# machine0

Official pricing: https://machine0.io/  
Category: agent-sandbox · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **On-demand** (sizes): small 1 vCPU/1 GiB $0.013/h; medium 2 vCPU/2 GiB $0.034/h; large 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.052/h; xl 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.104/h; xxl 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.208/h; large-nvme 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.061/h
- **GPU VMs, bundled host** (sizes): gpu-4000ada-1 8 vCPU/32 GiB $0.836/h; gpu-l40s-1 8 vCPU/64 GiB $1.727/h; gpu-6000ada-1 8 vCPU/64 GiB $1.727/h; gpu-mi300x-1 20 vCPU/240 GiB $2.849/h; gpu-h100-1 20 vCPU/240 GiB $4.851/h; gpu-h200-1 24 vCPU/240 GiB $4.917/h

## Features

Yes: snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, persistent disk, volumes, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, preinstalled agents, SSH, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, open internet, GPU, Python, Node.js, EU data residency, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes

No: memory snapshots, idle auto-stop, your own Docker/OCI image, nested virtualization, browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, egress allowlist, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, arm64, Windows, macOS, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API, shared volumes

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/machine0.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- List prices; CPU sizes regular/shared, NVMe and dedicated premium differ. Marketing headline dedicated resources does not mean all vCPUs dedicated.
- Monthly figures are illustrative, not a price cap; per-minute billing. $5 minimum refundable top-up. GPU bundle prices include CPU/RAM; do not treat them as GPU-only add-ons.
- Suspending stops compute; image storage is $0.078/GB-month. Snapshot is disk-based unless memory preservation verified.
- Null values mean unknown, not free/unlimited. No model-token cost, tax or unverified ancillary charge included.
- Native browser/device/task/credit prices with unknown CPU/RAM are deliberately non-priceable. Check regime before interpreting any partial resource estimate.
- Bandwidth: $0.01/GiB beyond a "1-10 TB free allowance per size" (per-size split not published; card uses 1 TB). Machines are billed while running AND stopped; only suspend stops compute billing. No desktop/browser product: a GUI or headless browser must be installed by you on the VM.
- Machines are auto-suspended when the prepaid balance drops to a suspension threshold (estimated snapshot/image/disk storage for the 7-day retention period), not at zero.

## How this provider charges


YC: Summer 2026; directory status **Active**. Research scope: public-product-researched. Source: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine0

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## Regime table

| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | Public listed mode | sizes; CPU alloc, memory alloc | small: 1 vCPU/1 GiB $0.013/h; medium: 2 vCPU/2 GiB $0.034/h; large: 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.052/h; xl: 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.104/h; xxl: 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.208/h; large-nvme: 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.061/h; xl-nvme: 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.121/h; xxl-nvme: 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.243/h; xl-premium: 4 vCPU/8 GiB $0.236/h; xxl-premium: 8 vCPU/16 GiB $0.473/h; xxxl: 16 vCPU/64 GiB $0.825/h; 4xl: 32 vCPU/128 GiB $1.98/h; 5xl: 48 vCPU/192 GiB $2.97/h; 6xl: 60 vCPU/240 GiB $3.714/h | https://machine0.io/ |
| Pay as you go | Plan limits apply | Monthly fee; credits only as stated | fee=0; included usage=$0; concurrent=None; max session h=None | https://machine0.io/ |
| Retained disk / GiB-month | Lifecycle/scope must be checked | Native add-on | unverified, not $0 | https://machine0.io/ |
| Snapshots / GiB-month | Lifecycle/scope must be checked | Native add-on | $0.078 | https://machine0.io/ |
| Egress / GiB | Lifecycle/scope must be checked | Native add-on | unverified, not $0 | https://machine0.io/ |
| IPv4 / month | Lifecycle/scope must be checked | Native add-on | unverified, not $0 | https://machine0.io/ |

## Verified billing facts and gotchas

1. List prices; CPU sizes regular/shared, NVMe and dedicated premium differ. Marketing headline dedicated resources does not mean all vCPUs dedicated.
2. Monthly figures are illustrative, not a price cap; per-minute billing. $5 minimum refundable top-up. GPU bundle prices include CPU/RAM; do not treat them as GPU-only add-ons.
3. Suspending stops compute; image storage is $0.078/GB-month. Snapshot is disk-based unless memory preservation verified; no egress tariff found.

## Worked example

Requested: 4 vCPU/8 GiB, 50 simultaneous × 8 h/day × 22 days = **8,800 instance-hours**, 30% CPU; 50 GiB snapshots and 100 GiB egress. A month is 730 hours only when explicitly used in rate conversion.

The xl (4 vCPU/8 GB/160 GB) costs 8,800 × $0.104 = $915.20. 50 GiB retained images add $3.90/month. Subtotal $919.10 before unverified network fees or other retained disk; 30% CPU changes nothing. Fifty concurrent VMs and 8-hour runs require confirmation of account limits.

## Sources and coverage

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine0
- https://machine0.io/
- https://docs.machine0.io
- https://machine0.io/changelog

Page captures and documentation indexes/bundles are in `raw/`; provider JSON lists the evidence paths. HN query results were captured separately as `<id>--hn.txt`; they are discovery leads, not current tariff authority. Downloaded docs do not imply every feature was verified; unsupported assertions remain null.