A server for an AI agent

1,700 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 8 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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Akamai (Linode) High Memory 24GB · Jakarta 2 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB · 5 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 24 GB 20 GB 5 TB +€13.36/TB €64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) €769.78 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 8GB 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB · 5 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB 160 GB 5 TB +€4.45/TB +9€64.15(lowest complete bill on this page) €769.78 12 mo
SwissLayer STORAGE · 5000 GB HDD 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 5 TB HDD · 20 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB HDD 5 TB 20 TB €64.15 Setup fee not published€769.78 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2386G · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Mumbai 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 €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup€779.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-5-M · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 3 × 500 GB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,500 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4 64 GB SSD 1.5 TB Unmetered €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup€779.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-6-M · Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 · 3 × 1 TB SSD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 3 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4 64 GB SSD 3 TB Unmetered €64.99 incl. €5.00 setup€779.87 12 mo
Time4VPS Linux 24 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB · 48 TB traffic Check due
6vCPU 24 GB 300 GB 48 TB €64.99 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€779.88 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS S · Portsmouth, St. Louis 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 24 GB NVMe 180 GB Unmetered €65.30 €783.60 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 18 · New York 18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 600 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
18vCPU 96 GB SSD 600 GB Unmetered €65.70 €788.40 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-7 · AMD EPYC 7451 · 2 × 4 TB HDD 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR4ECC 128 GB HDD 8 TB Unmetered +1€67.16 incl. €5.17 setup€805.87 12 mo
webgo managed SSD vServer Power 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 500 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due
16vCPU 32 GB SSD 500 GB 3 TB +€25.13/TB €67.18 €806.16 12 mo
hosttech vServer Wind 6 vCPU · 20 GB RAM · 500 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU 20 GB NVMe 500 GB Unmetered €67.21 incl. €0.83 setup€806.51 12 mo
BinaryLane CPU Optimised 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 12 GB NVMe 200 GB 5 TB +€6.24/TB €67.36 €808.33 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS S · Seattle 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 24 GB NVMe 180 GB Unmetered €68.00 €816.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €68.00 €816.00 12 mo
webgo managed NVMe vServer Profi 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€25.13/TB Check due
8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 400 GB 3 TB +€25.13/TB €68.57 incl. €1.39 setup€822.88 12 mo
Hostwinds Unmanaged SSD Cloud 7 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 16 GB SSD 300 GB 5 TB €68.59 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€823.13 12 mo
Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 100 GB 10 TB +€0.50/TB €69.00 Setup fee not published€828.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Premium VDS 2 · AMD EPYC 9554P · 100 GB NVMe · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 100 GB 1 TB +€1.69/TB €69.00 Setup fee not published€828.00 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed SSD Cloud 5 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 150 GB 3 TB €69.19 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€830.26 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1270v3 · 1 × 480 GB SSD (s0.d1.medium) 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4 cores 8threads 32 GB SSD 480 GB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €69.59 incl. €4.55 IPv4€835.10 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Intel Xeon E3-1270v3 · 1 × 480 GB SSD · Singapore (s0.d1.medium) 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
4 cores 8threads 32 GB SSD 480 GB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €69.59 incl. €4.55 IPv4€835.10 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 4x2 · Sao Paulo 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 41 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 4 GB 41 GB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €69.98 incl. €6.24 Traffic€839.70 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-S · AMD Ryzen 7 9700X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR5 64 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Sydney 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 €70.41 incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 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.