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Vercel

Firecracker microVMs, millisecond starts, active-CPU billing.

Runs

103

measured

Total p50

3.05 s

wall time

Total p99

17.46 s

tail latency

Cold start p50

397 ms

create → ready

Avg cost

$0.00039

per run

Success

85.4%

61–40–2 record

+Head to head

Vercel Sandbox vs the field

Where Vercel Sandbox lands against every other tested sandbox. Switch the stat to compare on speed, tail latency, cold start, cost, reliability, or the objective composite.

Vs the field

Vercel Sandbox ranks 5th of 8 on Speed · p50

lower is better

+Per workload

Wall time by workload

median total wall time · fastest first

Workload	Runs	Total p50	Total p99	Cold p50	Avg cost	Success
build a Next.js app	10	16.45 s	18.66 s	376 ms	$0.00231	0%
Cold start	27	1.23 s	1.92 s	462 ms	$0.00005	81.5%
filesystem storm	21	3.28 s	4.17 s	355 ms	$0.00021	100%
git clone	21	1.80 s	2.39 s	404 ms	$0.00010	100%
npm install	12	3.13 s	3.42 s	371 ms	$0.00019	100%
python import	12	8.65 s	8.91 s	377 ms	$0.00059	100%

+Recent runs

Wall time, recent runs

pass fail

Workload	vs	Total	Provision	Exec	Cost	OK
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
Cold start	Dedalus	0 ms	0 ms	0 ms	$0	✗
git clone	Blaxel	1.72 s	402 ms	1.32 s	$0.00009	✓
filesystem storm	Blaxel	3.28 s	380 ms	2.90 s	$0.00021	✓
git clone	Blaxel	1.94 s	404 ms	1.54 s	$0.00011	✓
filesystem storm	Blaxel	3.20 s	333 ms	2.87 s	$0.00020	✓
Cold start	Blaxel	1.57 s	838 ms	731 ms	$0.00005	✓
Cold start	Blaxel	1.37 s	620 ms	754 ms	$0.00005	✓
git clone	Declaw	1.88 s	327 ms	1.56 s	$0.00011	✓
git clone	Declaw	1.64 s	398 ms	1.24 s	$0.00009	✓
filesystem storm	Declaw	3.16 s	296 ms	2.87 s	$0.00020	✓
filesystem storm	Declaw	3.24 s	337 ms	2.90 s	$0.00021	✓
python import	Daytona	8.32 s	345 ms	7.97 s	$0.00057	✓
python import	Daytona	8.65 s	321 ms	8.33 s	$0.00059	✓
Cold start	Declaw	999 ms	285 ms	714 ms	$0.00005	✓
Cold start	Declaw	984 ms	369 ms	615 ms	$0.00004	✓
npm install	Daytona	3.05 s	388 ms	2.66 s	$0.00019	✓
npm install	Daytona	3.12 s	340 ms	2.78 s	$0.00020	✓
git clone	Daytona	1.93 s	366 ms	1.57 s	$0.00011	✓
git clone	Daytona	1.66 s	404 ms	1.26 s	$0.00009	✓
filesystem storm	Daytona	3.19 s	387 ms	2.81 s	$0.00020	✓
build a Next.js app	Sprites	15.83 s	317 ms	15.52 s	$0.00221	✗
filesystem storm	Daytona	3.33 s	526 ms	2.80 s	$0.00020	✓
Cold start	Daytona	1.09 s	291 ms	795 ms	$0.00006	✓
Cold start	Daytona	1.34 s	640 ms	701 ms	$0.00005	✓
python import	Sprites	8.78 s	329 ms	8.45 s	$0.00060	✓
build a Next.js app	Sprites	17.46 s	504 ms	16.96 s	$0.00241	✗
python import	Sprites	8.84 s	456 ms	8.38 s	$0.00060	✓
npm install	Sprites	3.22 s	354 ms	2.86 s	$0.00020	✓
npm install	Sprites	3.15 s	487 ms	2.67 s	$0.00019	✓
git clone	Sprites	1.93 s	477 ms	1.45 s	$0.00010	✓
git clone	Sprites	2.42 s	549 ms	1.87 s	$0.00013	✓
filesystem storm	Sprites	3.23 s	346 ms	2.88 s	$0.00020	✓
filesystem storm	Sprites	4.32 s	407 ms	3.91 s	$0.00028	✓
Cold start	Sprites	1.28 s	506 ms	776 ms	$0.00006	✓
Cold start	Sprites	1.40 s	510 ms	894 ms	$0.00006	✓
build a Next.js app	E2B	18.77 s	352 ms	18.42 s	$0.00262	✗
build a Next.js app	E2B	16.81 s	411 ms	16.40 s	$0.00233	✗
python import	E2B	8.78 s	446 ms	8.33 s	$0.00059	✓
python import	E2B	8.35 s	249 ms	8.10 s	$0.00058	✓
npm install	E2B	2.98 s	300 ms	2.68 s	$0.00019	✓
npm install	E2B	3.43 s	730 ms	2.70 s	$0.00019	✓
git clone	E2B	2.11 s	365 ms	1.75 s	$0.00012	✓
git clone	E2B	2.24 s	566 ms	1.67 s	$0.00012	✓
filesystem storm	E2B	3.39 s	545 ms	2.85 s	$0.00020	✓
filesystem storm	E2B	3.56 s	624 ms	2.94 s	$0.00021	✓
Cold start	E2B	1.46 s	364 ms	1.10 s	$0.00008	✓

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