# Tencent Cloud Agent Runtime — Agent Sandbox

Official pricing: https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/133249  
Category: agent-sandbox · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **Agent Sandbox allocated runtime** (resource): $0.043454327326/vCPU-h, $0.013411829422/GiB-h
- **Elastic Deployment beta** (resource) [beta, alt]

## Features

Yes: snapshots, memory snapshots, 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), browser, desktop GUI, computer-use API, code interpreter, browser + desktop control, preinstalled agents, HTTPS preview URLs, egress allowlist, private networking, SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO, Windows, Python, Node.js, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, EU data residency, MCP server, automatic snapshots, snapshots on demand, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), inbound access rules, firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes, shared volumes

No: fork/clone, Docker inside, nested virtualization, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, SSH, public IPv4, static egress IP, self-hosting, BYOC, open source, GPU, arm64, macOS, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, agent harness API, hosted agent API (their own agent), secret proxy, secret proxy for any API

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

## Caveats

- Pause/snapshot storage: a paused instance keeps its state and data; CPU/RAM stop billing and the system disk is billed at 0.0021 CNY/GiB-h once pause charging launches, but "当前暂停功能处于内测阶段，暂停期间系统盘存储费用暂不收取" (pause is in internal beta and paused-disk storage is currently not charged; doc 1814/133249, updated 2026-09-09). snapshot_gib_month 0 reflects today; the post-beta pause-storage tariff has no date and is expected to be the system-disk rate (~$0.228/GiB-month). Max 20 paused instances per account/region.
- Default aggregate CPU 50 and RAM quota apply in addition to instance count; card cannot encode resource-pool quota.
- Default regional memory pool is 100 GiB as well as 50 vCPU; fifty 4/8 instances exceed both. Windows is forthcoming, not generally available.
- 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: Chinese Tencent catalog; verified account/per-region quotas, but exact supported locations were not established.
- Egress / public traffic: the billing page lists only CPU, memory, system disk, pause and startup acceleration; no network or egress fee is published (re-checked 2026-09-28). egress_gib stays null (unknown, not free).
- SSH: not offered in the docs. Access is via the E2B-compatible API (port 49999), filesystem/command API (49983) and a browser WebShell (ttyd), VNC browser and VS Code on port 9000 (All-In-One sandbox, doc 1814/130978). ssh set false.
- Session timeout: standard sandbox tools default 5 min, max 24 h; mobile sandboxes up to 15 days; persistent custom tools can be exempt from ordinary timeout/lifecycle reclamation (doc 1814/123820).

## How this provider charges


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

Allocated CPU and memory billed while running. Pricing page says paused disk remains billable, but a later explicit note waives paused-system-disk charges during the current beta. Treat the waiver as temporary, not permanent free snapshots. Account quotas include only 50 aggregate vCPU: fifty 4-vCPU instances require an increase even though instance quota is 50.

## 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: Chinese Tencent catalog; verified account/per-region quotas, but exact supported locations were not established.

## Regimes
| Regime | When it applies | How billed | Native / USD numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on-demand | Agent Sandbox allocated runtime | allocated wall time; 1 second increment | CNY 0.2916/vCPU-h + 0.09000000000000001/GiB-h → USD 0.043454327326 + 0.013411829422; null means unknown | https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/133249 |
| idle-standby | Paused, beta waiver | See rule | No CPU/RAM; paused system disk temporarily waived per billing-example note. Future storage expected. | https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/133249 |
| startup-acceleration | Private beta add-on | See rule | Future compute/storage acceleration fees announced but not numerically published. | https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/133249 |

## Gotchas
- Separate snapshot tariff and post-beta pause tariff unknown.
- Default aggregate CPU 50 and RAM quota apply in addition to instance count; card cannot encode resource-pool quota.
- Default regional memory pool is 100 GiB as well as 50 vCPU; fifty 4/8 instances exceed both. Windows is forthcoming, not generally available.
- 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: Chinese Tencent catalog; verified account/per-region quotas, but exact supported locations were not established.

## 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.
- on-demand: USD 0.281111945/allocated hour × 8,800 = **USD 2473.79 compute** (before quotas, fees, free buckets, storage and tax).
- 50 GiB retained snapshots: **unknown/unverified feature or price**, not USD 0.
- 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://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/133249
- https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/123815
- https://cloud.tencent.cn/document/product/1814/123828
- https://cloud.tencent.com/document/product/1814/130978