> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.novita.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How much does Novita Sandbox cost?

> Novita Sandbox is billed per second for CPU and RAM while a sandbox runs: USD 0.0000098 per vCPU and USD 0.0000032 per GiB each second.

Novita Sandbox is billed per second for the CPU and RAM a sandbox uses while it is running: \$0.0000098 per vCPU and \$0.0000032 per GiB of memory each second. Paused and killed sandboxes stop CPU and RAM charges, and each account gets 60 GB of free persistent storage.

## Details

| Resource | Price |
| - | - |
| CPU | \$0.0000098 per vCPU per second |
| RAM | \$0.0000032 per GiB per second |
| Disk while running | Free, 20 GB per sandbox |
| Persistent storage (templates, snapshots, paused sandboxes) | 60 GB free per account, then \$0.00009/GB/h |

What common sizes cost:

| Sandbox size | Per second | 10 minutes | 1 hour |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 vCPU / 1 GiB | \$0.0000130 | \$0.0078 | \$0.047 |
| 2 vCPU / 2 GiB | \$0.0000260 | \$0.0156 | \$0.094 |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GiB | \$0.0000324 | \$0.0194 | \$0.117 |
| 8 vCPU / 8 GiB | \$0.0001040 | \$0.0624 | \$0.374 |

Worked example — a coding agent runs for 10 minutes in a 2 vCPU / 2 GiB sandbox:

```text theme={"system"}
CPU  2 × $0.0000098 × 600 s = $0.01176
RAM  2 × $0.0000032 × 600 s = $0.00384
Total                         ≈ $0.0156
```

Model calls made by an agent inside the sandbox are billed separately, at the model's per-token rate. New users can claim \$100 in promotional credits.

## How to

* **Control cost per task** — CPU and memory come from the template, so size the template to the workload with `cpu_count` and `memory_mb` when you [build it](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-template-build-operations.md).
* **Stop paying for idle time** — set an [idle timeout](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-idle-timeout.md) or [pause](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-pause-resume.md) sandboxes between steps.
* **See what you spent** — open **Billing → Billing Details → Usage-based Billing → Agent Sandbox** on the [billing details page](https://novita.ai/billing/details) and export the bill as `.xlsx`.

Full rules: [Sandbox Pricing](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-pricing.md) · current rates: [pricing page](https://novita.ai/pricing?sandbox=1).

## Related questions

* [Is there a free tier for Novita Sandbox?](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-faq-free-tier.md)
* [Are paused Novita sandboxes billed?](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-faq-paused-sandboxes.md)
* [What happens when my Novita account balance runs out?](https://docs.novita.ai/guides/sandbox-faq-insufficient-balance.md)


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