PRICING

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Try your first project on welcome credit. Starter adds $40 of compute credit every month. AI is included during early access.

Starter

For members

$15.99 USD / month

Founding price for the first 30 members, locked while you stay subscribed.

  • $40 of compute every month (150% more than you pay)
  • About 800 Small or 270 Large VM hours
  • AI included, no daily limit
  • Top up from $5 to $500; top-ups never expire

Members subscribe from the dashboard. Unused plan credit resets each month. Cancel anytime.

What $40 a month gets you

About 8 h a day

A full workday on a Large VM

Starter’s $40 covers about 270 Large-VM hours a month.

$0

For the AI agent

AI usage is included with no daily limit during early access, so your credit goes to compute.

$0

While a VM is stopped

Your agent’s VM stops after 15 minutes idle and keeps its files, so a forgotten VM doesn’t drain credit.

Computer sizes

Small

Everyday tasks

Clean a CSV, organize files, or run a Python script.

0.5 vCPU · 1 GiB RAM

About $0.05 / hour

Large

Browser and app work

Automate a website, test a small app, or run a browser beside your code.

1.5 vCPU · 3 GiB RAM

About $0.15 / hour

XL

Demanding projects

Larger app builds, bigger datasets, and several services at once.

Resources to be announced

Coming soon

Billed per second while a VM runs, with a one-minute minimum. Stopped VMs cost nothing.

Questions

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How does the $10 credit work?

It’s a one-time credit for Small and Large VMs, added after approval and account setup. It’s valid for 14 days after you sign up and can’t pay the Starter subscription fee.

What is the founding price?

The first 30 Starter members keep $15.99 a month and $40 of monthly credit for as long as their subscription stays active. Cancel anytime and keep the plan until the end of the paid month.

How is compute billed?

A running VM uses credit by the second, including idle time, until it stops: about $0.05 an hour for Small and $0.15 for Large, with a one-minute minimum. Stopped VMs cost nothing. Starter’s $40 monthly credit is used first and resets each month. Starter subscribers can also top up any whole-dollar amount from $5 to $500, and top-ups never expire.

Is AI usage charged?

Not during early access. The agent’s AI usage is included, and you pay only for VM compute. Free accounts have a daily AI limit; Starter has none.

Why not just rent a VPS?

If you need a server running around the clock, a VPS costs less. BoxCompute is built for agent work: you pay by the second only while a VM runs, the AI agent, browser desktop and live previews come with it, and idle VMs stop on their own.