Head to head
E2B vs Modal: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026)
E2B and Modal side by side for agent sandboxes: 23 terms differ. Every value links to the provider's own page.
Agent sandboxes
| Term | E2B | Modal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.0504 /vCPU-h+ $0.0162 per GB-hour | $0.142 /core (2 vCPU)-h+ $0.024 per GB-hour |
| 1-hour session | ≥ $0.1662 vCPU / 4 GB · rank 16 of 28 | ≥ $0.2382 vCPU / 4 GB · rank 23 of 28 |
| Fleet month | ≥ $1,60750 × 8 h × 22 days · on Pro | ≥ $2,09450 × 8 h × 22 days |
| PaymentBilling | Metered: usage billed afterwards[1] | Metered: usage billed afterwards[2] |
| Plan minimumBilling | None[1] | None[2] |
| Billing incrementBilling | Per second[1] | Per second[2] |
| Minimum chargeBilling | unknown[1] | unknown[2] |
| Per-job feeBilling | None[1] | None[2] |
| Billed onRuntime | Running time[1] | Running time[2] |
| IsolationRuntime | Firecracker microVM[1] | gVisor[2] |
| Max sessionRuntime | 1 h[1] | 24 h[2] |
| Concurrent sandboxesRuntime | 20[1] | 100[2] |
| StartsRuntime | 60/min, then refused[3] | unknown[4] |
| Largest vCPURuntime | 8[1] | unknown[2] |
| Largest memoryRuntime | 8 GB[1] | unknown[2] |
| Survives a stopLifecycle | Disk and memory[5] | Nothing (ephemeral)[6] |
| SnapshotsLifecycle | Yes[5] | Yes[6] |
| Pause and resumeLifecycle | Yes[5] | No[6] |
| ForkLifecycle | Memory and processes[5] | Disk copy[6] |
| Compute billed while stoppedLifecycle | No[5] | unknown[6] |
| Auto-stopLifecycle | after 5 min[5] | after 5 min[6] |
| Start time (vendor claim)Lifecycle | 150 ms[5] | 1 s[6] |
| GPUCapabilities | No[7] | Yes[8] |
| DesktopCapabilities | Computer-use API[7] | None[8] |
| Coding agents installedCapabilities | Amp, Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Droid, Grok Build, Hermes, Muse Code, OpenCode, Pi, Prime Agent[7] | None[8] |
| Agent prompt APICapabilities | No[7] | No[8] |
| SSHCapabilities | Yes[7] | Yes[8] |
| Docker insideCapabilities | Yes[7] | Yes[8] |
| SDKsCapabilities | Python, TypeScript, CLI, REST[7] | Python, TypeScript, Go[8] |
| SOC 2Capabilities | Yes[7] | Yes[8] |
| Disk includedStorage and network | 10 GB[9] | 512 GB[10] |
| Extra diskStorage and network | Free[9] | Free[10] |
| Snapshot storageStorage and network | unknown[9] | unknown[10] |
| EgressStorage and network | unknown[9] | $0.04 per GB[10] |
| RegionsPlatform | us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1[11] | us, eu, ap, uk, ca, me, sa, af, mx[12] |
| Your cloud (BYOC)Platform | Yes[11] | unknown[12] |
| Self-hostPlatform | Yes[11] | No[12] |
| Minutes a monthFree allowance | None[9] | None[10] |
| Credit a monthFree allowance | None[9] | $30[10] |
| One-time creditFree allowance | $100[9] | None[10] |
| Sandbox SDKCross-provider tools | Supported[13] | Not listed[13] |
Terms that are the same for both are greyed. Unknown = not published; hover for where we looked. Method
E2B: plans and limits
| Plan | Fee | At once | Included | Starts | Max session | Largest | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Free[14] | 20 | – | 60/min | 1 h | 8 vCPU | $100 one-time usage credit, 20 concurrent sandboxes, 1-hour continuous runtime, 8 vCPU / 8 GiB / 10 GiB disk |
| Pro | $150 /month[14] | 100 | None | 300/min | 24 h | – | Usage billed on top; 100 concurrent sandboxes (add-ons to 1,100), 24-hour continuous runtime, custom CPU and RAM, 20 GiB disk |
| Enterprise | unknown[14]Custom; the pricing page says a $3,000 monthly minimum applies to Enterprise usage | ? | – | – | – | – | Custom limits, multi-day sessions, BYOC on AWS, GCP or Azure |
Modal: plans and limits
| Plan | Fee | At once | Included | Starts | Max session | Largest | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free[15] | 100 | $30 | – | – | – | $30/month free compute, 3 seats, 100 containers + 10 GPU concurrency, 1 TiB/month egress |
| Team | $250 /month[15] | 5,000 | $100 | – | – | – | $100/month free compute, unlimited seats, 5,000 containers + 50 GPU concurrency, 10 TiB/month egress, static IP proxy |
| Enterprise | unknown[15]Custom pricing with volume-based discounts | ? | – | – | – | – | Custom concurrency, 100 TiB/month egress, SSO, audit logs, HIPAA |
Sources
- 1 docs.e2b.dev/billing · 31 Oct 2026
- 2 modal.com/products/sandboxes · 31 Oct 2026
- 3 docs.e2b.dev/sandbox/rate-limits · 1 Nov 2026
- 4 modal.com/products/sandboxes · 1 Nov 2026
- 5 docs.e2b.dev/faq/sandbox-lifetime · 31 Oct 2026
- 6 modal.com/docs/guide/sandboxes · 31 Oct 2026
- 7 docs.e2b.dev/faq/security-and-compliance · 31 Oct 2026
- 8 modal.com/docs/guide/security · 31 Oct 2026
- 9 e2b.dev/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
- 10 modal.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
- 11 docs.e2b.dev/byoc · 31 Oct 2026
- 12 modal.com/docs/guide/region-selection · 31 Oct 2026
- 13 sandbox-sdk.app/providers · 1 Nov 2026
- 14 e2b.dev/pricing · 1 Nov 2026
- 15 modal.com/pricing · 1 Nov 2026