NoMacScaleway Apple silicon alternative
NoMac vs Scaleway Apple silicon
No 24-hour lease and no server to delete. NoMac gives your agent a fresh Mac with Xcode 27, billed per minute, with a one-minute minimum.
A Mac for your agent, ready in about a minute.
$0.90/hour · billed per minute · credit never expires
7-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase. Prices checked 25 October 2026 from public list prices.
What Scaleway Apple silicon is
Dedicated Mac minis in Scaleway's Paris region, from an M1 with 8 GB at €0.11 an hour or €75 a month up to an M4 Pro with 64 GB, with Xcode preinstalled and a 24-hour minimum lease.
NoMac vs Scaleway Apple silicon at a glance
| NoMac | Scaleway Apple silicon | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum charge | One minute | 24 hours |
| A 20-minute job | About 30¢ | Billed as 24 hours: €2.64 on the smallest M1 |
| Billing stops | When the Mac stops, to the minute | When you delete the server |
| Cleanup | Stopping deletes the Mac | Delete or reinstall the server yourself |
| Spend control | A spend cap on every session, $5 by default | You pay while the Mac is assigned to you |
| Agent connection | MCP, CLI, REST API, SSH and a desktop in the browser | SSH and remote desktop |
Why teams choose NoMac
- ✓A one-minute minimum instead of a 24-hour lease.
- ✓A fresh Mac every session, deleted when it stops: no server to wipe, reinstall or remember to delete.
- ✓Your agent drives it over MCP, the CLI or a REST API, as well as SSH.
- ✓Root with sudo and no password, dialogs answered automatically, and a screen that never locks.
- ✓Prepaid credit from $10 that never expires, with a spend cap on every session.
The verdict
Scaleway rents a whole Mac by the day at minimum. NoMac rents your agent exactly the minutes it needs, on a fresh Mac with Xcode 27, and deletes it when the work is done.
Switch in two minutes
Give your agent a Mac now. From your project directory:
npm install -g @nomac/cli nomac login nomac start --json nomac sync . nomac ssh -- xcodebuild -list nomac stop --json # or let Claude Code drive it claude mcp add nomac -- npx @nomac/cli mcp
Or give your agent nomac.app/install and it sets itself up.
Questions
What is the best Scaleway Apple silicon alternative for AI agents?＋
NoMac: your agent's own Mac in the cloud. A fresh macOS machine with Xcode 27 and admin rights, driven over MCP, the CLI, the REST API or SSH, at $0.90 an hour, billed per minute. Your agent builds, tests, signs and ships the app from that Mac.
How much does NoMac cost?＋
$0.90 an hour, billed per minute, from prepaid credit: $10 buys 11.1 hours and never expires. You pay only while the Mac is ready, with a one-minute minimum, and setup is free. No subscription, no overage, and bigger top-ups add up to 20% bonus credit. 7-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase.
Can Claude Code, Codex or Cursor use NoMac?＋
Yes, in one line: claude mcp add nomac -- npx @nomac/cli mcp, or the hosted MCP endpoint https://mcp.nomac.app/mcp from a cloud sandbox. Your agent starts a Mac, runs commands, reads the output and stops it on its own.
Do I need an Apple Developer account?＋
Not to build, test or run the iOS Simulator. To publish on TestFlight and the App Store you need only your Apple Developer account, and your agent does the signing and the upload for you.
Does my work carry over between Macs?＋
Yes. Your account's 20 GB encrypted drive at ~/drive comes with every Mac, so your projects, packages and Xcode's build cache are there and builds stay incremental.
Stop paying for a Mac that waits for you.
Full macOS with Xcode and root, over MCP, CLI, API or SSH. $0.90 an hour, billed per minute, with your 20 GB drive on every Mac. $10 of credit is 11.1 hours.
Get your agent a Mac7-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase.