A server for an AI agent

1,700 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 7 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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+€6.24/mo(49% 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 €6.24 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 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 5.12 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB NVMe 75 GB 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB +14€40.09(lowest complete bill on this page) €481.11 12 mo
Liquid Web VPS 8 GB 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 240 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 240 GB 5 TB €40.09 Setup fee not published€481.11 12 mo
WinterNode VPS Large · 200 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 10 TB €40.98 €491.80 12 mo
Locaweb VPS 16 GB Linux 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 250 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 16 GB SSD 250 GB Unmetered €41.04 Setup fee not published€492.48 12 mo
OVHcloud So you Start SYS-2 · Intel Xeon-D 2141I · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 32 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered +1€41.16 incl. €3.17 setup€493.87 12 mo
webgo managed SSD vServer Profi 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 100 GB 3 TB +€25.13/TB €41.97 €503.64 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-6 · AMD EPYC 7351p · 2 × 4 TB HDD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR4ECC 128 GB HDD 8 TB Unmetered +1€42.24 incl. €3.25 setup€506.87 12 mo
Vultr High Frequency 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 256 GB · 4.1 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
3vCPU 8 GB 256 GB 4.1 TB +€8.91/TB +13€42.77 €513.19 12 mo
Vultr High Performance AMD 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 180 GB · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4vCPU 8 GB 180 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€42.77 €513.19 12 mo
Vultr High Performance Intel 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 180 GB · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4vCPU 8 GB 180 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€42.77 €513.19 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 8GB 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 160 GB 5 TB +€4.45/TB +9€42.77 €513.19 12 mo
Virtono Cloud VPS KVM 8G 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB SSD 160 GB 5 TB +5€42.95 Setup fee not published€515.40 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 8 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 450 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 24 GB NVMe 450 GB Unmetered €43.10 €517.20 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-5-S · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 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 €43.32 incl. €3.33 setup€519.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-5-S-LE · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 2 × 250 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4 32 GB SSD 500 GB Unmetered €43.32 incl. €3.33 setup€519.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Start-9-M · AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR4 32 GB NVMe 2 TB Unmetered €43.32 incl. €3.33 setup€519.87 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed SSD Cloud 4 2 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · 2 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 6 GB SSD 100 GB 2 TB €44.10 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€529.25 12 mo
hosttech vServer Ice 8 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 12 GB NVMe 300 GB Unmetered €44.44 incl. €0.83 setup€533.27 12 mo
ScalaHosting Unmanaged Cloud VPS Config #2 · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 100 GB — +9€44.50 Setup fee, Traffic allowance not published€534.03 12 mo
Cloudzy Regular CPU 16 GB · 350 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU DDR5 16 GB NVMe 350 GB 10 TB +4€44.53 Setup fee not published€534.35 12 mo
Cloudzy High Frequency CPU 16 GB · 350 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU DDR5 16 GB NVMe 350 GB 10 TB +4€44.53 Setup fee not published€534.35 12 mo
Hostwinds Unmanaged 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 €44.54 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€534.46 12 mo
BandwagonHost SPECIAL 40G KVM PROMO V5 - OSAKA CN2 GIA +1 location 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB · 0.5 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 2 GB 40 GB 0.5 TB €44.54 Setup fee, IPv4 address, Traffic not published€534.46 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 4GB · Sao Paulo 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB · 4 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB 80 GB 4 TB +€6.24/TB €44.90 €538.85 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.