HUMAIN and Qualcomm have launched the Horizon Ultra AI PC at the LEAP 2026 conference in Riyadh, introducing a dedicated computing device built for local artificial intelligence workloads.
The announcement extends the technical collaboration between both firms from enterprise client hardware to locally hosted data center infrastructure, according to IT Brief UK.
Hardware Specifications of the Horizon Ultra AI PC
At the center of the hardware is the Snapdragon X2 Elite processor platform, which integrates an 18-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU alongside an Adreno GPU and a Hexagon neural processing unit. This design distributes computing tasks across dedicated engines, allowing advanced AI models to operate directly on the machine while preserving access to cloud services for heavier workloads in computers.
By running AI tasks locally, the device targets organizations with strict latency, connectivity, and data sovereignty requirements. Tareq Amin, Chief Executive Officer of HUMAIN, described the device as a transition in computing architecture:
“For the past 12 months, HUMAIN and Qualcomm Technologies have been designing for that future by bringing CPU, GPU, and NPU together so increasingly powerful AI can run directly on the device. Today at LEAP, we are showing what that future looks like. We begin by capitalising on our partnership with Microsoft, and in 2027 we take the next step with HUMAIN OS.”
Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN
Enterprise Availability and Roadmap
The initial release of the Horizon Ultra AI PC runs Microsoft Windows to support existing corporate environments. Enterprise purchases will open on September 20, 2026, with technology distributor AlFalak handling regional sales and product delivery. Furthermore, the company plans to introduce its proprietary operating system, HUMAIN OS, during 2027 to deepen software integration with its broader stack of artificial intelligence solutions.
Data Sovereignty and Adobe Partnership
In a related development, Adobe announced plans to migrate its regional AI data-captioning operations in Saudi Arabia onto HUMAIN infrastructure. The deployment utilizes Qualcomm Dragonfly AI accelerators to ensure that computing tasks and data storage remain inside the Kingdom, supporting local cybersecurity and compliance standards.
“Moving Adobe’s regional AI data-captioning workloads onto HUMAIN’s sovereign AI Compute infrastructure, accelerated by Qualcomm, underscores the momentum behind the AI infrastructure being built in the Kingdom.”
Luc Dammann, Senior Vice President and President, Adobe EMEA
Regional Impact on Computing
The Horizon Ultra AI PC serves as an endpoint within HUMAIN’s wider computing portfolio, which encompasses data centers, foundation models, and specialized software. Consequently, local enterprises gain the ability to process sensitive information on endpoint devices while linking seamlessly to domestic high-performance cloud networks.
