A server for an AI agent

1,852 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 9 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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phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon 6767P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (s5.x6.m8.xlarge) 64 cores · 128 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €1,801.59(lowest complete bill on this page) €21,619.03 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon 6767P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (s5.x6.c8.medium) 64 cores · 128 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 128 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €1,873.13 €22,477.55 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon 6767P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (s5.x6.c8.medium) 64 cores · 128 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 128 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €1,873.13 €22,477.55 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 128x64 · Sao Paulo 64 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1,311 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 64vCPU 128 GB 1.31 TB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €1,973.02 incl. €6.24 Traffic€23,676.27 12 mo
Vultr VX1 Memory Optimized 64 vCPU · 512 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 64vCPU 512 GB NVMe 3.84 TB 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB €2,007.11 €24,085.32 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6430 · 6 × 15.36 TB NVMe + 1 × 1 TB NVMe boot (d3.s5.xlarge) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 93,160 GB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 256 GB NVMe 93.16 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €2,016.22 €24,194.58 12 mo
phoenixNAP 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6430 · 6 × 15.36 TB NVMe + 1 × 1 TB NVMe boot · Singapore (d3.s5.xlarge) 64 cores · 128 threads · 256 GB RAM · 93,160 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 256 GB NVMe 93.16 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €2,016.22 €24,194.58 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon 6770P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (s5.x6.m9.xlarge) 64 cores · 128 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €2,022.72 €24,272.63 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon 6770P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (s5.x6.m9.xlarge) 64 cores · 128 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €2,022.72 €24,272.63 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 256GB 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€4.45/TB +9€2,052.74 €24,632.93 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 256x64 64 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 2,621 GB · 0 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 64vCPU 256 GB 2.62 TB 0 TB +€4.45/TB +2€2,189.77 incl. €4.46 Traffic€26,277.27 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 256GB · Jakarta 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€13.36/TB €2,463.29 €29,559.52 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 256GB +1 identical plan 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€4.45/TB +6€2,463.47 €29,561.65 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 256x128 128 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 2,621 GB · 0 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 128vCPU 256 GB 2.62 TB 0 TB +€4.45/TB +2€2,814.15 incl. €4.46 Traffic€33,769.78 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 256GB · Sao Paulo 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€6.24/TB €2,873.84 €34,486.10 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 256GB · Jakarta 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€13.36/TB €2,955.95 €35,471.42 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 256x56 · Jakarta 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€13.36/TB €2,956.17 €35,473.99 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 256x64 · Sao Paulo 64 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 2,621 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 64vCPU 256 GB 2.62 TB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €3,063.08 incl. €6.24 Traffic€36,756.95 12 mo
Vultr General Purpose 96 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 1,280 GB NVMe · 12.29 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 96vCPU 256 GB NVMe 1.28 TB 12.29 TB +€8.91/TB +2€3,421.24 €41,054.88 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Premium 256GB · Sao Paulo 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€6.24/TB €3,448.61 €41,383.32 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 256x56 · Sao Paulo 56 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 5 TB · 11 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 56vCPU 256 GB 5 TB 11 TB +€6.24/TB €3,448.86 €41,386.32 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 256x128 · Sao Paulo 128 vCPU · 256 GB RAM · 2,621 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 128vCPU 256 GB 2.62 TB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €3,939.81 incl. €6.24 Traffic€47,277.69 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 512x128 128 vCPU · 512 GB RAM · 5,243 GB · 0 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 128vCPU 512 GB 5.24 TB 0 TB +€4.45/TB +2€4,453.14 incl. €4.46 Traffic€53,437.64 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 512x256 256 vCPU · 512 GB RAM · 5,243 GB · 0 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 256vCPU 512 GB 5.24 TB 0 TB +€4.45/TB +2€5,623.84 incl. €4.46 Traffic€67,486.11 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.