diff --git a/runpod/api/sandboxes.py b/runpod/api/sandboxes.py
index e5e6663d9..932e1e371 100644
--- a/runpod/api/sandboxes.py
+++ b/runpod/api/sandboxes.py
@@ -471,6 +471,20 @@ async def list_registry_auths(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
             raise ValueError("Registry listing returned no response")
         return payload["registries"]
 
+    async def options(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        path = f"{_SANDBOX_PATH}/options"
+        payload = await self._request("GET", path)
+        if (
+            not isinstance(payload, dict)
+            or not all(
+                isinstance(payload.get(key), list)
+                for key in ("dataCenterIds", "cpuFlavorIds")
+            )
+            or not isinstance(payload.get("limits"), dict)
+        ):
+            raise error.QueryError("sandbox options response is malformed", f"GET {path}")
+        return payload
+
     async def create(self, body: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         payload = await self._request(
             "POST",
diff --git a/runpod/sandbox/__init__.py b/runpod/sandbox/__init__.py
index f6d2fd128..ec7604e6b 100644
--- a/runpod/sandbox/__init__.py
+++ b/runpod/sandbox/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     SandboxCompute,
     SandboxExecutionError,
     SandboxInfo,
+    SandboxLimits,
+    SandboxOptions,
     SandboxStartupTimeout,
     SandboxState,
     SandboxStateError,
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@
     "SandboxExecutionError",
     "SandboxCreationError",
     "SandboxInfo",
+    "SandboxLimits",
+    "SandboxOptions",
     "SandboxStartupTimeout",
     "SandboxState",
     "SandboxStateError",
diff --git a/runpod/sandbox/asyncio.py b/runpod/sandbox/asyncio.py
index e1c602791..e5e12824a 100644
--- a/runpod/sandbox/asyncio.py
+++ b/runpod/sandbox/asyncio.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     SandboxCompute,
     SandboxExecutionError,
     SandboxInfo,
+    SandboxOptions,
     SandboxStartupTimeout,
     SandboxState,
     SandboxStateError,
@@ -244,6 +245,25 @@ async def get(
             raise
         return sandbox
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def options(
+        cls,
+        *,
+        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        request_timeout: float = 30,
+    ) -> SandboxOptions:
+        """Return the data centers and CPU flavors a create may choose from."""
+        _timeout(request_timeout, "request_timeout")
+        api = AsyncSandboxAPI(api_key, base_url, request_timeout)
+        try:
+            result = SandboxOptions.from_dict(await api.options())
+        except BaseException as error:
+            await _cleanup(api.close(), request_timeout, error)
+            raise
+        await _cleanup(api.close(), request_timeout)
+        return result
+
     @classmethod
     async def list(
         cls,
diff --git a/runpod/sandbox/models.py b/runpod/sandbox/models.py
index f65da1fed..c10ee7ea5 100644
--- a/runpod/sandbox/models.py
+++ b/runpod/sandbox/models.py
@@ -110,6 +110,40 @@ def from_dict(cls, data: Mapping[str, Any]) -> "SandboxInfo":
         )
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SandboxLimits:
+    """limits for this account; capacity and other caps can still refuse a create."""
+
+    max_concurrent_sandboxes: int
+    max_idle_timeout_seconds: int
+    max_lifetime_seconds: int
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, payload: Mapping[str, Any]) -> "SandboxLimits":
+        return cls(
+            max_concurrent_sandboxes=payload["maxConcurrentSandboxes"],
+            max_idle_timeout_seconds=payload["maxIdleTimeoutSeconds"],
+            max_lifetime_seconds=payload["maxLifetimeSeconds"],
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SandboxOptions:
+    """what this account may choose when creating a sandbox."""
+
+    data_center_ids: tuple[str, ...]
+    cpu_flavor_ids: tuple[str, ...]
+    limits: SandboxLimits
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, payload: Mapping[str, Any]) -> "SandboxOptions":
+        return cls(
+            data_center_ids=tuple(payload["dataCenterIds"]),
+            cpu_flavor_ids=tuple(payload["cpuFlavorIds"]),
+            limits=SandboxLimits.from_dict(payload["limits"]),
+        )
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class ExecResult:
     """command output with nullable host-reported execution details."""
diff --git a/runpod/sandbox/sync.py b/runpod/sandbox/sync.py
index f01acf625..1fffe68b2 100644
--- a/runpod/sandbox/sync.py
+++ b/runpod/sandbox/sync.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     LogSource,
     SandboxCompute,
     SandboxInfo,
+    SandboxOptions,
     SandboxState,
 )
 
@@ -400,6 +401,27 @@ async def get() -> AsyncioSandbox:
                     raise original from error
             raise
 
+    @classmethod
+    def options(
+        cls,
+        *,
+        api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        base_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        request_timeout: float = 30,
+    ) -> SandboxOptions:
+        """Return the data centers and CPU flavors a create may choose from."""
+        runner = _LoopRunner()
+        try:
+            return runner.run(
+                AsyncioSandbox.options(
+                    api_key=api_key,
+                    base_url=base_url,
+                    request_timeout=request_timeout,
+                )
+            )
+        finally:
+            runner.stop()
+
     @classmethod
     def list(
         cls,
diff --git a/tests/test_sandbox.py b/tests/test_sandbox.py
index af24e9523..88358e4e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_sandbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_sandbox.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from runpod.sandbox import (
     SandboxCreationError,
     SandboxExecutionError,
+    SandboxLimits,
     SandboxStartupTimeout,
     SandboxStateError,
 )
@@ -140,6 +141,18 @@ async def handle(request):
         )
         if request.headers.get("Authorization") != "Bearer sandbox-test-key":
             return failure(401, "invalid key")
+        if request.path == "/v2/sandboxes/options":
+            return web.json_response(
+                {
+                    "dataCenterIds": ["EU-RO-1", "US-CA-2"],
+                    "cpuFlavorIds": ["cpu3c"],
+                    "limits": {
+                        "maxConcurrentSandboxes": 10,
+                        "maxIdleTimeoutSeconds": 7200,
+                        "maxLifetimeSeconds": 86400,
+                    },
+                }
+            )
         if request.path == "/v2/global-volumes":
             if service.global_error:
                 return failure(403, service.global_error)
@@ -300,6 +313,7 @@ async def serve():
             "/v2/sandboxes",
             "/v2/network-volumes",
             "/v2/registries",
+            "/v2/sandboxes/options",
             "/v2/sandboxes/{id}",
             "/v2/sandboxes/{id}/{operation}",
         ):
@@ -1381,3 +1395,34 @@ async def test_same_resolved_volume_id_cannot_be_mounted_as_two_kinds(peer):
             **peer.options,
         )
     assert peer.records == {}
+
+
+def _connection(peer):
+    return {key: value for key, value in peer.options.items() if key != "startup_timeout"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_options_returns_what_create_may_choose(peer):
+    options = await AsyncioSandbox.options(**_connection(peer))
+    assert options.data_center_ids == ("EU-RO-1", "US-CA-2")
+    assert options.cpu_flavor_ids == ("cpu3c",)
+    assert options.limits == SandboxLimits(
+        max_concurrent_sandboxes=10,
+        max_idle_timeout_seconds=7200,
+        max_lifetime_seconds=86400,
+    )
+    assert peer.requests[-1][:2] == ("GET", "/v2/sandboxes/options")
+
+
+def test_sync_options_matches_async(peer):
+    options = Sandbox.options(**_connection(peer))
+    assert options.data_center_ids == ("EU-RO-1", "US-CA-2")
+    assert options.cpu_flavor_ids == ("cpu3c",)
+    assert options.limits.max_concurrent_sandboxes == 10
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_options_authentication_failure_propagates(peer):
+    bad = {**_connection(peer), "api_key": "wrong"}
+    with pytest.raises(AuthenticationError):
+        await AsyncioSandbox.options(**bad)