How does MCP server pricing work?

Our MCP server pricing is transparent and varies by tier. Hobby tier users pay $0.0050 per tool call, while Pro tier users pay $0.0025 per tool call. All tiers include free MCP tool calls per month (50 for Hobby, 1000 for Pro) before pay-as-you-go rates apply.

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

Yes, you can switch between plans at any time. When upgrading, you'll get immediate access to higher tier features including more free MCP tool calls and lower per-call rates. When downgrading, changes take effect at your next billing cycle.

What is the platform fee?

We charge a 5% platform fee on balance reloads. This fee helps us maintain the infrastructure and provide access to public models, tools, and usage statistics across all tiers.

What happens if I exceed my free MCP tool calls?

When you exceed your monthly free MCP tool calls (50 for Hobby tier, 1000 for Pro tier), you'll continue paying the per-tool-call rate for your tier. Hobby tier pays $0.0050 per call, Pro tier pays $0.0025 per call. You can monitor usage and set spending limits in your dashboard.

How does Managed Runners pricing work?

Managed Runners allow you to optionally run your MCP server logic in our managed environment. Pricing is $0.0001 per CPU-second + $0.0004 per GB-second. You are billed per second for compute and memory usage, giving you flexible and transparent pricing based on actual resource consumption.

How does Dedalus Machines pricing work?

Dedalus Machines uses per-second billing for active CPU time only. When your machine sleeps, you pay $0. The free tier includes 50 hours of compute per month. The Pro tier starts at $20/month with higher rate limits and priority support. Storage is priced separately from compute and persists across sleep/wake cycles.

Is there a free tier for Dedalus Machines?

Yes. You get 50 free hours of compute per month with no credit card required. This includes full Linux VMs with VM-level isolation, persistent storage, and 50ms boot times. The free tier has the same isolation and performance as paid tiers.

How does Dedalus pricing compare to E2B or Daytona?

Dedalus Machines offer scale-to-zero billing where sleep is free, while most competitors charge for idle time. You get VM-level isolation (not containers), persistent storage, and 50ms boot for $20/month Pro. Per-second billing means you pay only for active compute, not provisioned capacity.

What does sleep cost on Dedalus Machines?

Sleep is free. $0 compute while your machine is sleeping. Memory, volumes, and filesystem state are preserved. Wake your machine instantly when needed. There are no imposed session limits, machines can sleep for hours, days, or indefinitely.

How does scale-to-zero work on Dedalus?

When your machine is idle, it sleeps automatically with zero compute cost. When a request arrives, the machine wakes in 50ms via snapshot restore. You only pay for active CPU seconds. This makes Dedalus ideal for bursty agent workloads that need instant availability without paying for idle time.

How does MCP server pricing work?

Our MCP server pricing is transparent and varies by tier. Hobby tier users pay $0.0050 per tool call, while Pro tier users pay $0.0025 per tool call. All tiers include free MCP tool calls per month (50 for Hobby, 1000 for Pro) before pay-as-you-go rates apply.

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

Yes, you can switch between plans at any time. When upgrading, you'll get immediate access to higher tier features including more free MCP tool calls and lower per-call rates. When downgrading, changes take effect at your next billing cycle.

What is the platform fee?

We charge a 5% platform fee on balance reloads. This fee helps us maintain the infrastructure and provide access to public models, tools, and usage statistics across all tiers.

What happens if I exceed my free MCP tool calls?

When you exceed your monthly free MCP tool calls (50 for Hobby tier, 1000 for Pro tier), you'll continue paying the per-tool-call rate for your tier. Hobby tier pays $0.0050 per call, Pro tier pays $0.0025 per call. You can monitor usage and set spending limits in your dashboard.

How does Managed Runners pricing work?

Managed Runners allow you to optionally run your MCP server logic in our managed environment. Pricing is $0.0001 per CPU-second + $0.0004 per GB-second. You are billed per second for compute and memory usage, giving you flexible and transparent pricing based on actual resource consumption.

How does Dedalus Machines pricing work?

Dedalus Machines uses per-second billing for active CPU time only. When your machine sleeps, you pay $0. The free tier includes 50 hours of compute per month. The Pro tier starts at $20/month with higher rate limits and priority support. Storage is priced separately from compute and persists across sleep/wake cycles.

Is there a free tier for Dedalus Machines?

Yes. You get 50 free hours of compute per month with no credit card required. This includes full Linux VMs with VM-level isolation, persistent storage, and 50ms boot times. The free tier has the same isolation and performance as paid tiers.

How does Dedalus pricing compare to E2B or Daytona?

Dedalus Machines offer scale-to-zero billing where sleep is free, while most competitors charge for idle time. You get VM-level isolation (not containers), persistent storage, and 50ms boot for $20/month Pro. Per-second billing means you pay only for active compute, not provisioned capacity.

What does sleep cost on Dedalus Machines?

Sleep is free. $0 compute while your machine is sleeping. Memory, volumes, and filesystem state are preserved. Wake your machine instantly when needed. There are no imposed session limits, machines can sleep for hours, days, or indefinitely.

How does scale-to-zero work on Dedalus?

When your machine is idle, it sleeps automatically with zero compute cost. When a request arrives, the machine wakes in 50ms via snapshot restore. You only pay for active CPU seconds. This makes Dedalus ideal for bursty agent workloads that need instant availability without paying for idle time.

Pay only what you use

Billed only for active compute. Storage included with every plan.

$0/hr idle

Per-second billing

Full flexibility

Compute pricing

Pay only what you use

Sandboxes are billed per second of active compute. When they sleep, billing stops.

vCPU

$0.04536per vCPU · hour

≈ $33.11 if running 24/7

Memory

$0.01458per GiB · hour

≈ $10.64 if running 24/7

Storage

Monthly

$0.08per GB · month

Persists through sleep/wake cycles.

No charges for idle time · Free tier includes $20 credit

Hobby

$0/mo

$20 one-time sign-up credit.

vCPU / SandboxUp to 2

RAM / Sandbox4 GiB

Storage10 GB

MachinesUp to 5

ComputeUp to 50 hrs/mo

$20 one-time sign-up credit

No credit card required

Start for free

Pro

POPULAR

$20/mo

$20 of compute included every month.

vCPU / SandboxUp to 4

RAM / SandboxUp to 8 GiB

Storage20 GB (expandable)

MachinesUp to 25

ComputeUnlimited

Everything in Hobby + $20/mo usage credit

Configurable timeout

Priority support

Get started

Enterprise

Custom

Fleet-level control for teams that need dedicated infrastructure.

vCPU / SandboxCustom

RAM / SandboxCustom

StorageCustom

MachinesUnlimited

ComputeUnlimited

Dedicated fleet option

SSO / RBAC / audit logs

SLA with uptime guarantees

Bring your own cloud

Dedicated support

Contact sales

Calculator

Transparent pricing

Configure

vCPU

2 coresMemory

8 GiBStorage

20 GBActive hrs

150 hrs

Idle hrs

594 hrs

Monthly Estimate

Dedalus$32.70

Typical competitor$111.89

Idle savings
Competitors charge ~$56.55/mo for idle time. You pay $0.

You save

$79.18

71%

/mo

FAQ

Common questions

Compute is billed per second while your machine is actively running. Idle time is free. Storage persists across sleep and wake cycles and is included with your plan.

Every account receives a one-time $20 sign-up credit. The Pro plan includes $20 in monthly compute credits that refresh each billing cycle and do not roll over. Any additional credits you purchase will carry over from cycle to cycle.

At the Hobby-tier default of 1 vCPU / 2 GiB, active compute runs about $0.075/hr, so the $20 sign-up credit covers roughly 268 hours. At the Hobby maximum of 2 vCPU / 4 GiB (~$0.149/hr), it covers about 134 hours, well beyond the 50 hr/mo Hobby ceiling.

Storage is included within your subscription tier (10 GB on Hobby, 20 GB on Pro, 50 GB per user on Teams). Additional storage is $0.08/GB per month. Storage persists across sleep/wake cycles.

Yes. Qualifying startups can receive up to $10,000 in compute credits valid for 12 months. At Pro tier, that covers approximately 48,000 hours of active compute, enough for a 5-person team running full workdays for over a year. Apply at /startup.

<50ms away from production

No credit card required.

Start with $20 credits Read the Docs

Pay only what you use

Billed only for active compute. Storage included with every plan.

$0/hr idle

Per-second billing

Full flexibility

Compute pricing

Pay only what you use

Sandboxes are billed per second of active compute. When they sleep, billing stops.

vCPU

$0.04536per vCPU · hour

≈ $33.11 if running 24/7

Memory

$0.01458per GiB · hour

≈ $10.64 if running 24/7

Storage

Monthly

$0.08per GB · month

Persists through sleep/wake cycles.

No charges for idle time · Free tier includes $20 credit

Hobby

$0/mo

$20 one-time sign-up credit.

vCPU / SandboxUp to 2

RAM / Sandbox4 GiB

Storage10 GB

MachinesUp to 5

ComputeUp to 50 hrs/mo

$20 one-time sign-up credit

No credit card required

Start for free

Pro

POPULAR

$20/mo

$20 of compute included every month.

vCPU / SandboxUp to 4

RAM / SandboxUp to 8 GiB

Storage20 GB (expandable)

MachinesUp to 25

ComputeUnlimited

Everything in Hobby + $20/mo usage credit

Configurable timeout

Priority support

Get started

Enterprise

Custom

Fleet-level control for teams that need dedicated infrastructure.

vCPU / SandboxCustom

RAM / SandboxCustom

StorageCustom

MachinesUnlimited

ComputeUnlimited

Dedicated fleet option

SSO / RBAC / audit logs

SLA with uptime guarantees

Bring your own cloud

Dedicated support

Contact sales

Calculator

Transparent pricing

Configure

vCPU

2 coresMemory

8 GiBStorage

20 GBActive hrs

150 hrs

Idle hrs

594 hrs

Monthly Estimate

Dedalus$32.70

Typical competitor$111.89

Idle savings
Competitors charge ~$56.55/mo for idle time. You pay $0.

You save

$79.18

71%

/mo

FAQ

Common questions

Compute is billed per second while your machine is actively running. Idle time is free. Storage persists across sleep and wake cycles and is included with your plan.

Storage is included within your subscription tier (10 GB on Hobby, 20 GB on Pro, 50 GB per user on Teams). Additional storage is $0.08/GB per month. Storage persists across sleep/wake cycles.

<50ms away from production

No credit card required.

Start with $20 credits Read the Docs

Command Palette

Command Palette

Pay only what you use

Pay only what you use

Hobby

Pro

Enterprise

Transparent pricing

Common questions

<50ms away from production

Pay only what you use

Pay only what you use

Hobby

Pro

Enterprise

Transparent pricing

Common questions

<50ms away from production

Pay only what you use

Pay only what you use

Hobby

Pro

Enterprise

Transparent pricing

Common questions

<50ms away from production

Pay only what you use

Pay only what you use

Hobby

Pro

Enterprise

Transparent pricing

Common questions

<50ms away from production