Plate 3 · Devboxes

Devbox prices: 2 vCPU / 4 GB

11 providers: one busy 1-hour session at 2 vCPU / 4 GB costs ≥ $0.017 (InstaBox) to $0.317 (Runloop).

Cost of one busy 1-hour session at 2 vCPU / 4 GB.

Devbox prices: 2 vCPU / 4 GB
#	Provider	1 h busy	1 h at 10% CPU	Fleet month	Size priced	Billed on	Caveats
1	InstaBox 2 vCPU / 4 GB · running time · fleet ≥ $169.60 $20/mo plan Max session 8 h Max 1 running Not published: minimum	≥ $0.017[1]	≥ $0.017	≥ $169.60	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Running time	$20/mo plan Max session 8 h Max 1 running Not published: minimum
2	boat small (2 vCPU / 4 GB) · running time · fleet ≥ $178.40 $20/mo plan Not published: minimum	≥ $0.018[2]	≥ $0.018	≥ $178.40	small (2 vCPU / 4 GB)	Running time	$20/mo plan Not published: minimum
3	Upstash Box Small (2 vCPU / 4 GB) · active cpu · fleet ≥ $880.00 Active-CPU billing Max 10 running Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.1[3]	≥ $0.01	≥ $880.00	Small (2 vCPU / 4 GB)	Active CPU	Active-CPU billing Max 10 running Not published: rounding, minimum
4	exe.dev 2 vCPU / 4 GiB (2 vCPU / 4 GB) · running time · fleet $939.00 $15/mo plan	$0.105[4]	$0.105	$939.00	2 vCPU / 4 GiB (2 vCPU / 4 GB)	Running time	$15/mo plan
5	Freestyle 2 vCPU / 4 GB · running time · fleet ≥ $1,214 $50/mo plan Max 10 running Not published: minimum	≥ $0.132[5]	≥ $0.132	≥ $1,214	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Running time	$50/mo plan Max 10 running Not published: minimum
6	Fly.io Sprites 2 vCPU / 4 GB · active cpu · fleet ≥ $1,448 Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.164[6]	≥ $0.0952	≥ $1,448	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Active CPU	Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum
7	GitHub Codespaces 2-core (2 vCPU / 8 GB) · running time · fleet ≥ $1,584 Max session 12 h Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.18[7]	≥ $0.18	≥ $1,584	2-core (2 vCPU / 8 GB)smallest size that fits	Running time	Max session 12 h Not published: rounding, minimum
8	Tensorlake 2 vCPU / 4 GB · active cpu · fleet ≥ $1,760 Active-CPU billing Prepaid Max session 2 h Max 1 running Not published: minimum	≥ $0.2[8]	≥ $0.074	≥ $1,760	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Active CPU	Active-CPU billing Prepaid Max session 2 h Max 1 running Not published: minimum
9	Namespace S (4 vCPU / 8 GB) · running time · fleet ≥ $2,112 Max session 3 h Max 3 running Not published: minimum	≥ $0.24[9]	≥ $0.24	≥ $2,112	S (4 vCPU / 8 GB)smallest size that fits	Running time	Max session 3 h Max 3 running Not published: minimum
10	Islo 2 vCPU / 4 GB · running time · fleet ≥ $2,640 Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.3[10]	≥ $0.3	≥ $2,640	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Running time	Not published: rounding, minimum
11	Runloop 2 vCPU / 4 GB · running time · fleet $2,788 No new customers	$0.317[11]	$0.317	$2,788	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Running time	No new customers

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Morph Cloud	No size fits[12]

1 h busy: all CPU billed. 1 h at 10% CPU: lower only where idle CPU isn't billed. Fleet month: 50 × 8 h × 22 days busy, plus any plan minimum. Fixed sizes: smallest that fits. ≥ = a term isn't published. Method

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12 products. Hover a ? for why a value is unknown.

Every product in this category compared
Provider	2 vCPU / 4 GB	Billed on	Billed per	Isolation	Max session	Concurrency	Largest	Survives stop	Snapshots	Pause	Fork	Idle free	Start (claim)	GPU	Desktop	Agents	SSH	Docker	BYOC	Self-host	SOC 2	Plan minimum	Free	Egress
InstaBox	$0.017 /h	Running time	1 s	Firecracker microVM	8 h	1	32 / 64 GB	Disk and memory	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	?	No	Yes	3	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	$20/mo	?	$0.02/GB
boat	$0.018 /h	Running time	1 s	?	720 h	100	16 / 32 GB	Disk	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	?	No	Yes	10	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	$20/mo	?	Free
Upstash Box	$0.1 /h	Active CPU	?	Container	?	10	8 / 16 GB	Disk	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	?	No	Yes	4	Yes	?	?	?	?	None	?	?
exe.dev	$0.105 /h	Running time	1 s	Cloud Hypervisor microVM	?	50	32 / 64 GB	Disk	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	2 s	No	No	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	$15/mo	?	$0.05/GB
Freestyle	$0.132 /h	Running time	1 s	Full VM (KVM)	Unlimited	10	32 / 64 GB	Disk and memory	Yes	Yes	Memory and processes	Yes	65 ms	No	No	–	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	$50/mo	?	$0.02/GB
Fly.io Sprites	$0.164 /h	Active CPU	?	Firecracker microVM	?	?	8 vCPU	Disk	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	2 s	No	No	4	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	None	$30 once	Free
GitHub Codespaces	$0.18 /h	Running time	?	?	12 h	?	32 / 128 GB	Disk	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	No	–	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	None	?	?
Tensorlake	$0.2 /h	Active CPU	1 s	Firecracker microVM	2 h	1	16 / 64 GB	Disk and memory	Yes	Yes	Memory and processes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	None	?	Free
Namespace	$0.24 /h	Running time	Per minute (rounded up)	?	3 h	3	32 / 64 GB	Disk	No	Yes	No	?	?	No	Yes	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	None	?	?
Islo	$0.3 /h	Running time	?	?	?	?	?	Disk	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	?	?	Yes	3	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	None	?	?
Runloop	$0.317 /h	Running time	1 s	?	?	?	16 / 64 GB	Disk	Yes	Yes	Disk copy	Yes	?	?	No	5	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	None	$50 once	?
Morph Cloud	–	Running time	?	?	?	8	?	Disk and memory	Yes	Yes	Memory and processes	Yes	250 ms	No	Yes	–	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	None	None	?

Price per hour at 2 vCPU / 4 GB, busy. Idle free = no compute billed while stopped or paused. Start = the vendor's own claim, not measured. ? = not published; hover for where we looked. Method

Sources

1 instabox.sh/docs/pricing.md · 31 Oct 2026
2 docs.boat.dev/pricing.md · 31 Oct 2026
3 upstash.com/pricing/box · 31 Oct 2026
4 exe.dev/docs/standalone-vms · 31 Oct 2026
5 freestyle.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
6 fly.io/sprites · 31 Oct 2026
7 docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces · 31 Oct 2026
8 tensorlake.ai/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
9 namespace.so/pricing.md · 31 Oct 2026
10 islo.dev/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
11 runloop.ai/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
12 cloud.morph.so/web/pricing · 31 Oct 2026