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Daytona vs E2B: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

Daytona$10K on acceptance; up to $100K per Daytona's page ($50K per its terms)Verified Nov 4, 2026E2BOne-time $20,000 in E2B credits + Pro tier membershipVerified Nov 4, 2026

At a glance

FactDaytonaE2B
Value$10K on acceptance; up to $100K per Daytona's page ($50K per its terms)One-time $20,000 in E2B credits + Pro tier membership
TypeCreditsCredits + discount
Duration1 year1 year
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series A, BootstrappedPre-seed, Seed, Bootstrapped
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raised$15,000,000$5,000,000
Max company age5 years3 years
Ways to get it
  • Apply directly — $10K on acceptance; more in discretionary tranches
  • Daytona VC and accelerator partners — Same Startup Grid credits; pick your partner on the form
  • Apply directly — $20,000 in credits + Pro tier
  • Y Combinator, a16z Speedrun or Antler — Additional E2B credits (amount not published)
Requirements
  • Privately held company
  • Incorporated no more than 5 years before the application date
  • Less than $15M raised in total
  • Fewer than 50 full-time employees at the time of applying
  • Raised less than $5M
  • Founded less than 3 years ago
  • First-time E2B user
  • Building AI agents (coding agents, data analysis, computer use, evals, deep research or similar)
  • Company or institutional email address
Not eligible
  • Credits cannot be sold, transferred or used to give third parties access to Daytona
  • Does not include Daytona Enterprise or discounts on future paid plans
  • Teams already on Pro or another paid tier do not get Pro for free
  • Reselling or redistributing credits or platform access
VerificationPartially verified· Nov 4, 2026Verified· Nov 4, 2026

Which should you pick?

Daytona offers the larger headline amount ($10K on acceptance; up to $100K per Daytona's page ($50K per its terms) versus One-time $20,000 in E2B credits + Pro tier membership). Daytona accepts a wider range of funding stages, while E2B is more targeted. Note that only E2B is fully verified against its official page; double-check the other before relying on it. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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