tool
Replit Agent
Browser-based agent that builds, runs and deploys an app without a local toolchain.
Price
Free tier
Licence
Proprietary
Runs commands
Yes
Sandbox
isolated
Pricing
Subscription with usage-based agent checkpoints; the effective cost depends on iteration count.
Not verified against the vendor page — confirm before budgeting. Vendor pricing ↗
What it is allowed to touch
the field most directories skip| Runs shell commands | Yes |
| OS-level sandbox | isolated |
| Can read .env / secrets | No |
| Outbound network | Yes |
| Audit log | None |
Code runs in a hosted container, not on your machine — the strongest isolation in the builder category.
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