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Beam (sandbox) vs Northflank
Across 3 benchmark profiles, Northflank prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~71% where the gap is widest. Both rows use identical workload inputs and USD list rates from the capture-dated catalog; verify current rates via each vendor's source link.
Monthly Cost Across Realistic Benchmarks
Rate Card Snapshot
| Vendor | $/vCPU-hr | $/GiB-hr | Billing granularity | Concurrency note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam (sandbox) | $0.0675 | $0.0230 | per 0.001s | No self-serve concurrency cap published at capture time. |
| Northflank | $0.0167 | $0.0083 | per-second | No hard concurrency cap published; predefined plans from 0.1 shared vCPU / 256 MB to dedicated GPU tiers, custom plans available. |
Fit Notes
- Beam (sandbox) — Skip if you want the biggest platform — young product; fine for browser/computer-use sandboxes, thinner on compliance and regions than E2B or Modal.
- Northflank — Skip if you need agent-native session semantics (snapshot/pause-resume) — Northflank is general container platform pricing applied to long-running services and jobs, not a purpose-built agent sandbox SDK.
Beam (sandbox)
StrengthsNorthflank
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which is cheaper, Beam (sandbox) or Northflank?
Across 3 benchmark profiles, Northflank prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~71% where the gap is widest. Both rows use identical workload inputs and USD list rates from the capture-dated catalog; verify current rates via each vendor's source link.
How were these Beam (sandbox) vs Northflank costs computed?
Both vendors run identical workload profiles (sandbox-hours × vCPU/RAM) through the same engine using each vendor's captured USD list rates; the full methodology is on the agent-sandbox-pricing tool page.