Our take
Pick CodeSandbox if hobbyists who will stay on Free (browser sandboxes + monthly VM credits) while they open a first Excalidraw preview, then Pro at the printed $170/month per workspace when they need more than 5 members / more VM hours — not Replit Core $20 first unless they want that Agent IDE. Pick Gitpod if engineers who will stay on Free (3 parallel envs) while they open a first Ona session, then Core from
Best for
CodeSandbox A browser sandbox you start at a public $
Gitpod A cloud env you start at a public $
Free plan
CodeSandbox $0 · never expires (FAQ). Browser Sandboxes do not spend VM credits. Free workspace: 400 monthly credits (Subscriptions). 20 GB storage class on the credits table
Gitpod $0 · 3 parallel environments. Up to 4 vCPU / 16GB / 80GB
Lowest paid
CodeSandbox Credits $0.01486
Gitpod Ona hourly $0.12
Next step up
CodeSandbox Pro $170/mo
Gitpod Core from $20/mo
Coding agent
CodeSandbox
Gitpod Session prompt card
Watch out
CodeSandbox VM hours freeze on Free when credits run out
Gitpod Product UI is Ona
Last checked
CodeSandbox 2026-10-23 · codesandbox.io/pricing
Gitpod 2026-10-23 · gitpod.io/pricing
hobbyists who will stay on Free (browser sandboxes + monthly VM credits) while they open a first Excalidraw preview, then Pro at the printed $170/month per workspace when they need more than 5 members / more VM hours — not Replit Core $20 first unless they want that Agent IDE.
Read the CodeSandbox pageengineers who will stay on Free (3 parallel envs) while they open a first Ona session, then Core from $20/month (up to 100 members, unlimited parallel on the sunset story) when they need the paid org tile — not hourly Large $0.46 unless they size a session up.
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