Rabbit has announced that its new Project Cyberdeck is a device built for "vibe coding" that keeps to a compact form factor.
Still in development, this project promises to be powerful enough to work with AI servers, but affordable enough to make it a must-have for developers.
Rabbit – maker of the controversial Rabbit P1 – has shared a sneak peak at its new portable laptop style device that goes by the name of Project Cyberdeck. This as yet finished device is being created as a coding notebook for developers.
The idea, the company's CEO Jesse Lyu told Engadget, is to offer a device for software engineers that has a small form factor like a netbook, yet enough power to offer on-the-go "vibe coding".
To get an idea of what that might look like, the company said it took inspiration from the Sony Vaio P netbook which has an 8-inch screen and compact keyboard.
Currently the alternative is a low-cost PC like a Chromebook. The problem? These use flexible silicone sheets under their keys to save on space and cost but that isn't something coders will enjoy typing on for extended periods.
At the time of publishing, the final specs for Project Cyberdeck have not been announced. Lyu has shared in renders that it should feature four USB-C ports for connecting to peripherals, monitors and the like.
It should have a 7-inch OLED screen with a 165Hz refresh rate and 815 nits brightness. Expect the keyboard to be a 40% unit with low-profile mechanical keys and a hot swappable PCB.
Powering the device will be a chipset equivalent to the Raspberry Pi 5 in terms of benchmark performance – which features a Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core ARM Cortex A76 at 2.4GHz and 16GB of RAM.
The end result should be a device that won't slow when communicating with AI servers, like Anthropic's or OpenAI's, but will still remain affordable enough to be a really appealing option for developers.
Project Cyberdeck will run Linux OS with the option for users to modify that and install any third-party tools that are wanted. Plus, any software developed for RabbitOS will be available through command-line prompts.
Rabbit hopes to release the Cyberdeck in 2026.
