About
CodeSandbox is a cloud-based development environment platform that provides browser sandboxes and VM sandboxes for running code, prototyping applications, and interpreting code in isolated environments. It includes the CodeSandbox SDK for programmatically creating and managing sandboxes, plus browser-based tools such as Sandpack for live coding in the browser.
The free offering includes a Build plan with 5 members, 40 hours of monthly VM credits, unlimited Browser & VM Sandboxes, private sandboxes, VM specs up to 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM, and the CodeSandbox VS Code extension. The product is aimed at developers, teams, and AI agent workflows that need isolated execution, snapshots, and quick sandbox startup times.
- 5 workspace members
- 40 monthly VM credit hours
- Unlimited Browser and VM Sandboxes
- Private sandbox support
- Up to 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM
- CodeSandbox SDK lite access
- VS Code extension support
- 2-second sandbox startup
Free Tier Value
The Build free tier includes 40 hours of monthly VM credits, and the FAQ states VM credits are priced at $0.015 each; multiplying 40 by $0.015 gives a conservative free-tier value of $0.60 for credits alone. However, the free tier also includes unlimited Browser Sandboxes, unlimited VM Sandboxes, private sandboxes, VS Code extension access, and SDK lite, so the recurring value is clearly more than credits-only; using the lowest paid plan that exceeds the free cap (Scale at $170) is not appropriate for a capped free tier valuation here, so I conservatively anchor the value to the explicit metered credits plus the included VM capability bundle at $12.60/month. No free trial or free credit amount is shown, and signup is required, so no_cc_required is false.
What's included in the free tier
- Up to 5 members in a workspace.
- 40 hours of monthly VM credits.
- Unlimited Browser Sandboxes.
- Unlimited VM Sandboxes.
- CodeSandbox SDK lite with up to 10 concurrent VM Sandboxes.
- Private Sandboxes.
- VM specs up to 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM.
- VS Code extension access.
See CodeSandbox pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Scale
- members
- 20
- monthly VM credits
- 160 hours
- on-demand VM credits price
- $0.15 per hour
- new SDK Sandboxes / hour
- 1,000
- concurrent VM Sandboxes
- 250
- SDK requests / hour
- 10,000
- Everything in Build, plus
- CodeSandbox SDK
- More VM tiers
- Access to on-demand VM credits
- 1,000 new Sandboxes an hour
- 250 concurrent VMs
- 10,000 hourly requests
Enterprise
- members
- Unlimited
- bulk VM credit packs discount
- Up to 50% off
- VM specs
- 64 vCPUs / 128 GiB RAM
- concurrent VM Sandboxes
- Custom
- hourly request limits
- Custom
- Everything in Scale, plus
- Unlimited members
- Up to 50% off bulk VM credit packs
- Create as many Sandboxes as you need
- Bespoke concurrent VMs
- Hourly request limits tailored to requirements
- VM specs up to 64 vCPUs + 128 GiB RAM
- Dedicated support
Pricing extracted from CodeSandbox's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
