OpenComputer Pricing in 2026: Plans, Limits and Real Costs
OpenComputer charges for what runs. Most solo builders should pick the $20/mo 10× plan, which includes tokens and compute and lets you bring your own key or Claude/Codex subscription. PAYG works if usage is light.
Verified 2026-08-21 · official pricing page · OpenComputer in the directory
Quick pricing verdict
- Starting price
- $20 /mo for the 10× plan (the PAYG plan has no published price; you start with $10 in credits)
- Free plan
- None published. PAYG is pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment, but no free tier is listed
- Best plan for most people
- 10× at $20 /mo — tokens and compute are included and you can bring your own key, Codex, or Claude subscription
- Plan to avoid first
- 20× at $200 /mo — overkill until you have a heavier workload; the allowance jump is 10× for 10× the price
- Biggest hidden cost
- Compute on PAYG and on bare sandboxes is billed at cost; the page does not publish the rate
- Pricing checked
- 2026-08-21, against the official page
OpenComputer sells two products: Agents (managed runtime with egress, sessions, streaming, schedules) and Sandboxes (Linux microVMs with checkpoint, fork, resize). Pricing is shared across both.
All plans start from $10 in credits. You can stay on pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment, or move to a plan for included tokens and compute. Compute is included on the 10× and 20× plans; on PAYG and for bare sandboxes it is billed at cost. Overage on plans is billed as PAYG.
Plans compared
| Plan | Price | Best for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYG | Not published | Light or irregular usage with no monthly commitment | Tokens and compute at usage rates; scales to zero when idle; compute billed at cost on bare sandboxes |
| 10× | $20 /mo | Solo builders running agents regularly who want included tokens and compute | Monthly tokens included; compute included; bring your own key, Codex, or Claude subscription; overage billed as PAYG |
| 20× | $200 /mo | Heavier workloads needing a larger monthly allowance | Larger monthly allowance than 10×; compute included; overage billed as PAYG |
| Enterprise | Custom | Teams needing their own cloud or VPC with self-hosted connections | Volume pricing and higher limits; SSO, audit log, priority support |
Source: OpenComputer pricing page, checked 2026-08-21.
What each plan includes
PAYG
- Includes
- Tokens and compute at usage rates; scales to zero when idle; managed egress, sessions, streaming, schedules; sandbox primitives (microVM, checkpoint, fork, resize)
- Missing
- No included monthly tokens or compute; compute is billed at cost on bare sandboxes
- Avoid if
- You run agents daily and would save nothing by staying on usage rates
- Verdict
- Reasonable entry point with $10 in credits; fine while usage is small, but predictable costs require a plan.
10×
- Includes
- Monthly tokens included; compute included; bring your own key, Codex, or Claude subscription; managed egress, sessions, streaming, schedules
- Missing
- Overage above the included amount is billed as PAYG; the page does not publish the included allowance amount
- Avoid if
- Your workload is so light that PAYG is clearly cheaper, or so heavy that you need 20×
- Verdict
- The default pick for solo founders: included compute plus the option to reuse a key or subscription you already pay for.
20×
- Includes
- Larger monthly allowance than 10×; compute included; managed runtime
- Missing
- Overage billed as PAYG; specific allowance and overage rates not published
- Avoid if
- You have not measured steady demand that exceeds the 10× allowance
- Verdict
- Step up only when the 10× allowance is clearly not enough.
Enterprise
- Includes
- Your own cloud or VPC; self-hosted connections; volume pricing and higher limits; SSO; audit log; priority support
- Missing
- Pricing not published; requires a sales conversation
- Avoid if
- You are a solo founder without compliance or VPC requirements
- Verdict
- Not relevant at the individual-buyer stage.
Add-ons, overages, and surprise costs
| Cost item | Trigger | Published amount | Billing behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute on PAYG and bare sandboxes | Running agents on PAYG, or using the sandbox product without a plan | Billed at cost | No rate published; appears on usage, not as a fixed line item |
| Overage on 10× and 20× | Usage above the included monthly allowance | Not published | Billed as PAYG; no published overage rate |
Source: Platform pricing docs, checked 2026-08-21.
Which plan should you choose?
- Solo founder prototyping one or two agents
- PAYG with $10 in credits — No monthly commitment and scales to zero when idle; covers experimentation without a recurring bill.
- Solo founder running agents on a schedule (e.g. weekday hygiene jobs)
- 10× at $20 /mo — Compute and tokens are included; you can attach a key, Codex, or Claude subscription you already pay for.
- Team with steady production workload and VPC or compliance needs
- Enterprise — Your own cloud or VPC, self-hosted connections, SSO, audit log, priority support.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a free plan?
- No free plan is published. New accounts start with $10 in credits on PAYG.
- Can I bring my own model key or subscription?
- Yes, on the 10× plan you can bring your own key, or a Codex or Claude subscription.
- How is compute charged?
- Compute is included on the 10× and 20× plans. On PAYG, and for bare sandboxes, compute is billed at cost.
- What happens if I exceed the included allowance on a plan?
- Overage is billed as PAYG. The page does not publish an overage rate.
- Is an annual price available?
- The pricing page does not publish an annual figure for any plan.
What we read
Every figure on this page was extracted from the vendor's own pricing page at the moment below. The text is reproduced so you can check our reading against what they publish today.
Source captured 2026-08-21 07:05 UTC
Firebase for agents – OpenComputer Agents Sandboxes Pricing Docs Log in Firebase for agents. Write an agent as a TypeScript function, deploy it live in seconds. Your keys never enter the runtime. $ npm create @opencomputer/start@latest copy Read the docs → agent.ts import { useModel , useTool , useMcpServer } from "@opencomputer/agent" ; import { openCleanupPullRequest } from "./tools/github.js" ; export default function Agent () { useModel ( "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6" ); useMcpServer ( unleashMcp ); // read flag state useTool ( openCleanupPullRequest ); // one PR per stale flag return "Find stale flags in code, open a PR to remove each." ; } A real agent: it finds stale feature flags still referenced in code and opens a cleanup PR for each. Managed Batteries included. Keys it uses but never sees Each secret is bound to one origin and injected after the request leaves the sandbox. The agent can open a PR; it can't read the token, and can't send it anywhere else. tools/github.ts export const githubPat = defineConnection ({ origin : https : //api.github.com", // only ever here headers : { Authorization : bearer ( useSecret ( "GITHUB_PAT" )) }, }); egress POST /repos/acme/app/pulls (open cleanup PR) Authorization: Bearer •••••••• Deploy it, then leave it running Give it a schedule and it runs itself. Sessions, streaming, MCP, and Slack are handled. schedules/weekday-hygiene.ts export default defineSchedule ({ cron : "0 9 * * 1-5" , // weekdays, 9am dispatch : { payload : { dryRun : true } }, }); terminal $ opencomputer deploy ✓ live · runs weekdays, opens PRs, never sees the token Or drop a layer. Agents run on OpenComputer sandboxes: full Linux microVMs with checkpoint, fork, and live resize. Bringing your own harness or runtime? Use the sandbox directly. Same compute, you own the loop. Agents managed egress · sessions · streaming · schedules Sandboxes microVM · checkpoint · fork · resize sandbox.ts const box = await Sandbox . create (); // a full Linux microVM await box . exec ( "your-harness --run" ); // your loop, your rules await box . checkpoint ( "ready" ); // fork or restore anytime Pricing Pay for what runs. Start with $10 in credits. After that, stay on pay-as-you-go or pick a plan for included tokens and compute. Overage is billed as PAYG. PAYG Usage Pay as you go No monthly commitment Tokens and compute at usage rates Scale to zero when idle Start 10× Popular $20 /mo Tokens and compute included Monthly tokens included Compute included Bring your own key, Codex, or Claude subscription Overage billed as PAYG Get 10× 20× $200 /mo For heavier workloads A larger monthly allowance Compute included Overage billed as PAYG Get 20× Enterprise Custom On your terms Your own cloud or VPC, self-hosted connections Volume pricing and higher limits SSO, audit log, priority support Talk to us Compute is included on the 10× and 20× plans. On PAYG, and for bare sandboxes, it's billed at cost. Bring your own key, or a Codex / Claude subscription, on the 10× plan. I just want compute → Agents Sandboxes Pricing Docs Example
Pricing change log
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- 2026-08-21First published, extracted from https://opencomputer.dev/agentdeploy/pricing.