camelAI vs NoMac

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camelAI compared with NoMac
Detail	camelAI	NoMac
What it does	Open-source home for AI agents	On-demand cloud macOS for AI agents, billed per minute
Stage	Startup	Startup
Founded	2022	2026
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	camelBot: free to start, no credit card required, credit packs from $4.99. camelRun: $0.01 per agent-hour of active run time, $0.10 per GB-month for storage, tokens free on your own provider keys or at provider's price on camelAI's keys with no markup. camelCode: free plan with your own model API ke	$0.90 per hour, billed per minute. Prepaid credit starts at $10, never expires and needs no subscription. Bigger top-ups add up to 20% bonus credit: $100 buys 133 hours. 7-day money-back guarantee on first purchase.
Key features	Define agent model, instructions, tools and channels Open-source AI agent runtime with Docker and Postgres self-hosting AI agent history and file storage Connect tools with OpenAPI, MCP, or custom code Deploy to Slack, Discord, Telegram, GitHub, or custom apps Sandboxed code execution for agents Support for multiple AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Amazon Bedrock Custom Discord bot building with testing before publishing	Real macOS on Apple M6 or M5 Pro silicon, ready in about a minute Full admin access with no password prompts Xcode 27 preinstalled with Homebrew, Node, Python and CocoaPods iOS Simulator with screenshots and screen recordings Persistent 20 GB encrypted drive between sessions Control via MCP, CLI, API or SSH App Store submissions and TestFlight uploads Secrets management without chat exposure Desktop view and control in browser
What makes it different	Thousands of agents at once without talking to sales Open source agent runtime available for self-hosting Agents survive crashes and deploys without losing history or pending work	Agents work autonomously without human prompts or permission dialogs Pay only for minutes used, not idle Mac time Complete end-to-end app building and publishing from iOS Simulator to App Store Built-in isolation and security with ephemeral sessions
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	58 +1 (up) since last check	20 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	13
Citation Flow (Majestic)	36	28
Referring domains (Majestic)	343	140

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