{"slug": "show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses", "title": "Show HN: Hinode – Cloud Linux desktop with a dedicated GPU that auto-pauses", "summary": "Hinode launched a cloud Linux desktop with a dedicated GPU that auto-pauses after 15 minutes of idle time, starting at $3.99 per hour. The service offers persistent state, one-click GPU boosting, and hybrid billing with monthly subscriptions or hourly pay-as-you-go. Hinode's Pro tier uses a dedicated L40S GPU with 48 GB VRAM, priced at $434 per month or $399 per month with a subscription.", "body_md": "# Your AI workstation in the cloud\n\nA Linux desktop with a dedicated GPU — in your browser or the native Mac and Windows apps. Your files and environment stay put. Boost to a bigger GPU in one click.\n\nFrom $3.99/hr · Auto-pause when idle · Native Mac & Windows apps\n\nThe problem\n\n## GPU rental wasn't built for daily work\n\nRented pods are disposable. Your work isn't. The same evening, two ways.\n\nsent 3.2 GB · done\n\n$ python generate.py --batch 24\n\ndone · 24 images · 214 s\n\nTerminating instance and cleaning up...\n\nloras/\n\noutputs/\n\nBoost\n\n## When the model doesn't fit\n\nThe same job on the same 24 GB card — with and without a way out.\n\nloading flux-dev · 23.8 GB\n\nCUDA out of memory — job killed\n\nloading flux-dev · 23.8 GB\n\n✓ loaded · 23.8 / 96 GB VRAM\n\nFeatures\n\n## One workstation, always ready\n\nEverything an AI creator needs in a single environment that follows you across devices.\n\n### Persistent state + auto-pause\n\nYour workstation hibernates after 15 minutes idle and wakes with everything intact. You don't pay for idle time.\n\n### Boost\n\nOne click swaps in a bigger GPU for a single training run, billed by the hour. It reverts automatically when you're done.\n\n### Hybrid billing\n\nOne product, two ways to pay. Monthly subscription if you work daily, hourly pay-as-you-go if you don't. Switch any time.\n\n### H.265 60fps streaming\n\nEvery tier streams 1440p60 with modern compression. Upgrades buy GPU power, not resolution.\n\n### AI-ready image\n\nThe AI Workstation image ships with CUDA, PyTorch, JupyterLab, VS Code, and the common ML libraries. Open it and start.\n\n### Browser or native app\n\nRun it in your browser, or get the native Mac and Windows apps — the same live session either way.\n\nNo lock-in\n\n## Your tools, your data\n\nA full Linux desktop with the tools you already use, preinstalled. Import your data from any source and export it to any destination. No vendor lock-in, no closed ecosystems.\n\nPricing\n\n## Pay monthly, or by the hour\n\nSame workstation either way. Switch anytime.\n\n### Standard\n\nDedicated L4\n\n- 24 GB VRAM\n- 32 GB RAM\n- Billed by the active minute\n- Persistent state + auto-pause\n\n### Pro\n\nDedicated L40S\n\n- 48 GB VRAM\n- 64 GB RAM\n- Billed by the active minute\n- Persistent state + auto-pause\n\n### Power\n\nDedicated RTX Pro 6000\n\n- 96 GB VRAM\n- 128 GB RAM\n- Billed by the active minute\n- Persistent state + auto-pause\n\n### What a month actually costs\n\nPay-as-you-go bills active time by the minute — auto-pause stops the meter when you step away.\n\n≈ 87 active hours a month\n\n- Pay-as-you-goSubscription\n- Standard$347$299\n- Pro$434$399\n- Power$608$599\n\nSubscriptions include 100 active hours per workstation. Extra active time uses the lower subscriber rate shown above.\n\nStorage billed separately by allocated GB-minute · Boost billed per hour at the delta rate\n\nHow we compare\n\n## The same GPU. A full desktop.\n\nPro, our most popular tier, is a dedicated L40S — the same card RunPod rents — with a full desktop that stays put instead of a terminal you rebuild.\n\n| RunPod | Vast | Lambda | HF Pro | Hinode Pro | |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| GPU | L40S · 48 GB | RTX A6000 · 48 GB | A100 · 40 GB | ZeroGPU · shared | L40S · 48 GB |\n| GPU access | Dedicated | Dedicated | Dedicated | Quota + queue | Dedicated |\n| Interface | SSH / Jupyter | SSH / Jupyter | SSH / Jupyter | Spaces (web) | Native desktop |\n| Session | Lost on stop | Tied to one host | Lost on terminate | Ephemeral | Persistent + auto-pause |\n| Devices | Browser | Browser | Browser | Browser | Browser + native apps |\n\nHow it works\n\n## From signup to GPU in minutes\n\n- 01\n### Sign up\n\nCreate an account in seconds. No time-limited trial.\n\n- 02\n### Launch your workstation\n\nIt boots AI-ready: CUDA, PyTorch, and the everyday tools preinstalled.\n\n- 03\n### Connect anywhere\n\nOpen the desktop in your browser, or in the native Mac and Windows apps.\n\n- 04\n### Boost when you need it\n\nJump to a bigger GPU for a heavy run, then drop back automatically.\n\nFAQ\n\n## Questions, answered\n\nA cloud Linux desktop with a dedicated GPU, in your browser or the native Mac and Windows apps. Your environment persists between sessions, so you never set it up twice.\n\nPick a monthly subscription or hourly pay-as-you-go at signup, and switch any time. Auto-pause means you're not charged while the workstation is idle.\n\nA one-click upgrade to stronger hardware for a single task. Run a job on a bigger GPU, then drop back to your tier automatically. You pay the hourly delta.\n\nNo. Your workstation hibernates after 15 minutes of inactivity and wakes with everything intact.\n\nAny supported browser, plus native Mac and Windows apps. The same live session follows you across all of them.\n\nChrome, Edge, and other recent Chromium browsers. The client needs WebTransport and WebCodecs, which Safari and Firefox don't fully support yet.\n\nActive workstations run on encrypted volumes; paused ones are snapshotted to object storage. Export your data anytime.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses", "canonical_source": "https://hinode.run", "published_at": "2026-08-04 22:30:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-04 22:52:39.365498+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Hinode", "RunPod", "Vast", "Lambda", "Hugging Face", "NVIDIA L40S", "NVIDIA L4", "NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-hinode-cloud-linux-desktop-with-a-dedicated-gpu-that-auto-pauses.jsonld"}}