Pay-as-you-go devboxes: prices at 2 vCPU / 4 GB (Nov 2026)

Pay-as-you-go 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	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[2]	≥ $0.0952	≥ $1,448	Pay as you go	?	10/minthen refused	Active-CPU billing Not published: rounding, minimum
3	GitHub Codespaces2-core (2 vCPU / 8 GB) · smallest that fits Pay as you go · fleet ≥ $1,584 Max session 12 h Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.18[3]	≥ $0.18	≥ $1,584	Pay as you go	?	?	Max session 12 h Not published: rounding, minimum
4	NamespaceS (4 vCPU / 8 GB) · smallest that fits Pay as you go · fleet ≥ $2,362 · 3 at once Max session 3 h Not published: minimum	≥ $0.24[4]	≥ $0.24	≥ $2,362on Business	Pay as you go	3	?	Max session 3 h Not published: minimum
5	Islo2 vCPU / 4 GB Pay as you go · fleet ≥ $2,640 Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.3[5]	≥ $0.3	≥ $2,640	Pay as you go	?	?	Not published: rounding, minimum
6	Runloop2 vCPU / 4 GB Pay as you go · fleet $2,788 No new customers	$0.317[6]	$0.317	$2,788	Pay as you go	?	?	No new customers

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