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ArcBox
ArcBox provides isolated operating system environments for AI agents across multiple platforms.
ArcBox is an Agent Computer platform that runs AI agents on real, isolated operating systems with their own kernel, filesystem, and network. It offers three lifetimes including persistent computers, ephemeral sandboxes, and fresh runners for CI jobs. The platform supports Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Users can interact with the system via a CLI, SDKs, and an API using four verbs to manage disk, memory, and execution. It provides usage-based pricing billed by the second for compute and per GiB-month for storage.
ArcBox at a glance
- Best for: Software engineer
- Runs on: Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, API, CLI
- Pricing: Free plan with usage credits; Pro and Enterprise plans with custom pricing
- Released: January 2026
- Category: AI coding tool
- Website: arcbox.dev
Key features
- Run isolated operating systems for AI agents
- Support persistent computers, ephemeral sandboxes, and CI runners
- Manage environments via CLI, SDKs, and API
- Support Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
- Provide snapshot and resume capabilities
- Bill usage by the second for compute
Use it for
- Run persistent AI agent computers between tasks
- Execute short-lived ephemeral sandboxes for tasks
- Provision fresh machines for CI jobs
Alternatives to ArcBox
- OpenSandbox — Provides isolated environments with multi-language SDKs and lifecycle management.
- Agent Sandbox — Provides a secure and isolated execution layer for autonomous AI agents.
- AIO Sandbox — Provides an integrated environment for agents in a single Docker container.
- AI Sandboxes by Buddy — Stateful virtual machines with persistent disks and public HTTPS endpoints.
- CubeSandbox — Provides sub-60ms cold starts and hardware-level microVM kernel isolation.
- Paddock — Runs AI agents on dedicated Linux computers or secure sandboxes on a single VPS.
- VibeBox — Runs AI agents in a fast virtual machine with cached base images.
- forkd — Spawns 100 isolated microVMs in approximately 100 milliseconds.
- Agent OS — Manage AI coding sessions side by side and check on them from your phone.
- Amp — Agents keep working in the cloud after the laptop is closed
- AgentOS SDK — Runs agents directly inside the backend using WebAssembly and V8 isolates.
- Devbox — Runs securely on your infrastructure with isolated sandboxes and credential proxies.
All ArcBox alternatives