CreateOS Sandbox free tier: quotas, limits and gotchas
CreateOS Sandbox Free Tier
Last verified: 2026-08-09 02:32
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Let me explain this for the non-technical folks first — Chinese support is none, the docs and interface are entirely in English, so if you can't read English you'll be stuck right away. The free plan only gives 500 credits, which run out after a few micro-VMs. Pay-as-you-go pricing is US$0.0504/vCPU-hour plus US$0.0162/GiB-RAM-hour — run a mid-sized VM 24 hours a day and it adds up to a not-cheap monthly bill. And there's no subscription option at all, so the more you use, the less discount you get — that's unfair to heavy users.
(raises an eyebrow) You're only looking at the price sheet — didn't you see it ranked #1 on Product Hunt on 2026/7/22? It uses Firecracker micro-VMs for hardware-level isolation, a level of security above ordinary containers — that's real technical substance. Everything developers need is there: CLI, SDK, 50+ examples, Claude plugins support, plus EU/US region support and S3/MinIO/R2 mounts. Most importantly, no bandwidth fees — a lot of competitors can't say that — and you can pay directly with a credit card.
So, do you need to pay or not?
Developers testing AI-agent sandboxes get 500 free credits to start; production-environment billing is transparent, pay-as-you-go, no hidden costs. But Chinese support is none, and there's no subscription discount – you'll need to calculate high-volume costs yourself.
Models and quotas
| Model | Quota | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firecracker 微虛擬機（多種規格可選） | 官網未公布免費額度 | 一次性分配 | 官方定價頁僅載明按秒計費，未提及新帳號贈點 |
What you get for free
| Feature | Free tier | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AI Agent 隔離執行環境 | 可用 | 使用 Firecracker 微 VM 提供硬體級隔離 |
| vCPU 時數計費 | USD US$0.0504/vCPU-hour | 超出免費點數後按此費率計費 |
| RAM 時數計費 | USD US$0.0162/GiB-RAM-hour | 超出免費點數後按此費率計費 |
| 出流量費用 | 無 | 資料傳出不收費 |
| 區域支援 | EU、US | 支援多區域部署 |
| 儲存掛載 | 可用 | 支援 S3、MinIO、R2 等 |
Limits at a glance
- Quota reset: 無免費點數機制；按秒計費、隨用隨付
- Commercial use: Allowed
- Conditions: 需註冊帳號；無最低消費承諾；支援 CLI、SDK、Claude plugins（官網未提及新帳號免費點數）
Watch out for this
採純按量計費，沒有免費層可先試；官網明列 No minimums or monthly commitment，但也代表一開跑就開始計費，需自行監控成本
When the free quota is insufficient, how much does it cost to pay for it?
| Plan | pricing | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 按使用量 | 官方報價（洽詢） | US$0.0504/vCPU-hour + US$0.0162/GiB-RAM-hour,無流量費用 |
Checked 2026-08-22
Information for Taiwanese users
- Payment method:Payable, denominated in US dollars
- Chinese support: none
- Available platforms:web
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Sources: CreateOS 官網定價頁 · CreateOS Sandbox 文件
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