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Daytona costs Free to Free per s as of October 2026, with 14 plans available. Plans: Compute vCPU (Per Second) at $0.00/s, Memory GiB (Per Second) at $0.00/s, Storage GiB (Per Second) at $0.00/s, OS Windows (Per Second) at $0.00/vCPU/s, GPU Nvidia B300 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU Nvidia B200 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU AMD MI355X Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU Nvidia H200 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU Nvidia H100 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, GPU Nvidia RTX 5090 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s, and GPU Nvidia RTX 4090 Preemptible (Per Second) at $0.00/s. Custom pricing is available on request. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

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Daytona offers 14 pricing tiers: Compute vCPU (Per Second), Memory GiB (Per Second), Storage GiB (Per Second), OS Windows (Per Second), GPU Nvidia B300 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia B200 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU AMD MI355X Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia H200 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia H100 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia RTX 5090 Preemptible (Per Second), GPU Nvidia RTX 4090 Preemptible (Per Second), Startup Program, Enterprise. Paid plans include Compute vCPU (Per Second) at $0.00/s, Memory GiB (Per Second) at $0.00/s, Storage GiB (Per Second) at $0.00/s.

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Daytona does not publish fixed pricing — contact the vendor for a quote, but hidden costs like implementation and support still add to the total as of October 2026. Key hidden costs: idle sandbox billing, configuration-dependent security, infrastructure configuration workarounds. Verified from 2 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

1

Idle Sandbox Billing

medium overage

Users could be billed for idle time if sandboxes are not explicitly managed, even though they auto-stop by default after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Grounded summary

For example, five intermittent 5-minute code execution sessions could result in billing for 75 minutes of idle time (5 sessions x 15 minutes before auto-suspend) in addition to the 25 minutes of active compute.

2

Configuration-Dependent Security

high implementation

Achieving hardware-level microVM isolation requires explicit configuration, implying that desired security levels and associated costs are configuration-dependent.

Grounded summary

Achieving hardware-level microVM isolation (via Kata Containers and Sysbox) requires explicit configuration, implying that the desired security level and its associated costs might be configuration-dependent.

3

Infrastructure Configuration Workarounds

medium implementation

The lack of infrastructure configuration options for production deployments might necessitate implementing proxy servers or other workarounds, potentially adding to implementation complexity and cost.

Grounded summary

The lack of infrastructure configuration options for production deployments, such as custom domains for agent endpoints or dedicated IP addresses for outbound traffic, might necessitate implementing proxy servers or other workarounds, potentially adding to implementation complexity and cost.

4

Workspace Creation Failures

medium implementation

Persistent workspace creation failures can lead to wasted time and effort in implementation and operation.

Grounded summary

Workspace Creation Failures: Some users have reported persistent workspace creation failures, which, while not a direct "hidden cost" with a dollar figure, can lead to wasted time and effort in implementation and operation.

5

Inactive Resource Charges

medium implementation

Customers are responsible for terminating all running sandboxes to avoid unexpected charges for inactive resources, as inefficient sandbox management is considered an implementation cost.

Grounded summary

Cost Trade-off: While Daytona boasts sub-90ms cold start times for sandboxes, significantly faster than alternatives like Docker (which can take 2-5 seconds)

6

Per-Execution Cost for Speed

low implementation

Daytona's sub-90ms cold start times for sandboxes come with a per-execution cost, which for AI agents making thousands of tool calls daily, can be offset by substantial cumulative per-call latency savings compared to slower alternatives.

Grounded summary

For AI agents making thousands of tool calls daily, the cumulative per-call latency savings can be substantial, potentially offsetting the per-execution cost compared to slower, "free" alternatives like Docker, where the "cost" is felt in user experience and agent efficiency.

7

Outbound Network Misconfiguration

medium implementation

Daytona allows configuring network limits to control external services accessed by code to prevent data exfiltration or unauthorized API calls, but misconfiguration could lead to issues.

Grounded summary

Outbound Network Restrictions: Daytona allows for configuring network limits to control external services accessed by code, which can prevent data exfiltration or unauthorized API calls.

8

Auto-pause Billing

medium overage

Daytona bills users for a default 15-minute idle time before a sandbox transitions to a zero-cost standby mode, which can lead to higher costs for intermittent agent workloads.

Grounded summary

For example, if an AI agent initiates five 5-minute sessions but spends the rest of an hour idle, Daytona would bill for 25 minutes of active compute plus 75 minutes (5 sessions x 15 minutes auto-pause) of additional time, totaling approximately $0.138 for a specific configuration

9

User Resource Management

medium implementation

Users need to actively manage sandbox lifecycles, including auto-stop, auto-archive, and auto-delete policies, to optimize costs, especially for warm sandboxes.

Grounded summary

Resource Management: Users need to actively manage sandbox lifecycles (auto-stop, auto-archive, auto-delete policies) to optimize costs, especially for warm sandboxes that are kept ready for quick launch

10

Enterprise Implementation Costs

high implementation

Enterprise options for larger deployments, such as custom pricing, Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), on-premise, and self-hosted solutions, may involve additional implementation and management costs.

Grounded summary

Enterprise Options: For larger deployments, Daytona offers enterprise options that may include custom pricing, Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), on-premise, and self-hosted solutions, which would involve additional implementation and management costs depending on the chosen model

11

Compounding Costs at Scale

high overage

Minor delays in environment provisioning and per-action execution can significantly compound at scale, potentially leading to higher-than-anticipated bills from inefficient agent workflows or unoptimized sandbox usage.

Grounded summary

Default Auto-Pause Period: Daytona's default 15-minute auto-pause period for sandboxes, compared to alternatives with shorter auto-suspend times (e.g., Blaxel's 15-second auto-suspend), could result in higher costs if sandboxes remain active longer than necessary during idle periods.

12

Extended Auto-Pause Period

low overage

Daytona's default 15-minute auto-pause period for sandboxes could result in higher costs if sandboxes remain active longer than necessary during idle periods compared to alternatives with shorter auto-suspend times.

Grounded summary

Default Auto-Pause Period: Daytona's default 15-minute auto-pause period for sandboxes, compared to alternatives with shorter auto-suspend times (e.g., Blaxel's 15-second auto-suspend), could result in higher costs if sandboxes remain active longer than necessary during idle periods.

13

Auto-Stop Interval

high overage

Daytona sandboxes have a default auto-stop interval of 15 minutes of inactivity, meaning they will continue to incur compute costs for that duration unless explicitly configured otherwise.

Grounded summary

However, Daytona's Terms of Service state that they may update their terms, and for material changes, they will notify users at least thirty days before the change takes effect.

14

Resource Leaks

high overage

Users are responsible for terminating all running sandboxes to avoid charges, and a 'Settlement Period' of typically 48 hours after termination may still incur charges due to billing system delays.

Grounded summary

A "Settlement Period" of typically 48 hours after termination may still incur charges due to billing system delays.

15

Hidden Infrastructure Tax

high implementation

For AI agent reinforcement learning (RL) workloads, minor delays in environment provisioning and per-action execution can significantly compound costs at scale.

Grounded summary

Benchmarks show that a 50-action trajectory can take 12.9 seconds on Daytona, compared to much longer times on other infrastructure, but the aggregate worker-hours for 10,000 trajectories can still be substantial (e.g., 36 aggregate worker-hours on Daytona compared to 449 on ECS/Fargate).

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Daytona?

Beyond the license fee, budget for: Auto-pause Billing ($0.138 for a specific configuration). Exact totals depend on your deployment size and negotiated terms.

02 Does Daytona charge for implementation?

Daytona implementation is not included in the license cost. Achieving hardware-level microVM isolation requires explicit configuration, implying that desired security levels and associated costs are configuration-dependent..

03 How much does Daytona support cost?

Premium support pricing for Daytona depends on your tier and contract terms. See the sourced cost breakdown above for any verified figures we have.

04 Are there overage or storage costs with Daytona?

Users could be billed for idle time if sandboxes are not explicitly managed, even though they auto-stop by default after 15 minutes of inactivity..

05 What add-ons cost extra with Daytona?

Add-on pricing for Daytona varies by feature. The sourced cost breakdown above lists any verified add-on costs we have.

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