# Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox / FC / AgentRun

Official pricing: https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview  
Category: agent-sandbox · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Economy (per second, allocated)** (resource): $0.013716/vCPU-h, $0.006876/GiB-h
- **Default (per second, allocated)** (resource): $0.017856/vCPU-h, $0.008928/GiB-h
- **Performance (per second, allocated)** (resource): $0.027324/vCPU-h, $0.013896/GiB-h

## Features

Yes: snapshots, memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, idle auto-stop, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, your own Docker/OCI image, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, code interpreter, browser + desktop control, HTTPS preview URLs, egress allowlist, open internet, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, Windows, Python, Node.js, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live fork (no pause), memory fork, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, extra volumes, shared volumes

No: nested virtualization, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, preinstalled agents, SSH, public IPv4, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, GPU, macOS, live resize, EU data residency, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent)

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/alibaba-agentrun.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Regimes merged 2026-09-28: 12 region x site x tier rows -> 3 tiers at the international-site outside-China price, with a Region knob for mainland China. Disk: outside-mainland USD 0.0000000703/GiB-s (= $0.185/GiB-month) beyond 15 GiB free while active; mainland is USD 0.0000000886/GiB-s ($0.233) and the knob does not adjust disk.
- New Agent Sandbox/FC quotas not transferred from legacy AIO. SDK compatibility is not full E2B feature parity.
- CNY per-second versus printed per-hour discrepancies retained in raw capture.
- Flash and Container have different isolation implementations; no unified VM isolation assigned.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and US releases verified; exact edition availability differs. Region choice is not a guarantee that every supporting service remains in that region.
- SSH not documented (billing overview, 2026-09-28). Egress price not published.

## How this provider charges


As of 2026-09-28. Price basis: public list/reference unless labeled historical, illustrative, promo or unpriced.

Current Agent Sandbox has Flash and Container editions. Do not substitute old AgentRun AIO or ordinary FC prices. China-site CNY and international USD are distinct catalogs. Per-second figures govern conversion; rounded hourly parentheticals in the Chinese table disagree, especially overseas Economy. Active billing is allocation, not CPU utilization. Light sleep removes CPU only; deep sleep persists RAM+disk without the 15 GiB free allowance.

## Currency, VAT and residency
- Native catalog: CNY. FX: 1 CNY = 0.149020326907 USD, ECB 2026-09-28 ([source](https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.cs.html)). USD-listed catalogs remain independent quotes.
- Tax: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency/restrictions: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and US releases verified; exact edition availability differs. Region choice is not a guarantee that every supporting service remains in that region.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cn-economy | cn economy | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.06012/vCPU-h + 0.029988/GiB-h → USD 0.008959102054 + 0.004468821563; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| cn-default | cn default | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.07812/vCPU-h + 0.038988/GiB-h → USD 0.011641467938 + 0.005810004505; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| cn-performance | cn performance | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.119988/vCPU-h + 0.060012/GiB-h → USD 0.017880650985 + 0.008943007858; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| overseas-economy | overseas economy | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.08856/vCPU-h + 0.044316/GiB-h → USD 0.013197240151 + 0.006603984807; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| overseas-default | overseas default | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.12312/vCPU-h + 0.061596000000000005/GiB-h → USD 0.018347382649 + 0.009179056056; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| overseas-performance | overseas performance | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.18000000000000002/vCPU-h + 0.09000000000000001/GiB-h → USD 0.026823658843 + 0.013411829422; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-cn-economy | intl-cn economy | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.00936/vCPU-h + 0.004608/GiB-h → USD 0.00936 + 0.004608; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-cn-default | intl-cn default | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.012240000000000001/vCPU-h + 0.006012/GiB-h → USD 0.01224 + 0.006012; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-cn-performance | intl-cn performance | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.01872/vCPU-h + 0.00936/GiB-h → USD 0.01872 + 0.00936; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-overseas-economy | intl-overseas economy | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.013715999999999999/vCPU-h + 0.006875999999999999/GiB-h → USD 0.013716 + 0.006876; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-overseas-default | intl-overseas default | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.017856/vCPU-h + 0.008928/GiB-h → USD 0.017856 + 0.008928; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| intl-overseas-performance | intl-overseas performance | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | USD 0.027324/vCPU-h + 0.013896/GiB-h → USD 0.027324 + 0.013896; null means unknown | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| idle-standby | Flash light hibernation | See rule | CPU zero; memory at selected full rate; disk above 15 GiB charged. Not a runnable discount mode. | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| deep-hibernation | Flash and Container | See rule | CPU/RAM zero; all RAM+disk retained bytes charged, no 15 GiB allowance. | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| snapshot | Saved state | See rule | Same storage rule as deep sleep; no compute. | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| legacy-agentrun | AgentRun AIO | See rule | Maximum six-hour lifetime; numeric legacy compute quote not carried into current card. | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |
| storage-region | Native storage catalogs | See rule | China-site mainland CNY 0.00000059/GiB-s; overseas CNY 0.00000046/GiB-s. International mainland USD 0.0000000886/GiB-s; overseas USD 0.0000000703/GiB-s. | https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview |

## Gotchas
- Card storage is China-site mainland only: overseas and international modes need different disk prices; engine has only card-level storage.
- New Agent Sandbox/FC quotas not transferred from legacy AIO. SDK compatibility is not full E2B feature parity.
- CNY per-second versus printed per-hour discrepancies retained in raw capture.
- Flash and Container have different isolation implementations; no unified VM isolation assigned.
- Unknowns remain null, not free; generic infrastructure modes are opt-in alt.
- Worked example assumes resources are released between active windows unless a retained-instance scenario is explicitly discussed.
- VAT basis: Unknown: reviewed pricing source does not explicitly establish VAT/tax inclusion.
- Residency: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and US releases verified; exact edition availability differs. Region choice is not a guarantee that every supporting service remains in that region.

## Required worked example
4 vCPU / 8 GiB requested; 50 simultaneous workers × 8 hours/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 1,100 daily sessions. CPU utilization 30% does not reduce allocated-resource charges. Snapshot retention is **50 GiB total for 730 hours**, not 50 GiB per worker; egress is **100 GiB total**. Root disk size was not specified, so root/volume costs are not silently assigned zero.
- cn-economy: USD 0.0715869807/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 629.97 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- cn-default: USD 0.0930459078/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 818.80 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- cn-performance: USD 0.143066667/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1258.99 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- overseas-economy: USD 0.105620839/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 929.46 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- overseas-default: USD 0.146821979/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1292.03 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- overseas-performance: USD 0.214589271/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1888.39 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-cn-economy: USD 0.074304/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 653.88 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-cn-default: USD 0.097056/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 854.09 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-cn-performance: USD 0.14976/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1317.89 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-overseas-economy: USD 0.109872/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 966.87 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-overseas-default: USD 0.142848/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1257.06 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- intl-overseas-performance: USD 0.220464/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 1940.08 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: 50 × USD 0.231058997 = **USD 11.55/730 hours**. State-size and mode caveats above apply.
- 100 GiB egress: **unknown**, not USD 0.
- Full all-in bill: **null** where any required storage/network/fee or eligibility fact is unresolved. Quota raises may be necessary for 200 aggregate vCPU / 400 GiB RAM.

## Sources
- https://help.aliyun.com/zh/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/agent-sandbox/product-overview/billing-overview
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/agentrun/agenrun-sandbox-upgrade-fc-cloud-sandbox-scheme
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/agentrun/aio-sandbox-1
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/functioncompute/feature-release-log-for-fc-agent-sandbox-2026
- https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/functioncompute/sandbox-functions-using-constraints