CapabilitiesTrials and free tiers
Free starting credit
Credit to spend when you sign up.
Short answer: 7 of 16 providers offer it fully: Agent 37, Blaxel, Daytona, E2B, Modal, Sprites and boxd. With a catch: Lizard, Morph, Runtime and Vercel Sandbox. Checked 29 October 2026.
Who offers it
Part of Trials and free tiers, which explains why it matters.
Fully: Agent 37, Blaxel, boxd, Daytona, E2B, Modal and Sprites. With a catch: Lizard, Morph, Runtime and Vercel Sandbox. Not at all: Boat, Cloudflare Sandbox, InstaBox, Sandboxer and Tensorlake.
The credit only appears after you add a card, though nothing is charged.
docs-confirmed “Add a card from the billing page (nothing is charged) and your workspace gets a one-time $5 credit” Source
docs-confirmed “Up to $200 in credits, no credit card required.” Source
You have to add a card first, though nothing is charged.
pricing-page “€30 of credits when you add a payment method.” Source
The credit cannot be spent on graphics machines.
pricing-page “$200 in free compute included.” Source
When it runs out without a payment method, every project is blocked shortly afterwards.
pricing-page “One-time $100 in usage credits.” Source
A payment method is required before the credit can be used.
pricing-page “$30 / month free credits” Source
One credit per person and one per organisation, and it cannot pay a subscription fee.
docs-confirmed “Each user can grant one $30 trial credit, and each org can receive at most one.” Source
The catch: The $5 comes only as part of a seven-day trial and needs a card.
docs-confirmed “Pro starts with a 7-day trial that includes $5 of usage.” Source
The catch: One page promises 300 free hours a month, while the pricing page lists no free units.
Contradiction between two Morph pages; see notes.
docs-confirmed “Once you have your invite, our $0/month Developer Plan provides 300 free compute hours per month” Source
The catch: There is no plain signup credit; whatever you add in your first 30 days is doubled, up to $1,000.
docs-confirmed “Credit your organization adds within 30 days of signing up is matched with credit, up to $1,000 in total.” Source
The catch: The credit is part of a 14-day Pro trial, not a standing signup credit.
docs-confirmed “Unlock the full potential of Vercel Pro during your 14-day trial with $20 in credits.” Source
Note: There is no credit; the free offer is 25 hours of machine time inside a trial.
docs-confirmed “25 hours in total, all sandboxes together” Source
Note: There is no starting credit; you pay the $5 monthly plan from the start.
docs-confirmed “Available on Workers Paid plan” Source
Note: There is no starting credit; the free plan is a machine, and paid plans include usage equal to their fee.
inferred “Usage comes out of your included credits first, then you pay as you go. Credits reset every month.” Source
Note: There is no credit; the trial is 25 hours of machine time that becomes a paid plan.
inferred “7 days, 25 hours of machine time, up to 2 sandboxes at once on the small and default sizes” Source
Note: There is no starting credit; the free plan is a small machine and credit is bought in packs.
docs-confirmed “Prepaid packs starting at $5” Source
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