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Choose the right storage for your Blaxel agents
Blaxel agents have three storage options: the sandbox filesystem, volumes, and Agent Drive. Understand what each option does and when to use it.
June 2, 202612 min
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Choosing a sandbox is choosing your agent infrastructure
StarSling benchmarked Blaxel's compute entry point. Production agents also need continuity, storage, networking, and control around that compute.
July 23, 2026
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Blaxel News
Your agent is only as fast as its slowest bottleneck
Blaxel was the only provider ranked in the top two across all six headline performance metrics in StarSling's July 23 sandbox benchmark.
July 23, 2026
2 mins
Blaxel News
Now available: Blaxel and Sapiom team up to let agents buy their own sandboxes
AI agents can now use Sapiom wallets to provision Blaxel perpetual sandboxes, run batch jobs, and deploy applications with built-in spend controls.
July 21, 2026
3 min
Blaxel News
Shared filesystems for agents at MCP Dev Summit Mumbai 2026
Read a recap of Vikram Vaswani's talk at MCP Dev Summit Mumbai and see how Blaxel Agent Drive simplifies state sharing for agents.
July 9, 2026
5 min
Customer Case Study
HackerSquad streamlines developer time-to-value with Blaxel sandboxes
HackerSquad uses Blaxel sandboxes to launch cloud IDEs in seconds, eliminating workshop setup friction and enabling hundreds of developers to code in isolated environments simultaneously.
July 9, 2026
8 min
Customer Case Study
Runwork accelerates collaborative enterprise AI workflows by 10x using Blaxel
Runwork leverages Blaxel's perpetual sandboxes and custom images to run low-latency, stateful AI agent workflows for enterprise teams without infrastructure overhead.
June 25, 2026
5 min
Customer Case Study
Corvera scales up enterprise CPG operations with Blaxel
Corvera built an agentic workforce for CPG brands with Blaxel sandboxes, unlocking a key product feature and achieving 2x faster performance.
June 15, 2026
6 min
Blaxel News
Blaxel now supports Claude Managed Agents with self-hosted sandbox execution
Blaxel integrates with Claude Managed Agents as a self-hosted sandbox provider, giving developers full control over code execution, networking, and state while Anthropic manages orchestration.
June 11, 2026
8 min
Customer Case Study
CodSpeed uses Claude Managed Agents and Blaxel to optimize your code performance
CodSpeed uses Claude Managed Agents with self-hosted Blaxel sandboxes to optimize customer code and deliver measurable performance improvements.
June 11, 2026
10 min
Blaxel News
Let your agents provision Blaxel resources with Stripe
AI agents can now provision Blaxel accounts and resources through Stripe Projects using your existing Stripe payment methods - no dashboards, manual signup, or credential management required.
June 10, 2026
8 min
Blaxel News
Hands-on AI sandbox workshop at Open Source Day 2026
Read a recap of Vikram Vaswani's workshop at Open Source Day 2026.
April 21, 2026
4 min
Blaxel News
Native support for Blaxel sandboxes in the new OpenAI Agents SDK
Blaxel is a first-class sandbox provider in the OpenAI Agents SDK. AI builders can create agents that safely run arbitrary code in fast, isolated sandboxes on Blaxel's high-performance platform.
April 15, 2026
4 min
Guides
In-depth guides and how-tos on how to run agentics in production.
5 Northflank Alternatives for AI Code Execution in 2026
Compare 5 Northflank alternatives built for AI agent workloads: Blaxel, Fly.io, Daytona, E2B, and Beam. Pricing, isolation models, and idle costs compared.
Jul 22, 202617 min
Blaxel vs Modal in 2026: Agent sandbox comparison
Blaxel holds sandbox state in perpetual standby at zero compute cost. Modal excels at GPU workloads. Compare isolation, pricing, and session continuity.
Jul 22, 202617 min
6 Best SOC 2 compliant sandbox providers
Compare SOC 2 Type I vs Type II sandbox providers for AI agent code execution. See isolation methods, state persistence, and compliance scope by vendor.
Jul 17, 202611 min
Preview Environments for AI-Generated Apps
AI generates code in seconds, but preview infrastructure takes minutes. Learn how to architect instant preview environments with sub-second provisioning.
Jul 13, 202610 min
Isolated environments for running untrusted Python from LLMs
Learn which Python sandbox pattern holds against LLM-generated code: process, container, or microVM isolation matched to your production threat model.
Jul 8, 202613 min
Why AI agent sandbox bills balloon, and how scale-to-zero fixes it
AI agent sandbox bills spike from idle compute and cold starts. Learn how scale-to-zero with state preservation cuts costs without breaking latency.
Jul 7, 202611 min
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Sandbox vs runtime vs code interpreter: a buyer's decision framework
Stop misaligning vendor evaluations. Learn how sandboxes, runtimes, and code interpreters differ in trust models, isolation, and state persistence.
Jul 7, 202611 min
How to give an AI agent persistent memory between runs
Learn how to give AI agents persistent memory across sessions using vector databases, persistent sandboxes, and shared filesystems for production workflows.
Jul 7, 202612 min
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The compounding cost of cold starts across agent tool calls
Cold start latency compounds across agent tool calls, adding seconds of overhead per interaction. Learn how to measure, quantify, and eliminate it.
Jul 7, 202612 min
Disposable cloud IDEs for enterprise events
Disposable cloud IDEs give every participant an identical environment in minutes. Learn how to choose the right platform for hackathons and onboarding.
Jul 7, 202611 min
5 Vercel Sandbox alternatives for secure AI code execution
Compare Blaxel, E2B, Modal, Fly.io, and Cloudflare as Vercel Sandbox alternatives for secure AI code execution in production agent workloads.
Jul 2, 202612 min
AWS DIY vs Managed Sandbox: True TCO Breakdown
Compare real total cost of ownership for AWS DIY sandbox vs managed providers. See where cold starts, idle compute, and DevOps time compound fastest.
Jun 30, 202612 min