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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OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR4ECC 32 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered +1€70.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-GAME-1 · AMD Ryzen 5 5600X · 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 €70.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-2 · Intel Xeon-E 2388G · 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€70.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 12 mo
OVHcloud So you Start SYS-GAME-2 · AMD Ryzen 7 3800X · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 64 GB NVMe 1.92 TB Unmetered +1€70.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €5.42 setup€844.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS S · New York 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 180 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 6vCPU 24 GB NVMe 180 GB Unmetered €70.70 €848.40 12 mo
BandwagonHost 320G KVM - PROMO 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 5 TB €71.27 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€855.20 12 mo
Vultr Regular Performance 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 +14€71.28 €855.31 12 mo
Vultr CPU Optimized 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 +14€71.28 €855.31 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized 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 +14€71.28 €855.31 12 mo
GreenCloudVPS SSDKVM-5 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD · 12 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU 16 GB SSD 120 GB 12 TB +3€71.28 Setup fee not published€855.31 12 mo
Atlantic.Net G3.16GB 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 7 TB traffic Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 7 TB €71.28 Setup fee not published€855.31 12 mo
HostAfrica Linux Cloud C6 · 300 GB NVMe 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU DDR4 12 GB NVMe 300 GB Unmetered €72.03 Setup fee not published€864.34 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 18 · Sydney 18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 600 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
18vCPU 96 GB SSD 600 GB Unmetered €72.20 €866.40 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 600 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 600 GB Unmetered €72.65 €871.80 12 mo
1Gbits VPS Hosting 4 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU DDR5 16 GB 350 GB Unmetered +7€73.94 Setup fee not published€887.28 12 mo
Hosting.com Self Managed Linux 32GB 16 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB NVMe Check due
Dedicated 16vCPU 32 GB NVMe 640 GB — €74.09 Setup fee, Traffic allowance not published€889.06 12 mo
netcup VPS 8000 G12.5 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB SSD 1.02 TB Unmetered €74.58 incl. €0.50 IPv4€894.96 12 mo
netcup VPS 8000 ARM G12.5 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Arm 16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered €74.58 incl. €0.50 IPv4€894.96 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) High Memory 24GB · Sao Paulo 2 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB · 5 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 24 GB 20 GB 5 TB +€6.24/TB €74.84 €898.08 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 8 GB +3 locations 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 6 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 320 GB 6 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB +6€74.84 €898.08 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 8 GB · Hong Kong 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 6 TB traffic +€80.19/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 160 GB 6 TB +€80.19/TB €74.84 €898.08 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 8 GB · Mumbai 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€115.82/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 320 GB 3 TB +€115.82/TB €74.84 €898.08 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.