E2B vs Modal Sandboxes
Side by side, from each vendor's own pages. No winner is declared; pick by what matters to you.
| E2B | Modal Sandboxes | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | managed | managed |
| Isolation | Unknown | gVisor by default; optional VM runtime with own kernel |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| GPU | No | Yes |
| Free tier | Hobby $0, one-time $100 credits, 20 concurrent | Starter $0 incl. $30/mo compute |
| Pricing | Pro $150/mo + $0.000014/vCPU-s, $0.0000045/GiB-s RAM | Sandbox CPU $0.00003942/core-s, memory $0.00000667/GiB-s; Team $250/mo |
| Max session | Hobby 1h, Pro 24h | Default 5 min, max 24h |
| Notes | CPU-only per pricing page. Isolation tech not on fetched pages (third-party sources say Firecracker, unverified). Self-host via open-source infra repo per its GitHub description. | GPU only on gVisor runtime. |
Sources: see each service page.
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