Virtual Desktops for AI, Data Science & Creative Work. At a Fraction of the Cost.

  • Local AI

    Run LLMs and diffusion models privately on datacenter-grade GPUs.

  • Inference & Training

    Fine-tune, train, and serve models on demand — scale GPUs up or down anytime.

  • Data Science

    Crunch big datasets, notebooks, and ML pipelines without the wait.

  • Video & 3D

    Edit, render, and animate 4K video and 3D scenes in real time.

  • Other Creative Work

    Design, VFX, CAD — anything GPU-hungry, from any device you own.

Choose Your Vessel

Pick the desktop that matches what you do

Scout

Everyday productivity & development

Best for

Office appsEmailWeb browsingSpreadsheets

Storage

256 GB SSD

Voyager

Creative & analytical workloads

Best for

Design toolsVideo editingData analysisCoding

Storage

512 GB SSD

Leviathan

Heavy-duty professional workloads

Best for

AI / Machine learningData scienceSimulations

Storage

1 TB SSD

Laptop Math

A GPU Laptop Isn't Cheap

A GPU-enabled workstation laptop is thousands of dollars up front — and it's the exact same machine two years from now, no faster and no more powerful. A cloud desktop changes power whenever you do.

Buying a GPU Laptop

$3,500+up front, per person

  • One big payment before you get any work done
  • Specs are locked for the life of the machine — no adding a GPU or memory later
  • Loses roughly half its value within two years
  • Buy another one for every person on your team
  • Replace the whole thing every 3–4 years

Desktop Ark

Switch anytime

no hardware to buy or own

  • No hardware to buy — nothing to own or maintain
  • Move your power up or down anytime, even in the middle of a project
  • Add a GPU only for the hours you actually need it
  • Runs on the cheap laptop, Mac, or tablet you already own
  • Change your setup whenever your work changes

Laptop pricing reflects a GPU-enabled workstation laptop. Your cloud desktop can be resized up or down at any time.

The Hardware Problem

Buying Compute Is Expensive and Inflexible

GPUs and memory are scarcer and pricier than ever. Owning the hardware means paying tens of thousands up front for machines that sit idle between projects — locked to one spec you can't grow or shrink. We turn all of it into a monthly plan you can resize anytime.

GPUs Cost a Fortune

A single NVIDIA H100 runs $25K–$40K, and an 8-GPU server tops $200K — before power, cooling, or spares.

RAM Is Spiking

Server DDR5 has jumped ~478% in a year to around $20/GB. A single 128GB stick can cost $4,650.

Locked to One Spec

Buy a fixed GPU and memory config and you're stuck with it — no adding power for a big job, no scaling down when it sits idle.

Pay Before You Benefit

You hand over the cash up front, then keep paying to run hardware that mostly sits idle between projects.

Data stays in the cloud, not on endpoints. SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR frameworks supported.

The Real Math

Buying Hardware vs. Desktop Ark

Side-by-side, the math is stark. Skip the big upfront cost and only pay for the power you actually use.

GPU Access
Buy It Yourself

$25K–$40K per NVIDIA H100 — if you can get one

Desktop Ark

Attach a GPU in settings, pay only while it runs

Server Memory
Buy It Yourself

~$20/GB and climbing — a 128GB stick ≈ $4,650

Desktop Ark

Add RAM with a slider, available instantly

Heavy Workloads
Buy It Yourself

Chokes on AI, data science, and video work

Desktop Ark

Runs AI, data science, and video work at full speed

Upfront Cost
Buy It Yourself

Tens of thousands up front before you run a single job

Desktop Ark

No hardware to buy — pay as you go, no commitment

Scaling
Buy It Yourself

Order → ship → rack → configure

Desktop Ark

Click → deploy — scales instantly

Utilization
Buy It Yourself

Pay 24/7 for hardware used in bursts

Desktop Ark

Spin down when idle and stop paying

Upgrades
Buy It Yourself

Rip and replace every refresh cycle

Desktop Ark

Newer GPUs the day they land

Remote Access
Buy It Yourself

VPN setup and IT to manage every device

Desktop Ark

Native app or browser — done

Overhead
Buy It Yourself

Power, cooling, drivers, firmware, spares

Desktop Ark

Fully managed — zero touch

NVIDIA GPU-Powered

GPU-Accelerated Desktops. No New Hardware.

Attach NVIDIA GPUs, high-bandwidth memory, and fast storage to any desktop with a click. Run AI and machine learning, data science, video editing, and CAD workloads at full speed — for a fraction of the cost of buying and racking your own graphics cards.

$25K–$40K

to buy one NVIDIA H100 — or attach one here on demand

~$20/GB

server RAM, up ~478% in a year — add memory with a slider

$0

upfront — attach power on demand and only pay while it runs

AI / MLModel TrainingData ScienceVideo EditingCAD / CAMSimulation

Private AI

Your Own AI, Behind Your Own Walls

Run powerful AI on hardware you control. Your files, your questions, and your work stay inside your own fleet — never sent to an outside AI company or used to train theirs.

Nothing Leaves Your Walls

Every document, question, and answer stays on machines you control. Nothing is shipped off to a third-party AI service or stored on someone else's servers.

Serious Horsepower

Tap into a fleet of datacenter graphics cards — enough raw power to run the biggest, most capable AI available, not a watered-down version.

No Meter Running

No per-question fees and no usage meters. Once it lives on your fleet, your whole team can use it all day for one predictable cost.

Private chat assistantsSearch your own documentsCoding helpCustomer supportResearch & summariesEveryday automation

Powered by the same datacenter GPU fleet behind every Desktop Ark — scaled all the way up to the heaviest AI work.

Why Desktop Ark

Built for Smooth Sailing

Blazing Performance

GPU-accelerated desktops with low-latency streaming. Feels like sitting right at the machine, from anywhere in the world.

Switch Hardware Anytime

Add a GPU for a big job and drop it when you're done, or grow from 10 to 10,000 desktops as your crew does. Change your setup whenever your work changes — no lock-in.

Access Anywhere

Native apps for Windows, Ubuntu, and IGEL, a desktop client, or just a browser — your full desktop follows you to any device.

Pay Only for What You Run

No hardware to buy and nothing to pay up front. Attach GPUs and memory on demand, then spin them down when the job's done — you're only billed while they run.

Simple as 1-2-3

Board in Minutes

1

Pick Your Plan

Choose a desktop configuration that fits your crew. Start with a free trial — no credit card needed.

2

Invite Your Team

Send invites and assign desktops. Each crew member gets their own private workspace, ready in minutes.

3

Start Working

Launch the app or open a browser and you're in. Your full desktop is ready — apps, files, and all — on any device.

Serious GPU Power, Without the Hardware Bill

Get a GPU-accelerated desktop for a fraction of the cost of buying your own — from any device, with no big upfront bill. Start your free trial today.

Launch Your Ark — It's Free