diff --git a/.changeset/cli-stream-input.md b/.changeset/cli-stream-input.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab61e4fca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cli-stream-input.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@e2b/cli': patch
+---
+
+`e2b sandbox connect`/`create` send terminal input over a single persistent stream instead of one request per 10ms batch
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/terminal.ts b/packages/cli/src/terminal.ts
index 242143dbdb..260f23e98d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/terminal.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/terminal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import * as e2b from 'e2b'
 
-const FLUSH_INPUT_INTERVAL_MS = 10
-
 function getStdoutSize() {
   return {
     cols: process.stdout.columns,
@@ -36,19 +34,35 @@ export async function spawnConnectedTerminal(
     ...(opts.envs !== undefined ? { envs: opts.envs } : {}),
   })
 
-  const inputQueue = new BatchedQueue<Buffer>(async (batch) => {
-    const combined = Buffer.concat(batch)
-    await sandbox.pty.sendInput(terminalSession.pid, combined)
-  }, FLUSH_INPUT_INTERVAL_MS)
+  const openInput = () =>
+    sandbox.pty.streamInput(terminalSession.pid, { timeoutMs: 0 })
+  let input = openInput()
+  let closed = false
+  let inputErrorReported = false
 
-  const resizeListener = process.stdout.on('resize', () =>
+  const resizeListener = () =>
     sandbox.pty.resize(terminalSession.pid, getStdoutSize())
-  )
-  const stdinListener = process.stdin.on('data', (data) => {
-    inputQueue.push(data)
-  })
-
-  inputQueue.start()
+  const sendInput = (data: Buffer, retried = false): void => {
+    const handle = input
+    handle.send(data).then(
+      () => {
+        inputErrorReported = false
+      },
+      (err) => {
+        if (closed) return
+        if (input === handle) input = openInput()
+        if (!retried) return sendInput(data, true)
+        if (inputErrorReported) {
+          return
+        }
+        inputErrorReported = true
+        console.error('Error sending input:', err)
+      }
+    )
+  }
+  const stdinListener = (data: Buffer) => sendInput(data)
+  process.stdout.on('resize', resizeListener)
+  process.stdin.on('data', stdinListener)
 
   // Wait for terminal session to finish
   try {
@@ -66,55 +80,11 @@ export async function spawnConnectedTerminal(
     throw err
   } finally {
     // Cleanup
+    closed = true
     process.stdout.write('\n')
-    resizeListener.destroy()
-    stdinListener.destroy()
-    await inputQueue.stop()
+    process.stdout.off('resize', resizeListener)
+    process.stdin.off('data', stdinListener)
+    await input.close().catch(() => {})
     process.stdin.setRawMode(false)
   }
 }
-
-class BatchedQueue<T> {
-  private queue: T[] = []
-  private isFlushing = false
-  private intervalId?: NodeJS.Timeout
-
-  constructor(
-    private flushHandler: (batch: T[]) => Promise<void>,
-    private flushIntervalMs: number
-  ) {}
-
-  push(item: T) {
-    this.queue.push(item)
-  }
-
-  start() {
-    this.intervalId = setInterval(async () => {
-      if (this.isFlushing) return
-
-      this.isFlushing = true
-      await this.flush()
-      this.isFlushing = false
-    }, this.flushIntervalMs)
-  }
-
-  async stop() {
-    if (this.intervalId) {
-      clearInterval(this.intervalId)
-      this.intervalId = undefined
-    }
-
-    await this.flush()
-  }
-
-  private async flush() {
-    if (this.queue.length === 0) return
-
-    const batch = this.queue.splice(0, this.queue.length)
-    try {
-      await this.flushHandler(batch)
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Error sending input:', err)
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/terminal.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/terminal.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..720ea67dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/terminal.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import type { Sandbox } from 'e2b'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { spawnConnectedTerminal } from '../src/terminal'
+
+function createDeferred() {
+  let resolve!: () => void
+  const promise = new Promise<void>((done) => {
+    resolve = done
+  })
+  return { promise, resolve }
+}
+
+function createInputHandle(
+  sendImplementation: (data: Buffer) => Promise<void> = async () => {}
+) {
+  return {
+    send: vi.fn<(data: Buffer) => Promise<void>>(async (data: Buffer) =>
+      sendImplementation(data)
+    ),
+    close: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  }
+}
+
+function sentChunks(handle: ReturnType<typeof createInputHandle>) {
+  const calls = handle.send.mock.calls as [Buffer][]
+  return calls.map(([data]) => data.toString())
+}
+
+function createSandbox(handles: ReturnType<typeof createInputHandle>[]) {
+  const wait = createDeferred()
+  let nextHandle = 0
+  const streamInput = vi.fn(
+    () => handles[nextHandle++] ?? handles[handles.length - 1]
+  )
+  const sandbox = {
+    pty: {
+      create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        pid: 1,
+        wait: () => wait.promise,
+      }),
+      resize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+      streamInput,
+    },
+  } as unknown as Sandbox
+
+  return { sandbox, streamInput, wait }
+}
+
+const flush = () => new Promise<void>((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve))
+const originalRawModeDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
+  process.stdin,
+  'setRawMode'
+)
+let setRawModeMock = vi.fn()
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  setRawModeMock = vi.fn()
+  Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'setRawMode', {
+    configurable: true,
+    writable: true,
+    value: setRawModeMock,
+  })
+  vi.spyOn(process.stdout, 'write').mockImplementation((() => true) as never)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  if (originalRawModeDescriptor) {
+    Object.defineProperty(
+      process.stdin,
+      'setRawMode',
+      originalRawModeDescriptor
+    )
+  } else {
+    Reflect.deleteProperty(process.stdin, 'setRawMode')
+  }
+})
+
+describe('spawnConnectedTerminal input stream', () => {
+  test('sends chunks in order over one persistent stream', async () => {
+    const handle = createInputHandle()
+    const { sandbox, streamInput, wait } = createSandbox([handle])
+    const terminal = spawnConnectedTerminal(sandbox)
+
+    try {
+      await flush()
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('first'))
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('second'))
+      await flush()
+
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, { timeoutMs: 0 })
+      expect(sentChunks(handle)).toEqual(['first', 'second'])
+    } finally {
+      wait.resolve()
+      await terminal
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('reopens once per failed handle and resends chunks in order', async () => {
+    const first = createInputHandle(async () => {
+      throw new Error('first stream failed')
+    })
+    const replacement = createInputHandle()
+    const { sandbox, streamInput, wait } = createSandbox([first, replacement])
+    const terminal = spawnConnectedTerminal(sandbox)
+
+    try {
+      await flush()
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('first'))
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('second'))
+      await flush()
+
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 1, { timeoutMs: 0 })
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 1, { timeoutMs: 0 })
+      expect(sentChunks(replacement)).toEqual(['first', 'second'])
+
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('later'))
+      await flush()
+
+      expect(sentChunks(replacement)).toEqual(['first', 'second', 'later'])
+    } finally {
+      wait.resolve()
+      await terminal
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('reports repeated resend failures only once', async () => {
+    const first = createInputHandle(async () => {
+      throw new Error('first stream failed')
+    })
+    const replacement = createInputHandle(async () => {
+      throw new Error('replacement stream failed')
+    })
+    const finalHandle = createInputHandle()
+    const { sandbox, streamInput, wait } = createSandbox([
+      first,
+      replacement,
+      finalHandle,
+    ])
+    const consoleError = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    const terminal = spawnConnectedTerminal(sandbox)
+
+    try {
+      await flush()
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('first'))
+      process.stdin.emit('data', Buffer.from('second'))
+      await flush()
+
+      expect(streamInput).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+      expect(sentChunks(replacement)).toEqual(['first', 'second'])
+      expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'Error sending input:',
+        expect.any(Error)
+      )
+    } finally {
+      wait.resolve()
+      await terminal
+    }
+  })
+
+  test('cleans up listeners, closes the input stream, and disables raw mode', async () => {
+    const handle = createInputHandle()
+    const { sandbox, wait } = createSandbox([handle])
+    const stdinListeners = process.stdin.listenerCount('data')
+    const resizeListeners = process.stdout.listenerCount('resize')
+    const terminal = spawnConnectedTerminal(sandbox)
+
+    try {
+      await flush()
+      expect(process.stdin.listenerCount('data')).toBe(stdinListeners + 1)
+      expect(process.stdout.listenerCount('resize')).toBe(resizeListeners + 1)
+    } finally {
+      wait.resolve()
+      await terminal
+    }
+
+    expect(process.stdin.listenerCount('data')).toBe(stdinListeners)
+    expect(process.stdout.listenerCount('resize')).toBe(resizeListeners)
+    expect(handle.close).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(setRawModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false)
+  })
+})