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Status notice

Riza (discontinued)

Answer in brief

Riza’s hosted Code Interpreter API shut down on October 1, 2025 (announced July 28, 2025). Only the self-hosted container continues for existing licence holders. Riza pointed users to Daytona. Closest alternatives: E2B, Daytona, Azure Container Apps dynamic sessions.

By the Agent Sandboxes editors · Updated

Status: Riza’s hosted Code Interpreter API shut down on October 1, 2025 (announced July 28, 2025). Only the self-hosted container continues for existing licence holders. Riza pointed users to Daytona.

Overview

Riza provided a simple API for running untrusted, LLM-generated code. It announced on July 28, 2025 that the hosted API and dashboard would shut down on October 1, 2025, and partnered with Daytona to offer migration credits.

For a hosted code interpreter today, see best sandboxes for code interpreters and Riza alternatives.

Notable

  • Hosted API shut down October 1, 2025.

How Riza compares

SandboxIsolationOpen sourceSelf-host / BYOCCold start (vendor)Max sessionSnapshots / pauseGPUSDKs
RizaNot documentedNoNot documented / Not documentedNot documentedNot documentedNot documented / Not documentedNoNot documented
E2BFirecracker microVMYesYes / YesNot documented1 h / 24 h (Pro)Yes / YesNoPython, JavaScript/TypeScript
DaytonaContainers or VMsNoNot documented / Yes<90 msUnlimitedYes / YesYesPython, TypeScript, Ruby, Go, Java
Azure Container Apps dynamic sessionsHyper-V VMNoNo / NoSub-second (pooled)220 s / execNo / NoNoREST API, Azure CLI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel
AWS Bedrock AgentCoreMicroVM (Runtime)NoNo / NoNot documentedUp to 8 hNot documented / Not documentedNoPython (AgentCore SDK), AWS SDKs, AWS CLI
OpenAI Code Interpreter & Hosted ShellVM (unspecified)NoNo / NoNot documented20 min idleNo / NoNoOpenAI Responses API, Containers API, OpenAI SDKs

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Frequently asked questions

What is Riza?
A former hosted code-interpreter API for running LLM-generated code; the hosted service shut down in October 2025. Discontinued — use an active code-interpreter sandbox instead.
How does Riza isolate code?
Riza does not publicly document its isolation technology in detail.
Is Riza open source?
No, Riza is not open source.
How much does Riza cost?
Pricing is not publicly documented. Check the official pricing page for current rates.
What are the best Riza alternatives?

Sources

  1. riza.io/blog/shutting-down-hosted-code-interpreter
  2. riza.io/blog/partnering-with-daytona
  3. riza.io

Cite this page

Agent Sandboxes. (2026). Riza (discontinued). agentsandboxes.org. Last reviewed November 8, 2026. https://agentsandboxes.org/sandboxes/riza/

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