Pine Computer

Pine Computer

Pine AI · Productivity · Business

Pine Computer is a cloud computer built for AI agents. A developer hands it a task through an API, and it works a browser, shell and files on its own, then returns the finished work.

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About Pine Computer

What Is Pine Computer

Pine Computer is a cloud machine made by Pine AI, the company behind the pine.im assistant. It gives an AI agent a real Chrome browser, a bash shell, a working folder and a desktop that a person can watch. Your product submits a job through an API. The agent opens pages, fills forms, edits spreadsheets and saves receipts, then reports what it produced.

The difference sits in how the machine talks to the model. On a normal PC, an agent takes a screenshot, guesses what changed, and takes another screenshot. Pine Computer sends the model a notice when a page, an app or a file changes. The agent stops re-reading the screen after every step, so a cheaper model can finish more of a long task. Pine's own numbers on SaaS-Bench v1.1 put GPT-5.6 Luna on Pine Computer at a 78.3% checkpoint score for $1.02 in model tokens per task, against 74.3% and $26.50 for Opus 5 with Claude Code. Pine says those runs cost more in its consumer product, and that short tasks show a smaller gap.

This is developer infrastructure, not a consumer app. People reach it through products built on top of it, such as a property management tool that renews rental permits on city portals. The service is in private beta, so access comes through a waitlist. It also runs only in Pine's cloud, which rules out local machines and offline work.

Getting Started

  1. Join the waitlist at pinecomputer.io and wait for beta approval.
  2. Install a server SDK for Ruby, Go, TypeScript or Python, then create a project key in the console.
  3. Create a computer with a country setting and an optional ephemeral flag, then open a session with a browser.
  4. Run an agent task in plain language, stream its events, and collect the files it returns.

Product Information

A quick look at Pine Computer's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.

Free PlanNo
Paid PlansUsage-based (model tokens plus infrastructure), private beta
PlatformCloud (web API, server SDKs for Ruby, Go, TypeScript and Python)
DeveloperPine AI
CategoryProductivity · Business
Release DateOct 2026
Latest UpdatedOct 2026
Website VisitsN/A
Website Global RankN/A
API AvailabilityYes

Best for

The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.

Users

  • Product teams adding an AI agent to existing software
  • Software vendors whose customers still do work by hand on government or supplier portals
  • Developers testing agent ideas before committing to infrastructure

Tasks

  • Jobs on sites with no API
  • Collecting invoices or statements from supplier sites
  • Producing documents and decks
  • Running the same workflow for many clients

Scenarios

  • Quarterly permit renewals
  • Pre-release checkout testing
  • Back-office work that used to need a desk

Key features

A full desktop in the cloud

Each computer runs Chrome on a Linux desktop, with tabs, downloads and a bash shell beside it. The agent clicks, types, uploads files and reads what came back. It's a cloud desktop for AI, so your team never ships a browser extension or a headless wrapper.

Change events instead of screenshots

The browser, the apps and the operating system tell the model what changed, the way epoll tells a program which file descriptor moved. That gives the agent a short, precise context and cuts the token bill. Visual input stays available when a page needs eyes.

Sessions that share one identity

One computer holds several sessions, each with its own window, shell and folder. Sign-ins carry across all of them, so a customer logs in once and every workflow on that machine keeps working.

Skills learned from real runs

After the agent finishes a task, or a person demonstrates one, Pine turns the steps into a skill that you review before any agent uses it. Built-in skills already handle PDF filling, Word and Excel output, and basic video and audio edits.

A person can take the controls

The Web SDK embeds the live desktop in your product as a Web Component or a React or Vue component. When a task needs a password or a judgment call, the customer types it on that screen and hands control back to the agent.

State that survives a restart

Stopping a computer keeps its cookies, passkeys and learned skills. Starting it again restores them, encrypted with keys held on your server. A paused machine resumes in under a second.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Model tokens per task came in far below a Claude Code setup in Pine's published SaaS-Bench v1.1 comparison, which matters when a product runs thousands of jobs.
  • Parallel computers per client keep logins and files apart without extra engineering.
  • Human handoff is part of the product, so a sign-in or a CAPTCHA doesn't stall the job.
  • Credentials stay on your backend, and browser sessions get only a short-lived desktop token.
  • No customer hardware is involved, which suits products sold to people who don't own a PC.

Cons

  • Access is invite-only during the beta, and Pine publishes no plan prices, so budgeting means asking for a quote.
  • It runs only in Pine's cloud, so teams that need on-premise or offline execution can't use it.
  • Bringing your own model isn't available yet, which limits control over model choice and cost.
  • The Standard class caps a computer at 3 sessions, 10 tabs per session and 60 minutes per agent turn, so heavy parallel work needs a higher class.

Frequently asked questions

It runs AI agent work that touches real software: filling forms on portals, pulling invoices, building spreadsheets and testing a checkout. Your product sends the job through an API and gets files and a status back.