# box

> For AI builders: Box spins up full Ubuntu VMs in 2 seconds at 10x lower cost so you run more agents without breaking your budget.

Source: https://tools.launchllama.co/products/box
Markdown: https://tools.launchllama.co/products/box.md
Generated: 2026-11-08T05:40:29.262Z

## Facts

- **Name:** box
- **Short description:** For AI builders: Box spins up full Ubuntu VMs in 2 seconds at 10x lower cost so you run more agents without breaking your budget.
- **Website:** https://box.ascii.dev/
- **Categories:** Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence
- **Listing type:** product_hunt
- **Upvotes on Launch Llama:** 274
- **Listed since:** 2026-07-28
- **Featured (paid) listing:** no

## Full description

Box offers the simplest, cheapest cloud computers for agents, thought for builders of agentic platforms & software factories. Run 'box new' in your terminal, in 2s get a beefy ubuntu VM, with admin rights, a desktop, ssh access. At $0.036/hr it is 10x less expensive than the likes of E2B, Daytona, Modal, so you can run more agents, or run them longer. Run up to 1000 concurrent boxes fully self-served, or ask us for more, with same-day support from the founders.

## Notes for agents

- Generated on request from live Launch Llama data, so it is always current.
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- Site overview: https://tools.launchllama.co/llms.txt (long form: https://tools.launchllama.co/llms-full.txt)
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