> lovable’s already chosen modal over e2b for their sandboxes, which modal offers at a 500% lower mark up than e2b.
I'm curious what pricing info you're using? e2b's advertised pricing for 2 vCPUs is $0.000028/s [1] which is about 30% cheaper than Modal's $0.00003942/s [2].
Claude analysis i did a while ago, [wow shit I think Claude fucked it up]
Modal vs E2b Direct Comparison
CPU Sandbox Pricing
E2b: $0.243/hour (2 vCPU sandbox)
Modal: $0.192/hour (1 physical core = 2 vCPU)
AWS baseline: $0.021/hour (t3.small, 2 vCPU)
Markups Over AWS
E2b: 11.6x AWS costs (1060% markup)
Modal: 9.2x AWS costs (823% markup)
True Margins (accounting for overhead)
E2b's actual margin:
Their cost: ~$0.028/hour (AWS + security/ops overhead)
Their price: $0.243/hour
Profit margin: 768%
Modal's actual margin:
Their cost: ~$0.025/hour (AWS + minimal overhead)
Their price: $0.192/hour
Profit margin: 668%
Key Differences
AspectE2bModalPrice/hour (2 vCPU)$0.243$0.192Markup vs AWS11.6x9.2xTrue profit margin768%668%FocusSecurity/isolationPerformance/scalePremium27% more expensiveBaseline
> lovable’s already chosen modal over e2b for their sandboxes, which modal offers at a 500% lower mark up than e2b.
I'm curious what pricing info you're using? e2b's advertised pricing for 2 vCPUs is $0.000028/s [1] which is about 30% cheaper than Modal's $0.00003942/s [2].
[1]: https://e2b.dev/pricing
[2]: https://modal.com/use-cases/sandboxes
Claude analysis i did a while ago, [wow shit I think Claude fucked it up]
Modal vs E2b Direct Comparison
CPU Sandbox Pricing
E2b: $0.243/hour (2 vCPU sandbox)
Modal: $0.192/hour (1 physical core = 2 vCPU)
AWS baseline: $0.021/hour (t3.small, 2 vCPU)
Markups Over AWS
E2b: 11.6x AWS costs (1060% markup)
Modal: 9.2x AWS costs (823% markup)
True Margins (accounting for overhead)
E2b's actual margin:
Their cost: ~$0.028/hour (AWS + security/ops overhead)
Their price: $0.243/hour
Profit margin: 768%
Modal's actual margin:
Their cost: ~$0.025/hour (AWS + minimal overhead)
Their price: $0.192/hour
Profit margin: 668%
Key Differences
AspectE2bModalPrice/hour (2 vCPU)$0.243$0.192Markup vs AWS11.6x9.2xTrue profit margin768%668%FocusSecurity/isolationPerformance/scalePremium27% more expensiveBaseline