A server for an AI agent

1,700 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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+€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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ScalaHosting Unmanaged Cloud VPS Config #3 · 160 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 160 GB NVMe Check due
8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 160 GB — +9€85.49 Setup fee, Traffic allowance not published€1,025.84 12 mo
Vultr High Frequency 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 384 GB · 5.12 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
4vCPU 16 GB 384 GB 5.12 TB +€8.91/TB +13€85.53(lowest complete bill on this page) €1,026.37 12 mo
Vultr High Performance AMD 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
8vCPU 16 GB 350 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +14€85.53(lowest complete bill on this page) €1,026.37 12 mo
Vultr High Performance Intel 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 350 GB · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
8vCPU 16 GB 350 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +14€85.53(lowest complete bill on this page) €1,026.37 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 16GB 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 8 TB +€4.45/TB +9€85.53(lowest complete bill on this page) €1,026.37 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Seattle 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €85.75 €1,029.00 12 mo
ScalaHosting Managed Cloud VPS Build #2 · 100 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 100 GB Unmetered +9€86.38 Setup fee not published€1,036.53 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed 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 €86.49 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€1,037.84 12 mo
netcup RS 4000 G12.5 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 32 GB NVMe 512 GB Unmetered €86.49 incl. €0.50 IPv4€1,037.88 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-1 · Intel Xeon-E 2386G · 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 €86.66 incl. €6.67 setup€1,039.87 12 mo
netcup VPS 4000 G12.5 · Singapore 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 512 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 32 GB SSD 512 GB Unmetered €86.66 incl. €0.50 IPv4€1,039.92 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 · Sydney 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 600 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 600 GB Unmetered €86.90 €1,042.80 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 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 +1€89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VDS 4 · Intel Xeon Gold 6230R · 200 GB NVMe · Singapore 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 200 GB 3 TB +€1.69/TB €89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Performance VDS 2 · AMD Ryzen 9 7950X · 200 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 10 TB +€0.50/TB +1€89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Cherry Servers Performance VDS 2 · AMD Ryzen 9 7950X · 200 GB NVMe · Singapore, Tokyo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic +€1.69/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 1 TB +€1.69/TB €89.00 Setup fee not published€1,068.00 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized 2 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 16 GB NVMe 200 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€89.10 €1,069.14 12 mo
Lunanode s.16 10 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 250 GB SSD · 5 TB traffic Check due
10vCPU 16 GB SSD 250 GB 5 TB €89.10 Setup fee not published€1,069.14 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · New York 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €89.15 €1,069.80 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 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 €89.81 €1,077.69 12 mo
BinaryLane CPU Optimised 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB NVMe · 6 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 16 GB NVMe 300 GB 6 TB +€6.24/TB €89.82 €1,077.78 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B130E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 4245P · 2 × 1.02 TB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2,040 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR5 32 GB NVMe 2.04 TB Unmetered €89.99 €1,079.88 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-11-S-32G · AMD EPYC 4245P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 6 cores · 12 threads · 32 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
6 cores 12threads DDR5 32 GB NVMe 2 TB Unmetered €89.99 €1,079.88 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 12 · Mumbai 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 600 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 600 GB Unmetered €90.15 €1,081.80 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G7 Dedicated 8x4 · Jakarta 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB · 5 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB 160 GB 5 TB +€13.36/TB €91.95 €1,103.35 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.