Computer-use sandboxes: Linux, Windows and macOS desktops
10 sandboxes give an agent a whole desktop instead of a browser tab: Windows 365 for Agents, E2B Desktop, Daytona Computer Use, Orgo, Cua, Hopx Desktop, Anthropic Computer Use Reference, Solari Desktops, Simular Box and Alibaba AgentBay Computer Use. 7 expose screenshot, mouse and keyboard actions for computer-use models, 6 stream the screen for a human to watch or take over, and 5 run Windows or more than one OS. The lowest published hourly rates are $0.023 (Orgo), $0.0599 (Solari Desktops) and $0.40 (Windows 365 for Agents). E2B Desktop allows the longest single session, 24 hours.
| OS / engine options | Billing basis | Computer-use API | Live view | Recording | MCP server | Open source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgo | multi-OS | Linux; Windows (+$15/mo per computer on Starter and Growth, included on Scale) | $0.0231 | compute resources | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Solari Desktops | Linux desktop | Linux; Google Chrome and XFCE terminal | $0.05992 | compute resources | 242 | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Windows 365 for Agents | Windows desktop | Windows Cloud PC (Linux Cloud PCs for Researcher computer use) | $0.402 | session-hour | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Alibaba AgentBay Computer Use | multi-OS | Windows, Linux | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Anthropic Computer Use Reference | Linux desktop | Linux; Xvfb, Mutter, Tint2, Firefox, LibreOffice | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | 2026-11-11 |
| Cua | multi-OS | macOS (Lume, Apple Silicon), Linux, Windows (Cua Driver) | — | subscription | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | 2026-11-11 |
| Daytona Computer Use | multi-OS | Linux, Windows, macOS 26 (Apple M4 Pro VMs) | — | compute resources | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | 2026-11-11 |
| E2B Desktop | Linux desktop | Linux with Xfce | — | compute resources | 242 | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | 2026-11-11 |
| Hopx Desktop | Linux desktop | Linux micro-VM; Firefox or Chromium | — | compute resources | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Simular Box | Linux desktop | Ubuntu Linux; Chrome | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | 2026-11-11 |
Hourly rates and calculation basis
Pricing methodUsage rates exclude plan fees unless stated. AgentCore is a resource example. Anchor is a calculator input. Read the basis before comparing.
| Sandbox | USD per hour | Basis and required plan |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 365 for Agents | $0.40 | US: $0.40/Cloud PC-hour; runtime within each hourly window rounds up to a full hour. Always-available adds $5/PC-month. Geography affects pricing.Vendor source |
| Solari Desktops | $0.0599 | $0.0599/h = 1 vCPU × $0.0245 + 2 GB × $0.0077 + $0.02 live-screen/hour on Professional ($200/mo). 1 vCPU / 2 GB is the small size on Solari's pricing page; desktops take 1 to 8 vCPU. The default 2 vCPU / 2 GB desktop is $0.0844/h.Vendor source |
Every sandbox in this list
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Methodology- Environment
- What the agent gets: a cloud browser (headless or headful), a full Linux desktop, a Windows desktop, a macOS VM, or a choice of several operating systems.
- OS / engine options
- Browser engines or operating systems the vendor names (e.g. Chromium, Firefox, Ubuntu, Windows 11, macOS).
- Price per hour $/session-hr
- Lowest published usage rate on any self-serve plan, before plan fees, proxies and bandwidth unless the basis includes them. Conversions name their formula and tier. Resource-priced desktops name a published configuration; resource examples without a minimum stay empty.
- Billing basis
- What the meter counts: browser- or session-hours, per-minute, compute resources (vCPU/GiB), credits, bandwidth (GB), per request, a flat seat subscription, or free open-source software.
- Max session h
- Longest single session the vendor allows on its top self-serve plan, in hours (minutes divided by 60).
- Computer-use API
- Screenshot plus mouse and keyboard actions exposed as an API, for computer-use models (OpenAI CUA, Claude computer use, Gemini computer use).
- Live view
- A live view or embeddable stream of the session, for watching or human takeover.
- Recording
- Session recording or replay.
- MCP server
- An official MCP server for the product.
- Open source
- Core runtime published under an open-source licence.