Active-CPU-billed devboxes: prices at 2 vCPU / 4 GB (Nov 2026)

Active-CPU-billed devboxes: prices at 2 vCPU / 4 GB (Nov 2026)

#	Provider	1 h busy	1 h at 10% CPU	Fleet month	Pay	At once	Starts	Caveats
1	Upstash BoxSmall (2 vCPU / 4 GB) Pay as you go · fleet ≥ $880.00 · 1,000 at once Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.1[1]	≥ $0.01	≥ $880.00	Pay as you go	1,000	?	Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum
2	boxd2 vCPU / 4 GB Prepaid credit · fleet $1,320 Active-CPU billing	$0.15[2]	$0.0654	$1,320	Prepaid credit	?	?	Active-CPU billing
3	Fly.io Sprites2 vCPU / 4 GB Pay as you go · fleet ≥ $1,448 · starts 10/min then refused Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.164[3]	≥ $0.0952	≥ $1,448	Pay as you go	?	10/minthen refused	Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum
4	Tensorlake2 vCPU / 4 GB Prepaid credit · fleet ≥ $1,760 · 100 at once Active-CPU billing Not published: minimum	≥ $0.2[4]	≥ $0.074	≥ $1,760	Prepaid credit	100	?	Active-CPU billing Not published: minimum

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, on the lowest plan that runs 50 at once (its fee, less usage it includes). At once and Starts: on the terms priced. ≥ = a term isn't published. Method