serve vs MacRun

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serve compared with MacRun
Detail	serve	MacRun
What it does	Hosting and tunneling for AI agents	Rent a dedicated Mac for 24/7 AI agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Paid
Pricing	Free: $0 with 3 live tunnels at a time, 100 MB per publish, 1 GB total storage, 2 GB live transfer per month. Pro: $9.99 per month with 10 live tunnels at a time, 1 GB per publish, 50 GB total storage, 25 GB live transfer per month.	Agent Mac: $169/mo on M6 (16GB, 256GB SSD), available in 24 hours. Monthly or annual billing with 2 months free on annual. Cancel anytime.
Key features	Live tunneling with public HTTPS/WSS URL to local process Published hosting to serve-managed storage Unlimited account-owned links by count MCP-first interface for AI agents Password protection with TTL Outbound-only connection via QUIC Named subdomains on Pro plan Analytics for opens, bytes, referrer, country	M6 Mac mini with 16GB memory and 256GB SSD Claude Code and Codex pre-installed 24/7 uptime with sleep disabled and auto-login Control from phone via Claude or ChatGPT apps Full administrator access with sudo Install additional tools and agents Real email support within the hour SSH and Screen Sharing access over Tailscale Session kept alive for agent work while sleeping
What makes it different	One link for both live tunneling and published hosting modes	No API keys required - use your existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription Setup in under 5 minutes with pre-installed agents Wired ethernet with battery backup for reliable uptime Cancel anytime with no lock-in contract
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)	1 no change since last check	3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	38	30

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