ComputerUse.space is prelaunch. The documented Linux owner desktop pilot is distinct from customer rentals and live payments, which remain disabled. Read the source ↗

Computer-use platforms / ComputerUse.space alternative

A ComputerUse.space alternative for currently available hosted agent compute

ComputerUse.space describes a planned dedicated ThinkCentre rental service using managed Proxmox guests. Its current documentation distinguishes a Linux owner pilot from customer rentals, which remain disabled. Evaluate that release state before treating planned storage, integrations, or prices as a purchasable machine.

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Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Published by the Sandbox0 team

When ComputerUse.space fits

ComputerUse.space may fit a future requirement for a dedicated physical host and a managed desktop on it. Its owner pilot and management APIs can be evaluated in their documented scope; customer inventory, live payments, and integration readiness remain separate gates.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 for hosted Linux agent runtime integration with persistent whole-RootFS state, online growth, and supported file operations during pauses. It is not an equivalent dedicated physical desktop or a turnkey video-editing service.

Capabilities

ComputerUse.space and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeComputerUse.spaceNot established in this reviewSandbox0ttl and hard_ttl default to 0 (disabled). Configure idle pause and deletion policies for the same persistent sandbox identity; an idle running sandbox still accrues compute charges.Read documentation →
Persistent filesComputerUse.spaceProposed retained customer storage is described; production customer rental availability remains disabled.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSComputerUse.spaceA production returning-customer complete RootFS retention contract is not established by the prelaunch pilot.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Persistence extends beyond /workspace to paths such as /usr/local, /etc, and /home. Runtime tmpfs and virtual filesystems are excluded.Read documentation →
Release compute, keep stateComputerUse.spaceAgent stop, desktop shutdown, and storage reset are different operations; production compute-checkpoint semantics are not established.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateComputerUse.spaceSaved agent knowledge/files are not evidence of a deployed process-memory checkpoint feature.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Experimental memory checkpoints can preserve compatible process state. Use memory: true on both pause and resume on a compatible deployment. A filesystem checkpoint alone does not preserve running processes.Read documentation →

Online RootFS growth

On growth-enabled images, Sandbox0 automatically expands the writable RootFS as free space runs low, within a configured sparse logical ceiling up to 64 TiB. Agent processes keep running. Growth is enabled in the qualified Cloud region; confirm activation for other regions. Existing images and snapshots retain their captured storage geometry. The ceiling is logical capacity, not preallocated host disk.

Planned customer storage and future NAS/object-storage options do not establish automatic online whole-RootFS growth in a deployed customer service. Verify released capacity and recovery before comparing.

Files while compute is paused

Sandbox0's Files API reads persistent files without resuming compute. Filesystem-only pauses also permit edits; retained-memory pauses are read-only and reject mutations with 409. SSH, SFTP, file watching, and runtime-only mounts require running compute.

See paused file operations →

Installed host RAM is not the final guest allocation

The proposed plans name 8 GB and 16 GB installed host memory, with Proxmox and management overhead reducing what the guest can use. The site requires verified inventory and final guest allocation before checkout. A registered candidate host is not proof of available rental stock.

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Planned file retention is different from deployed customer recovery

The product materials distinguish stopping an agent, shutting down the desktop, and resetting storage. They describe planned retention and backup choices, but the reviewed release status does not establish a production customer whole-RootFS or memory-checkpoint guarantee. Verify each desktop, file, and integration feature separately.

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Published targets are prelaunch estimates

The homepage shows 30-day and annual price targets, explicitly labels inventory unavailable for purchase, and says customer rental payments remain disabled. Model inference, licensed applications, proxies, and optional storage are separate. Do not quote those targets as a currently activated cloud VM.

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Pricing

Compare billing models, then price your workload

CPU allocation, memory, billing minimums, disk, plan fees, and supported workload differ. These meters are not equal-performance machine quotes. Confirm region, resource units, and included allowances before estimating a total.

ComputerUse.space

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-18

Planned 8 GB-host offer
$24.99 per 30 days — prelaunch target
80 GB planned customer storage; final guest RAM and inventory unverified.
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Planned 16 GB-host offer
$39.99 per 30 days — prelaunch target
150 GB planned customer storage; creator workload performance requires testing.
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Enterprise fleet
Roadmap/custom planning; service not yet open
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These are planned prices, not available rental inventory. Twelve 30-day payments and one calendar-year annual term are different durations. The site states no current SLA and separates inference, software, proxy, and optional storage costs.

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Sandbox0

$0.015/GiB-hour compute (billed by the second at approximately $0.000004167/GiB-second), plus $0.02/GiB-month of retained incremental RootFS and memory checkpoint data. Shared base images and platform recovery retention are excluded; paused sandboxes accrue storage charges only.

Compute / GiB-hour
$0.015
Retained data / GiB-month
$0.02
Paused compute
$0.00

A 4 GiB agent, 100 running hours

$6.00 compute

4 GiB × 100 hours, billed by the second. Keeping 20 GiB of billable incremental data for a full billing month adds $0.40. CPU is derived from memory by the platform; choose a tier that fits your workload.

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Before migrating from ComputerUse.space

  1. Confirm whether an environment is an owner pilot or customer rental, then export any existing files using authorized access.
  2. Separate desktop, application, dedicated-hardware, and agent-loop requirements before packaging compatible work on Sandbox0.
  3. Validate real application compatibility, full system persistence, RootFS growth, paused file access, and effective released pricing.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in ComputerUse.space replacement?

Evaluate API compatibility and product scope. These products serve different core workflows, so a change may require a different architecture.

Does keeping files also keep a running agent?

Filesystem state and volatile process state are separate. Sandbox0 requires explicit compatible memory checkpoints to preserve running processes; its default filesystem resume starts fresh processes.

Sources and review scope

The Boat team's Battleships directory is the discovery source. References below describe the product and plan discussed on this page. Check current availability, regional terms and billing units before migrating. Where the cited material does not establish a capability or price, the comparison identifies that uncertainty.

Battleships research record ↗computeruse.space/ ↗computeruse.space/docs ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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