All three plans are dedicated physical machines, not virtual machines. Starting at $20.9/day, they can be rented by the day, week, month, or quarter. All prices are settled in USD.
For short builds, start with daily rental; for continuous sprints, consider weekly rental; for steady development, choose monthly; for ongoing projects, compare quarterly pricing. The billing cycle changes the payment schedule, not the dedicated nature of the machine.
All three plans cover the same six locations. Choose a machine by memory and workload first, then select the rental period. Actual availability at checkout is returned in real time by the console.
M4 · 16GB · 256GB
M4 · 24GB · 512GB
M4 Pro · 64GB · 2TB
When choosing a configuration, record the memory usage, disk growth, and completion time of a real task. Peak resource usage determines the tier; continuous usage determines whether daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly billing is best.
Establish a baseline with a reproducible small task, then allow headroom for dependency caches, parallel processes, and artifacts. Do not rent an oversized configuration long-term for occasional peaks, and do not let sustained memory pressure trigger swap.
A single repository and scheme, manageable dependencies, clear memory needs during builds, and artifacts and caches that fit within 256GB.
You need to run Xcode, simulators, package managers, and support services together, or use one machine for development, testing, and archiving.
Models, indexes, or large projects need substantial unified memory, tasks run for extended periods, and intermediate files, model weights, or media assets take significant space.
Watch the peak usage of real tasks, not idle usage. When development tools, simulators, build processes, and support services run in parallel, leave room for bursts; if a task relies on swap continuously, upgrade to the next available tier.
Calculate the system and tools, code repositories, dependency caches, intermediate artifacts, and final exports separately. If your working set will keep growing, add the predefined +1TB SSD or +2TB SSD option at checkout.
Include environment setup, execution, result validation, and handoff in your usage time. Start with daily rental for a one-off validation; for continuous workflows, compare the full weekly, monthly, and quarterly prices instead of looking only at the daily rate.
Add-ons follow the machine's billing cycle. Check the base storage first, then choose expansion based on the actual size of your models, assets, caches, and build artifacts.
| Add-on | When to choose it | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Quarterly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1TB SSD | Choose this when dependency caches, build artifacts, or assets exceed the base capacity | $2.4 | $6.5 | $12.1 | $32.9 |
| +2TB SSD | Choose this when large models, media assets, or continuously growing datasets need more space | $4.8 | $13 | $24.2 | $65.8 |
| Thunderbolt 5 linking (per device) | Add this per device when your confirmed workflow requires linked machines | $1.6 | $4.3 | $7.9 | $21.5 |
Record the size of repositories, dependencies, caches, models or assets, temporary files, and final artifacts before deciding whether to add storage.
HopVM M4 Pro 64 already includes 2TB of base storage; add-ons increase capacity beyond the selected base configuration.
Thunderbolt 5 linking is priced per device, so the device count should match your actual workflow.
Cloud Mac rental is better suited to temporary needs, but not every workflow should be rented. If a machine must stay locally available and run at full load over the long term, buying hardware may be a better fit.
| Consideration | Rent a dedicated physical machine | Buy hardware | Shared virtual machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost structure | Pay by a defined period, making it suitable for assigning short-term project costs to a single task | Pay for the hardware upfront, then account for idle time, space, and ongoing management | Usually billed by resource size, but verify whether resources are shared with other users |
| Delivery speed | After confirming the plan, location, and billing cycle, proceed to the order flow | Requires purchasing, shipping, deployment, network access, and remote access configuration | Usually quick to create, but hardware and performance limits depend on the service design |
| Resource exclusivity | One order maps to one dedicated physical machine; the service is not a virtual machine | The purchaser manages the device and its physical resources are dedicated | Compute, storage, or host resources may be shared with other instances |
| Upgrade flexibility | Choose again among the three plans for later tasks and add options as needed | Upgrades usually require replacing components or buying another device | Logical specifications may be adjustable, but the actual physical resource limits may not be transparent |
| Best-fit duration | Short builds, peak scaling, validation experiments, and ongoing projects can all be matched to a billing cycle | Best for stable, long-term workloads where you can maintain the device and keep utilization consistently high | Best for general-purpose workloads that can accept shared resource limits |
| Exit costs | Export required data and clean up before the rental ends; release the machine when the project is complete | Continue storing, reallocating, disposing of, or managing depreciation for the hardware | Export data and stop the instance according to the provider's rules |
Clear signs that renting is the right choice: The project has an end date, you need Apple Silicon quickly, workload varies with the release schedule, or the team does not want to take on hardware purchasing and remote-access deployment yet.
HopVM M4 16, HopVM M4 24, and HopVM M4 Pro 64 are available in Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Hong Kong, the US East, and the US West. The console returns current order availability in real time.
Prioritize network performance between actual developers and CI trigger points and candidate locations; do not judge by map distance alone.
Code repositories, package dependencies, model files, and artifact transfer paths all affect total time. Validate with a small-scale version of your real workflow.
Cross-time-zone teams should account for build triggers, result checks, and device handoffs rather than optimizing a single connection for one person.
All orders are settled in USD. The only supported payment methods are USDT-TRC20 and Visa / Mastercard / Amex (via Stripe). The console determines the gateways actually available.
Confirm the machine, billing cycle, location, and add-ons. For an order supporting an existing project, also confirm the expected end date and data export plan in advance.
For billing issues, provide only the order ID from the console and a redacted error description. Do not include passwords, complete private keys, or payment credentials in email or tickets.
Choose the machine, billing cycle, location, and add-ons in order; the console summarizes the current configuration. After confirming the order, use the same entry point to manage the machine and service.
Start lightweight builds with HopVM M4 16; choose HopVM M4 24 for multitasking development; choose HopVM M4 Pro 64 for high-memory inference and heavy builds.
Choose daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly billing based on the full task duration, including setup, execution, validation, and handoff.
Choose the location that best matches your access path from the six available locations, then add +1TB SSD, +2TB SSD, or Thunderbolt 5 linking based on your data volume.
Check the USD amount, payment method, and order configuration. The console returns available combinations and payment gateways in real time; complete the order after confirmation.
Choose one of the three dedicated cloud Mac plans, then select a daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly term. Orders are settled in USD, and the machines run normally 365 days a year.