Prized
A cloud dev box that feels like localhost, with synced files, mirrored ports, and always-on agents.
What is Prized?
Prized is a cloud development service that gives developers a dedicated Linux box built to feel like localhost. With one command, prized setup connects the box to your laptop with two-way file sync, auto-mirrored ports, and SSH configuration, so you can keep using your own editor, terminal, and localhost-only tools. Sessions are persistent rather than ephemeral: they keep running when you close the lid and can be reattached from another laptop, a browser-based terminal, or your phone. The service is positioned for AI-assisted development. Claude Code and Codex come preinstalled, Cursor can be installed on demand, and any other CLI agent works like it would on any Linux machine. Prized does not meter agent usage, and prized setup copies your sign-ins so agents run on the plans you already pay for. The box itself is not a sandbox that vanishes after a task: it boots once and retains its disk, tools, and dotfiles, with optional snapshots, resizes, and automatic idle pause. Prized is aimed at developers and teams who want always-on remote environments without running their own infrastructure. Pricing is a published flat rate with plans from $10 to $1,000 a month, billed hourly against credit, and new workspaces start with $30 of free credit and no card required. The dashboard shows heartbeat, vitals, size, region, and snapshot/resize controls, while all other workflow stays in the shell.
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Key Features of Prized
Use Cases for Prized
Run AI coding agents 24/7
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or other CLI agents keep working around the clock without being metered.
Keep dev servers alive when the laptop closes
Servers and tmux sessions continue on the box and can be reattached from anywhere.
Develop from multiple devices
The same session can be reached from another laptop, a browser terminal, or a phone.
Work with localhost-only services
Auto-mirrored ports expose the box's localhost on your machine, including websockets.
Experiment with snapshots
Snapshot the whole disk before risky changes and restore it into a new box if needed.
Scale compute as needed
Resize from 2 vCPU / 2 GB to 32 vCPU / 128 GB in minutes with files intact.
Use Claude and ChatGPT desktop apps with a remote box
Both apps connect over SSH, and prized setup puts the box in your SSH config for easy access.
How to use Prized?
Sign up
Create an account at pried.dev and get $30 of free credit with no card required.
Create a box
Choose a size and region from seven options, from 2 vCPU / 2 GB to 32 vCPU / 128 GB. The box boots in about a minute.
Run prized setup
On your laptop, run the one-command prized setup to wire SSH, two-way sync, port mirroring, and agent sign-ins. It is safe to run again.
Work on the box
Use your local editor, terminal, and localhost ports while dev servers, tmux sessions, or AI agents run on the box.
Manage and reconnect
Detach safely, reconnect from another device or the browser terminal, and use the dashboard for pause, resize, and snapshot actions.
Pros & Cons of Prized
Pros
- Feels local: two-way sync and auto-mirrored localhost ports are set up with one command.
- Sessions never die: detach and reattach from any device or browser terminal.
- Agents are never metered, so Claude Code, Codex, and other CLI agents can run around the clock.
- Dedicated persistent machine with snapshots and resizing, not an ephemeral sandbox.
- Flat published pricing with $30 free credit and no card required to start.
Cons
- Desktop-app-driven SSH tasks stop if your Mac sleeps; long runs must be started directly on the box.
- Cloud-only access means you need a network connection to reach the box.
- Awake time is billed hourly, so users must rely on auto-pause to avoid paying for idle boxes.
- Snapshots must be created manually before risky changes; there is no automatic rollback.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Prized cost?
Plans run from $10 to $1,000 a month and land as credit. Boxes bill by the hour against that credit, so a Small at $100 a month is about $0.14 an hour awake, and a paused box costs only its disk. New workspaces get $30 of free credit to start, with no card needed.
Which AI agents can I run?
Claude Code and Codex come preinstalled, Cursor installs on demand, and any other CLI agent installs the way it would on any Linux machine. prized setup copies your sign-ins to the box, so agents run on the plans you already pay for, and nothing they do is metered.
Does it work with the Claude and ChatGPT desktop apps?
Yes. Both connect to the box over SSH, and prized setup puts the box in your SSH config, so you add it by name in the app and work on it from there. The ChatGPT app on your phone connects too, with no Mac in the loop.
Can I use it from my phone?
Yes. The dashboard's terminal runs in any browser, including on your phone, and the box page issues a phone access password that the ChatGPT app uses to connect straight to the box. Whatever you reach it from, it is the same box and the same session.
What happens when I close my laptop?
Whatever runs on the box keeps running: dev servers, tmux sessions, and agents started with prized agents. Reconnect and you are where you left off. The one exception is a task a desktop app is driving over SSH, which stops when your Mac sleeps, so start long runs on the box.
Where do my files live?
Files live on the box's encrypted disk, mirrored into a folder on your machine by two-way sync, so your editor and git tools work on a real local copy. You can snapshot the disk from the dashboard before risky changes and restore a snapshot into a new box anytime.
Can I change the box size later?
Yes, from the box's dashboard page. The box restarts at the new size with its files intact and bills at the new rate from that moment. There are seven sizes, from 2 vCPU and 2 GB to 32 vCPU and 128 GB.
Do I have to install anything on the box?
No. A box boots in about a minute with agents, sync, and port mirroring ready. One command on your machine, prized setup, wires the rest and is safe to run again.
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