---
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: CodeSandbox
providerId: codesandbox
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Developer Tools
  - Cloud IDE
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for CodeSandbox VM-based sandbox infrastructure billing.
sources:
  - https://codesandbox.io/pricing
  - https://codesandbox.io/docs/sdk/pricing
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: CodeSandbox
serviceCategory: Developer Tools
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription with on-demand overage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: CodeSandbox
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools
  ProviderName: CodeSandbox
  PublisherName: CodeSandbox
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: VM Credits
    unit: credits
    aggregation: sum
  - name: VM Runtime Hours
    unit: hours
    aggregation: sum
  - name: Concurrent VMs
    unit: vms
    aggregation: max
skus:
  - name: Nano VM (2 vCPU / 2 GiB RAM)
    unit: hour
    price: 0.15
    currency: USD
  - name: Small VM (4 vCPU / 8 GiB RAM)
    unit: hour
    price: 0.30
    currency: USD
  - name: On-demand credit
    unit: credit
    price: 0.01486
    currency: USD
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track CodeSandbox VM credit consumption monthly per workspace to
      understand development environment costs across teams and projects.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size VM specs to workload requirements; shut down idle sandboxes
      promptly since billing rounds up to the nearest minute; prefer snapshot
      and restore over leaving VMs running to minimize runtime costs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Assign workspace credits per team or project; use workspace-level
      billing to attribute costs to individual teams or product lines.
  - name: Forecasting
    description: >-
      Model monthly spend based on average VM hours per developer and
      concurrent VM peaks; scale plan tier selection to expected usage to
      avoid high on-demand overage rates.