Runloop

What it does

Runloop takes in code repositories, sandbox templates, and agent frameworks, then runs them inside isolated cloud development environments called Devboxes. Agents execute commands and use tools, and sandbox disk state can be snapshotted, branched, suspended, and resumed. Axons are event streams that record and observe agent interactions in real time.

People use it to give coding agents a secure place to work, such as responding to pull requests, generating test cases, or building UI components. Distinct parts include Blueprints for reusable Devbox configurations, Repo Connections that infer a build environment from a git repository, and suspend and resume for bursty workloads. It is reached through the web platform, the Docs and API reference, a CLI, and Python and TypeScript SDKs.

It suits teams building AI software engineering agents, from prototypes to production, and regulated enterprises. Sign-up includes $50 in credits, and a free Pro trial needs no credit card. Beyond the Pro plan fee, usage is billed on actual consumption with no minimums, and trial sandbox limits apply until upgrade.

What it can do

• Runs isolated micro-VM Devboxes (VM plus container layers) for executing agents and tools
• Snapshots, branches, suspends, and resumes sandbox disk state
• Automatically infers a build environment from git repositories
• Reuses tools, files, and keys through Agent, Object, and Secret stores and Blueprint templates
• Scales sandbox CPU or memory in real time and supports Docker Compose and nested Docker
• Streams agent interactions through Axons and connects via MCP servers, SSH tunnels, websockets, and APIs

Works with

• GitHub
• Google sign-in
• Slack support (Pro plan)
• AWS, GCP, and Azure (deploy to your cloud, Enterprise)

Before you choose

• Compute and storage are billed separately from the plan fee and depend on actual consumption.
• Trial sandbox limits (3 running Devboxes, 5 Blueprints, 10 snapshots, 3 objects) apply until upgrade.
• Enterprise features such as VPC deployment and reinforcement fine-tuning require contacting sales.

Listed under

• Coding
• Agent evaluation
• AI agents
• Coding agents
• Developer tools
• Infrastructure
• Sandboxes

Get started

No credit card needed for the free Pro trial.

1. Sign up at the Runloop platform with Google, GitHub, or email and claim the $50 credit.
2. Create a Devbox or Blueprint and run a first command, following the Quickstart in the Docs.
3. Connect a git repository or add agent and tool dependencies through the Agent, Object, and Secret stores.

Usage is billed separately from the plan based on actual consumption with no minimums. The $50 credit and free Pro trial (no card required) are time-limited entitlements, not a permanent free tier. Enterprise is priced by contacting sales.

Source: runloop.ai/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• What is Runloop? - Runloop AI Docs ↗docs.runloop.ai
• Runloop - Your AI Agent Accelerator ↗runloop.ai
• Runloop - Pricing ↗runloop.ai
• Runloop - Your AI Agent Accelerator ↗runloop.ai

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Last checked 29 Oct 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.