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.)
Typical hidden fees
+€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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25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · 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 €37.42(lowest complete bill on this page) €449.04 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · Singapore 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€106.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 160 GB 5 TB +€106.91/TB €37.42(lowest complete bill on this page) €449.04 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 4 GB · Malaysia +2 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€96.22–€133.64/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 5 TB +€96.22–€133.64/TB €37.42(lowest complete bill on this page) €449.04 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-4-S · Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 · 3 × 250 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 750 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4 32 GB SSD 750 GB Unmetered €37.91 incl. €2.92 setup€454.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Start-3-L · Intel Xeon D-1531 · 2 × 500 GB SSD 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR4 32 GB SSD 1 TB Unmetered €37.91 incl. €2.92 setup€454.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 12 · Mumbai 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €38.20 €458.40 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 40 · Mumbai 8 vCPU · 30 GB RAM · 1,200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 30 GB SSD 1.2 TB Unmetered €38.20 €458.40 12 mo
SwissLayer KVM-4 · 50 GB SSD 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 50 GB 5 TB €38.27 Setup fee not published€459.19 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 4GB +1 identical plan 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB · 4 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB 80 GB 4 TB +€4.45/TB +8€38.31 €459.73 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 4GB · Jakarta 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB · 4 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB 80 GB 4 TB +€13.36/TB €38.49 €461.87 12 mo
Civo Large 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 100 GB Unmetered €38.71 Setup fee not published€464.54 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VPS 6 · 100 GB SSD 6 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
6vCPU 6 GB SSD 100 GB 5 TB +€0.50/TB €39.00 Setup fee not published€468.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VPS 6 · 100 GB SSD · Singapore 6 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · 2 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
6vCPU 6 GB SSD 100 GB 2 TB +€1.69/TB €39.00 Setup fee not published€468.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Storage VPS 6 · 2 TB HDD 2 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 2 TB HDD · 25 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
2vCPU 6 GB HDD 2 TB 25 TB +€0.50/TB €39.00 Setup fee not published€468.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud ARM VDS 2 · AmpereOne A192-32X · 50 GB NVMe 2 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
DedicatedArm 2vCPU 12 GB NVMe 50 GB 5 TB +€0.50/TB €39.00 Setup fee not published€468.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 12 · Singapore 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €39.05 €468.60 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 40 · Singapore 8 vCPU · 30 GB RAM · 1,200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 30 GB SSD 1.2 TB Unmetered €39.05 €468.60 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 8 GB +3 locations 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due
2vCPU 8 GB SSD 160 GB 5 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB +7€39.19 €470.31 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.