Rent a dedicated Mac for 24/7 AI agents: Claude Code and Codex, $169/mo

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How it works
What you get

Everything an agent needs to run unattended.

The machine

A real M6 Mac mini, all yours.

HardwareApple M6, 16 GB unified memory, 256 GB SSD
UptimeSleep disabled, auto-login, wired ethernet, battery backup
InstalledClaude Code, Codex, Google Chrome, tmux, Homebrew, Xcode
AccessBrowser desktop from your portal. SSH and Screen Sharing over Tailscale if you want them.
Your accountA user named runner, an administrator. sudo with your own password. Install what you like.
Price$169/mo, monthly, cancel anytime. The rate you sign up at is the rate you keep.
Local and open models

Need more memory than 16 GB?

The base M6 runs Claude Code and Codex, which call cloud models. If your agent should run open models locally, with Ollama, MLX or LM Studio, memory is the limit. A 30B-class model wants 48 GB. 70B-class models, quantized, want 64 GB. We build M5 Pro machines to order for exactly that. You pay a build fee today, monthly billing starts when it is live, and it is yours within about a week.

Honest scope

What we do not do.

  • −We do not sell API credits. Your Claude or ChatGPT plan covers usage.
  • −We do not read your sessions. Sign-in happens on your Mac, in your account.
  • −We do not babysit the agent. When it needs a human, that human is you, from your phone or the browser desktop.
  • −We do not run other agents for you. Install another coding agent yourself if you want one. It will work, and we will not support it.
  • −We do not host general automation. Apple licenses a leased Mac for software development, so agents here work on your code, not your inbox or your CRM.

Need the Mac as a GitHub Actions runner instead? That is the CI runner plan at $139/mo. Same hardware, different job.

FAQ

Questions people ask before renting

What is an agent Mac?

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A dedicated M6 Mac mini in our rack that stays on 24 hours a day. Claude Code and Codex are installed and a session is kept alive, so a coding agent can work on your software while you sleep. You open its desktop from a browser tab and control it from your phone. It costs $169 a month, cancel anytime.

Do I need an API key?

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No. You sign in to Claude Code with your Claude account, or to Codex with your ChatGPT account. Your existing subscription covers the usage. We never see your keys or your conversations.

Which agents are installed?

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Claude Code and Codex. Both are installed and updated. At signup you pick which one is running when you first open the Mac. You can switch or run both later.

Can I install other tools or agents?

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Yes. Your account is an administrator, so sudo works with your own password. Install Homebrew packages, Xcode versions, simulator runtimes, other coding agents, or anything else your project needs. We support Claude Code and Codex directly. Other software is yours to run, and it has to stay on software work like everything else on the Mac.

How do I control the agent from my phone?

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Once you are signed in on the Mac, the Claude app and the ChatGPT app can send tasks to that session. When the agent needs a human, for example to approve a login or read a two-factor code, open the desktop in your browser and do it there.

How is this different from the CI runner plan?

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Same hardware, different job. The runner plan turns the Mac into a GitHub Actions runner for $139 a month. The agent plan keeps a logged-in desktop alive for AI agents, adds the browser desktop, and costs $169 a month. You can lease one of each.

Can the agent do things other than software work?

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No. Apple licenses a leased Mac for software development, building, testing, and the tools that support them. A coding agent working on your own software fits that. An agent that manages your inbox, your CRM, or your social accounts does not, and we will suspend a unit used that way. Every hosted Mac provider works under the same license.

What happens to my agent's files when I cancel?

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Access ends at the end of the paid period, then the machine is wiped. Copy anything you want to keep before then. The volume is securely erased and the Mac is restored to a clean image before anyone else uses it.

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