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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Scaleway Dedibox Pro-8-S · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 · 2 × 1 TB SSD 12 cores · 24 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR3 192 GB SSD 2 TB Unmetered €102.91(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €7.92 setup€1,234.87 12 mo
HostAfrica Linux Cloud C7 · 400 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU DDR4 16 GB NVMe 400 GB Unmetered €103.14 Setup fee not published€1,237.70 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €103.45 €1,241.40 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 8x2 · Sao Paulo 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 82 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 8 GB 82 GB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €103.80 incl. €6.24 Traffic€1,245.55 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2276G · 1 × 1 TB NVMe (s1.c1.small) 6 cores · 12 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
6 cores 12threads 64 GB NVMe 1 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €104.06 €1,248.75 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E-2276G · 1 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (s1.c1.small) 6 cores · 12 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
6 cores 12threads 64 GB NVMe 1 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €104.06 €1,248.75 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · New York 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 750 GB Unmetered €105.95 €1,271.40 12 mo
Vultr Regular Performance · São Paulo 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 5.12 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr CPU Optimized · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 75 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr General Purpose 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 80 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 16 GB NVMe 100 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr Bare Metal Intel E3-1270 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 5.12 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4 cores 8threads 32 GB SSD 480 GB 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) High Memory 48GB 2 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 40 GB · 6 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 48 GB 40 GB 6 TB +€4.45/TB +9€106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
BandwagonHost 480G KVM - PROMO 7 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 6 TB traffic Check due
7vCPU 24 GB SSD 480 GB 6 TB €106.91 Setup fee not published€1,282.86 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 8x4 · Sao Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB · 5 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB 160 GB 5 TB +€6.24/TB €107.27 €1,287.24 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 8GB · Sao Paulo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB · 5 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB 160 GB 5 TB +€6.24/TB €107.77 €1,293.23 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-M · AMD Ryzen 9 9900X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR5 64 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered €108.32 incl. €8.33 setup€1,299.87 12 mo
OVHcloud So you Start SYS-5 · 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4214R · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR4ECC 96 GB NVMe 1.92 TB Unmetered +1€108.32 incl. €8.33 setup€1,299.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-7-M · Intel Xeon E-2246G · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR4 64 GB NVMe 1.92 TB Unmetered €108.32 incl. €8.33 setup€1,299.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-9-XS · AMD EPYC 7281 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR4 32 GB NVMe 2 TB Unmetered €108.32 incl. €8.33 setup€1,299.87 12 mo
LayerStack General Purpose R508 12 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 450 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 24 GB NVMe 450 GB 10 TB €108.71 Setup fee not published€1,304.56 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 6 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 300 GB NVMe 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 300 GB 20 TB +€0.50/TB +1€109.00 Setup fee not published€1,308.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 6 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 300 GB NVMe · Singapore 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 300 GB 5 TB +€1.69/TB €109.00 Setup fee not published€1,308.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Premium VDS 4 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 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 €109.00 Setup fee not published€1,308.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Premium VDS 4 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 200 GB NVMe · Singapore 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 200 GB 1 TB +€1.69/TB €109.00 Setup fee not published€1,308.00 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.