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

Billed for what you use: no plan fee and no credit to buy first. 6 providers: one busy 1-hour session at 2 vCPU / 4 GB costs ≥ $0.1 (Upstash Box) to $0.317 (Runloop).

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 the usage it includes). At once and Starts are on the terms priced. Fixed sizes use the smallest size that fits. "≥" means a billing term is not published. Method: https://roost.guide/methodology/

| # | Provider | 1 h busy | 1 h at 10% CPU | Fleet month | Pay | At once | Starts | Size priced | Billed on | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upstash Box | ≥ $0.1 [1] | ≥ $0.01 | ≥ $880.00 | Pay as you go | 1,000 | ? | Small (2 vCPU / 4 GB) | Active CPU | Active-CPU billing |
| 2 | Fly.io Sprites | ≥ $0.164 [2] | ≥ $0.0952 | ≥ $1,448 | Pay as you go | ? | 10/min, then refused | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | Active CPU | Active-CPU billing |
| 3 | GitHub Codespaces | ≥ $0.18 [3] | ≥ $0.18 | ≥ $1,584 | Pay as you go | ? | ? | 2-core (2 vCPU / 8 GB) | Running time | Max session 12 h |
| 4 | Namespace | ≥ $0.24 [4] | ≥ $0.24 | ≥ $2,362 (on Business) | Pay as you go | 3 | ? | S (4 vCPU / 8 GB) | Running time | Max session 3 h |
| 5 | Islo | ≥ $0.3 [5] | ≥ $0.3 | ≥ $2,640 | Pay as you go | ? | ? | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | Running time | none |
| 6 | Runloop | $0.317 [6] | $0.317 | $2,788 | Pay as you go | ? | ? | 2 vCPU / 4 GB | Running time | No new customers |

## Other pages

- [2 vCPU / 4 GB](https://roost.guide/devboxes/)
- [4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://roost.guide/devboxes/4-vcpu-8-gb/)
- [8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://roost.guide/devboxes/8-vcpu-16-gb/)
- [Agent sandboxes](https://roost.guide/agent-sandboxes/)

## Filters

- [All](https://roost.guide/devboxes/)
- [Free tier](https://roost.guide/devboxes/free-tier/)
- [100+ at once](https://roost.guide/devboxes/high-concurrency/)
- [Start limits published](https://roost.guide/devboxes/published-start-limits/)
- [No session limit](https://roost.guide/devboxes/no-session-limit/)
- [Active-CPU billing](https://roost.guide/devboxes/active-cpu-billing/)
- [Desktop](https://roost.guide/devboxes/desktop/)
- [Docker inside](https://roost.guide/devboxes/docker/)
- [SSH](https://roost.guide/devboxes/ssh/)
- [Snapshots](https://roost.guide/devboxes/snapshots/)
- [Fork](https://roost.guide/devboxes/fork/)
- [MicroVM](https://roost.guide/devboxes/microvm/)
- [Your cloud](https://roost.guide/devboxes/byoc/)
- [SOC 2](https://roost.guide/devboxes/soc2/)
- [Europe](https://roost.guide/devboxes/europe/)

## Sources

[1] https://upstash.com/pricing/box (checked 31 Oct 2026)
[2] https://fly.io/sprites (checked 31 Oct 2026)
[3] https://docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces (checked 31 Oct 2026)
[4] https://namespace.so/pricing.md (checked 31 Oct 2026)
[5] https://islo.dev/pricing (checked 31 Oct 2026)
[6] https://runloop.ai/pricing (checked 31 Oct 2026)