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GlobalStacks vs Vercel Sandbox

Vercel Sandbox is a natural option for teams already standardized on Vercel. GlobalStacks is for teams that need sandbox capacity beyond one application platform.

Vercel Sandbox

When Vercel fits

Best fit: Vercel-native applications that need isolated code execution close to the Vercel platform.
Pricing: $0.128 per active CPU-hour, $0.0212 per GB memory-hour, $0.15 per GB network transfer, and $0.08 per GB-month sandbox storage.
GPU: No public GPU sandbox meter.
Important tradeoff: For very idle Vercel-native workloads, Vercel's active-CPU model can be cost-effective.

GlobalStacks

When to choose GlobalStacks

Use GlobalStacks when sandboxes need to run across owned hosts, Proxmox, bare metal, private networks, regional infrastructure, or future managed clusters instead of staying inside a Vercel-only workflow.

Self-hosted pricing

$1 per self-hosted cluster per month, plus the infrastructure you already operate.

Managed pricing

Managed clusters use transparent usage meters: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour, $0.0162 per GiB memory-hour, $0.000108 per GiB storage-hour, H100 at $3.95 per GPU-hour, and RTX PRO 6000 at $3.03 per GPU-hour where available.

Decision guide

Pick the model that matches your workload.

Choose GlobalStacks when sandbox infrastructure needs to run across your own hosts, private networks, storage systems, and regional capacity choices. Self-hosted clusters keep the platform fee low while your team controls the underlying machines.

Use managed GlobalStacks clusters when you want the same control-plane model without operating the capacity yourself.

Pricing reviewed June 14, 2026. Source: Vercel pricing.

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