# $0.01 per phone-minute

Mobilebox cloud Android phones for AI agents cost $0.01 a minute, billed by the second while a phone runs. Boot time is free, and a phone was ready in 19.4 s in our November 2026 benchmark.

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## What the price covers

### What you pay for

- Each second a phone is ready

- One-minute minimum per session

- No seats, plans or subscriptions

### What’s free

- Boot time, until the phone is ready

- Parked phones, with apps, data and logins kept

- Free credit for new workspaces

### Included

- REST, MCP and every tool

- Screens as text and screenshots

- Credits from your dashboard, any time

## Devices

Every device runs on the same API and MCP, billed by the second while it runs.

| Device | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Cloud Android 14 phone (arm64) | $0.01 per phone-minute |
| iPhone and iPad | $0.05 per phone-minute |
| Real Android device | $0.03 per phone-minute |
| Dedicated devices | from $79 per month |

Running over 100 devices? [Contact sales](https://calendar.app.google/nJMMVkzipRe2NWGt7) for volume pricing.

## Network

Give a phone a residential or mobile IP in a city you pick. Its GPS, timezone and locale match it.

| Network | Price |
| --- | --- |
| Standard networkData-center IP | Included |
| Residential IPCity targeting, sticky per phone | $8 per GB |
| Mobile carrier IPCity targeting, sticky per phone | $15 per GB |
| Your own proxySet proxy to a socks5 or http URL | Included |

Billed per GB of traffic. Ask with `network: "residential"` or `network: "mobile"` and a `city`. On every network: no fake engagement, fake accounts, spam or evading platform protections ([terms](https://mobilebox.dev/terms#use)).

## What sessions cost

A few examples at $0.01 a minute. Billing examples, not measured task times.

| Session | Running time | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A quick check20 seconds | 20 seconds | $0.01 minimum |
| An agent task8 min 20 s | 8 min 20 s | about $0.08 |
| A default session15 minutes | 15 minutes | $0.15 |
| A long session3 hours | 3 hours | $1.80 |
| A parked phoneAll week | All week | $0.00 |

## Billing questions

Holds, parking, devices and networks.

How does a session hold work?

When a phone starts, its longest possible session is held from your balance (15 minutes = $0.15 by default). When it parks, you pay for the seconds it was ready. The rest returns to your balance.

If your balance cannot cover the hold, the start fails with `insufficient_credits` and changes nothing.

When does my phone park automatically?

A phone parks itself after 5 idle minutes, and after 15 minutes of running unless you ask for up to 3 hours. Set `idle_timeout` or `max_duration` when creating or starting it.

Which devices can my agent use?

Cloud Android phones, iPhone and iPad, and real Android devices, all through the same API and MCP calls. Each is billed by the second at its own price; see the table above.

Can a phone have a residential or mobile IP?

Yes. Create it with `network: "residential"` ($8 per GB) or `network: "mobile"` ($15 per GB) and a `city` such as Berlin. The IP stays with the phone, and its GPS, timezone and locale match the city. Your own proxy works too.

What can my agent do on a phone?

Install your app, read the screen as text or a screenshot, tap, type and swipe in batches, and park the phone with its apps, data and logins kept. Cloud Android, iPhone and iPad, and real Android devices all take the same calls.