CodeSandbox alternative · AI agents

A CodeSandbox alternative built for production agents.

Move agent workloads into secure, stateful environments that wait on standby indefinitely, resume in under 25ms, and preserve complete filesystem and memory state.

Up to $200 in credits · No credit card required

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CodeSandbox alternative

Move agent workloads from prototype to production.

Compare the production requirements that matter for agent workloads: resume latency, state continuity, isolation, and runtime control.

Workload-fit comparison

Resume from standby

CodeSandbox SDK

Restore a hibernated microVM in about 500ms.

Blaxel Sandbox

Resume in under 25ms with complete filesystem and memory state restored.

Standby lifecycle

CodeSandbox SDK

Keep hibernated sandboxes on disk for up to 7 days. CodeSandbox may archive them sooner if disk space is limited.

Blaxel Sandbox

Keep the sandbox on standby indefinitely without compute charges while idle.

Isolation

CodeSandbox SDK

Run untrusted code in isolated microVMs.

Blaxel Sandbox

Run each sandbox in a microVM with hardware-enforced tenant boundaries.

Production controls

CodeSandbox SDK

Manage sandboxes through the SDK with environment variables and private previews.

Blaxel Sandbox

Apply domain policies, inject secrets at the proxy, use dedicated egress IPs where configured, and inspect the runtime live.

Run a persistent agent sandbox on Blaxel.

Up to $200 in credits · No credit card required

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From prototype to production

What changes when the sandbox becomes production infrastructure.

Resume the same environment, attach access policy, inspect work in progress, and choose where the workload runs.

Persistent runtime state

Resume the same environment.

A sandbox can remain on standby indefinitely. Its filesystem, memory, and running processes return in under 25ms when the workload reconnects.

  • Filesystem and memory state
  • Running processes restored
  • Under 25ms resume

Policy-bound networking

Attach access policy to the sandbox.

Restrict outbound domains, inject secrets at the proxy, and use dedicated egress IPs.

  • Domain filtering
  • Proxy-level secret injection
  • Dedicated egress IPs

Runtime inspection

Inspect work while it runs.

Stream stdout and stderr, watch process and filesystem events, and open a private preview when a human needs to review the result.

  • Real-time log streaming
  • Process and filesystem events
  • Private preview URLs

Deployment control

Choose where the workload runs.

Keep the framework and model provider that fit your product. Build custom images from Dockerfiles, run on Blaxel's managed platform, connect through VPC peering, or discuss deployment in your own cloud.

  • Custom Docker images
  • Agent co-hosting
  • Managed cloud, VPC, or own cloud

Keep the agent code

Change the runtime, not the framework.

Migration involves refactoring infrastructure code rather than rewriting agent logic. Connect the agent to Blaxel through the REST API or SDK.

OpenAI

SDK integration

OpenAI Agents SDK

Keep OpenAI agent logic while moving code execution, files, streaming, and previews into a persistent Blaxel sandbox.

Claude

Built-in MCP tools

Claude ecosystem

Keep Claude Agent SDK or Claude Code while moving filesystem, process, and code-generation work into an isolated Blaxel computer.

Move one CodeSandbox workload to Blaxel.

Up to $200 in credits · No credit card required

Create a workspace

CodeSandbox migration

Questions about moving from CodeSandbox to Blaxel.

When should I use Blaxel instead of CodeSandbox for an AI agent?

Use Blaxel when an agent workload moves into production and needs persistent state, fast resume from standby, isolated code execution, and runtime controls. CodeSandbox remains a fit for prototyping agent features during early development.

What happens to a Blaxel sandbox while the agent is idle?

A Blaxel sandbox can remain on standby indefinitely without compute charges while idle. Its filesystem, memory, and running processes remain available when the workload reconnects.

How fast does a Blaxel sandbox resume from standby?

A Blaxel sandbox resumes in under 25ms with its filesystem and memory state restored. The agent can continue in the same environment without rebuilding it between runs.

How does Blaxel isolate untrusted code?

Each Blaxel sandbox runs inside a microVM with hardware-enforced tenant boundaries. Teams can also restrict outbound domains and inject secrets at the proxy instead of placing credentials inside the sandbox.

What changes when migrating from CodeSandbox to Blaxel?

Migration changes the infrastructure integration, not the agent's core logic. Move environment variables and secrets into Blaxel's controls, then connect the agent to its sandbox through the REST API or SDK.

From prototype to production

Build on a perpetual sandbox platform for production agents.

Create a workspace and run one real agent workload with persistent state, secure isolation, and instant availability.

Create a workspace