A server for an AI agent

1,852 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 15 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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25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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Vultr CPU Optimized 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 150 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€80.19(lowest complete bill on this page) €962.22 12 mo
Liquid Web VPS 16 GB 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 440 GB SSD · 7 TB traffic Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 440 GB 7 TB €80.19 Setup fee not published€962.22 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS S · Singapore 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 24 GB NVMe 180 GB Unmetered €81.50 €978.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS S · Tokyo 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 24 GB NVMe 180 GB Unmetered €82.05 €984.60 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Portsmouth, St. Louis 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €82.30 €987.60 12 mo
LayerStack General Purpose R408 10 vCPU · 20 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 9 TB traffic Check due
10vCPU 20 GB NVMe 400 GB 9 TB €82.86 Setup fee not published€994.30 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-L105X-SATA · Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 · 4 × 6 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 96 GB RAM · 24 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR3ECC 96 GB HDD 24 TB Unmetered €83.41 incl. €6.42 setup€1,000.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Store-8-XS · Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 · 4 × 6 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 96 GB RAM · 24 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR3 96 GB HDD 24 TB Unmetered €83.41 incl. €6.42 setup€1,000.87 12 mo
ScalaHosting Unmanaged Cloud VPS Config #3 · 160 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe Check due
8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 160 GB — +9€85.49 Setup fee, Traffic allowance not published€1,025.84 12 mo
Vultr High Frequency 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 384 GB · 5.12 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4vCPU 16 GB 384 GB 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB +13€85.53 €1,026.37 12 mo
Vultr High Performance AMD 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
8vCPU 16 GB 350 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +14€85.53 €1,026.37 12 mo
Vultr High Performance Intel 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
8vCPU 16 GB 350 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +14€85.53 €1,026.37 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 16GB 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 8 TB +€4.45/TB +9€85.53 €1,026.37 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Seattle 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €85.75 €1,029.00 12 mo
netcup RS 4000 G12.5 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 32 GB NVMe 512 GB Unmetered €85.99 €1,031.88 12 mo
netcup VPS 4000 G12.5 · Singapore 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 512 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 32 GB SSD 512 GB Unmetered €86.16 €1,033.92 12 mo
ScalaHosting Managed Cloud VPS Build #2 · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 100 GB Unmetered +9€86.38 Setup fee not published€1,036.53 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed SSD Cloud 6 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 12 GB SSD 200 GB 4 TB €86.49 Setup fee not published€1,037.84 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2386G · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Singapore 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR4ECC 32 GB NVMe 1.02 TB 25 TB €86.66 incl. €6.67 setup€1,039.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 · Sydney 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 600 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 600 GB Unmetered €86.90 €1,042.80 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 200 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 200 GB 10 TB +€0.50/TB +1€89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 200 GB NVMe · Singapore 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 200 GB 3 TB +€1.69/TB €89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Performance VDS 2 · AMD Ryzen 9 7950X · 200 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 10 TB +€0.50/TB +1€89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Performance VDS 2 · AMD Ryzen 9 7950X · 200 GB NVMe · Singapore, Tokyo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 1 TB +€1.69/TB €89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized 2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€89.10 €1,069.14 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.