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The VM type - a real KVM machine with its own kernel - costs 2.5x the compute and lands at USD 11.36 for the same 2 vCPU / 4 GiB / 4 GB disk.","limits":[{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"4 vCPU ceiling on every instance type; 2 vCPU / 4 GB is the smallest shape","source":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/instance-sizing.md"},{"kind":"volume-quota","value":"disk is 2-12 GB on the 2 vCPU shape and bills USD 0.09/GB/month","source":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/instance-sizing.md"}],"binding":"per-object-cap","binding_note":"The shape ladder stops at 4 vCPU on every type, so the ceiling is the shape; the money wall is that a real VM is 2.5x the container rate.","identity_cost":{"kind":"card","detail":"Card required for the USD 5 credit and for every top-up ('Add a card from the billing page (nothing is charged)'); top-ups run USD 5 to USD 10,000 through Stripe, minimum USD 5. No card hold is stated. Debit acceptance is not stated. A create only checks that one day of balance exists and debits nothing.","country":null},"reliability_note":"Automatic top-up is on by default after the first top-up; when a settle leaves the wallet negative the instances are force-slept and requests return 402 until a top-up.","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"The rate card, the four shapes, the 2.5x VM multiplier, the per-minute metering, the stopped-disk rate and the card requirement are quoted from the vendor's own documentation read today. What would raise it: a probe that creates a vm instance and confirms the 2.5x charge on the ledger.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/billing.md","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'vCPU | $0.80 per vCPU per month', 'RAM | $0.70 per GB per month', 'Disk | $0.09 per GB per month', and 'Shape | Price at the default disk | 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 2-12 GB disk (the default) | $4.76'"},{"url":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/billing.md","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'A VM instance is a whole virtual machine with its own kernel ... Its compute is 2.5x the default rate, and disk is unchanged.' and 'time spent stopped or sleeping bills its disk alone'"},{"url":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/vm-instances.md","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'A `vm` instance is a full Linux virtual machine with its own kernel and KVM hardware virtualization.' and 'Publish a container's HTTP port onto the VM with `docker run -p`, then reach it at https://{id}-{port}.agent37.app'"},{"url":"https://www.agent37.com/docs/agents-api/billing.md","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '$5 free to start. 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Ingress is the other catch: ports are published as HTTPS at {id}-{port}.agent37.app, so no raw TCP listener and no UDP - it cannot be a WireGuard node.","extras":{"shape":{"vcpu":2,"ram_gib":4,"disk_gib":4,"gpu_class":null,"gpu_count":null,"note":"container instance; the vm type carries the same shape at 2.5x compute"},"billing_model":"per-minute","term":"prepaid wallet, no commitment","m10h_usd":1.96,"m24h_usd":4.76,"price_arithmetic":"Default container: 730 h x (2 x 0.80 + 4 x 0.70 + 4 x 0.09)/730 = USD 4.76 (the vendor's own monthly figure at the default disk). VM type: 730 h x (2.5 x (2 x 0.80 + 4 x 0.70) + 4 x 0.09)/730 = 2.5 x 4.40 + 0.36 = USD 11.36. 10 h/day = 300/730 of either figure: USD 1.96 container, USD 4.67 VM. 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