A server for an AI agent

1,852 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 12 hours ago

A self-hosted AI agent such as OpenClaw or Hermes Agent is a small always-on program: it keeps your chat channels connected, runs tools and calls a model provider’s API to think. The model runs at the provider, so the server needs no GPU. OpenClaw’s documentation puts the absolute minimum at 1 vCPU and 1 GB of memory and recommends 2 GB or more for logs, media and several channels, so this list starts at 2 vCPU and 2 GB.

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€4.49(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
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+€20.83/mo(31% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €20.83 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
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1,852 servers match, sorted by bill per month.

25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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RackNerd KVM VPS 8 GB 6 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 220 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
6vCPU 8 GB SSD 220 GB 5 TB +1€32.60 Setup fee not published€391.20 12 mo
netcup RS 1000 G12.5 · Singapore 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 128 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 128 GB Unmetered €33.15(lowest complete bill on this page) €397.80 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Store-1-S · Intel Xeon E3-1220 · 2 × 4 TB HDD 4 cores · 4 threads · 32 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 4threads DDR3 32 GB HDD 8 TB Unmetered €33.32 incl. €3.33 setup€399.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 12 · New York 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €33.55 €402.60 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 40 · New York 8 vCPU · 30 GB RAM · 1,200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 30 GB SSD 1.2 TB Unmetered €33.55 €402.60 12 mo
webgo managed SSD vServer Starter 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 50 GB 3 TB +€25.13/TB €33.57 €402.84 12 mo
Mythic Beasts VPS 8 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 8 GB SSD 40 GB 4 TB €33.82 Setup fee not published€405.79 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · IPv6 only +3 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 160 GB 5 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB +6€33.86 €406.27 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · IPv6 only · Hong Kong +3 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€80.19–€133.64/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 5 TB +€80.19–€133.64/TB €33.86 €406.27 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · IPv6 only · Mumbai +2 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 2.5 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 160 GB 2.5 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB €33.86 €406.27 12 mo
IONOS VPS XL+ · 8 vCores · 480 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 480 GB Unmetered €34.52 €12.47 for 3 months€414.29 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed SSD Cloud 3 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB SSD · 2 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 75 GB 2 TB €34.59 Setup fee not published€415.08 12 mo
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 5 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 150 GB 3 TB €34.74 Setup fee not published€416.86 12 mo
Kamatera Pro 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB NVMe 20 GB 5 TB +10€34.75 Setup fee not published€416.96 12 mo
Hivelocity pro.lg.amd 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 160 GB 10 TB €34.75 Setup fee not published€416.96 12 mo
BandwagonHost 40G KVM - ECOMMERCE SLA LOS ANGELES 3 vCPU · 2.04 GB RAM · 40 GB · 2 TB traffic Check due
3vCPU 2.04 GB 40 GB 2 TB €34.75 Setup fee not published€416.96 12 mo
Time4VPS Linux 16 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB · 32 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 16 GB 200 GB 32 TB €34.99 Setup fee not published€419.88 12 mo
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When to choose more: browser automation is the heavy part. Hermes Agent installs its own Chromium for browsing by default, and a headless browser can use more memory than the agent itself. If your agent browses the web or runs several tasks at once, or you run more than one agent on the server, raise the memory filter to 4 GB. Running a language model on the server itself is a different job: that needs a GPU server, not a VPS.

What it really costs: agent hosting is often sold as a one-click template on a VPS with a 12- to 48-month term, a low first-term price and a higher renewal price. The ranking here uses the average monthly bill over the period you choose, with the renewal price, the IPv4 address and any setup fee included, so you can see what the same server costs once the introductory term is over. The agent software is open source and installs with one script; the model provider bills you separately for what the agent uses.

Keep it safe: an agent holds API keys and can run commands on its server. Give it a server of its own, keep the system updated, and turn on backups so a bad tool run can be rolled back.