.”
Status inferred from - vercel.com
Vendor-stated, not measured
Startup and resume claims
Sandboxes start in millisecondsVendor-stated
“Sandboxes start in milliseconds, making them ideal for real-time user interactions and latency-sensitive workloads.”
vercel.com
Other facts
Active CPU excludes time waiting on I/O
“Time spent waiting for I/O (such as network requests, database queries, or AI model calls) does not count toward Active CPU.”
vercel.com
FAQ
How much does Vercel Sandbox cost?
$0.128 per Active CPU hour (Pro/Enterprise, iad1); $0.0212 per provisioned memory GB-hour (Pro/Enterprise, iad1); $0.60 per 1M sandbox creations; $0.15 per GB data transfer (Enterprise; Pro included in Flat Rate CDN); $0.08 per GB-month snapshot storage; $0.05 per GB-month drive storage. Prices are in the provider's own units as of October 18, 2026. Free tier: Hobby: monthly allotment (5 Active CPU hours, 420 GB-hours memory, 5,000 creations) at no cost.
What isolation does Vercel Sandbox use?
Firecracker microVM per sandbox.
How long can a session run on Vercel Sandbox?
45 minutes (Hobby), 24 hours (Pro, Enterprise) per session; persistent sandboxes resume in new sessions. Idle behavior: Default timeout 5 minutes, extendable.
Does Vercel Sandbox restrict outbound network access?
User-defined network policies via the sandbox firewall.
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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