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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Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 900 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
18vCPU 96 GB NVMe 900 GB Unmetered €99.00(lowest complete bill on this page) €1,188.00 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €99.30 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,191.55 12 mo
Vultr VX1 General Purpose 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 240 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +4€99.51 €1,194.12 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2als v2 · 32 GB SSD 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €99.61 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,195.29 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-3 · AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · 2 × 512 GB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR4ECC 32 GB NVMe 1.02 TB Unmetered +1€99.66 incl. €7.67 setup€1,195.87 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · London 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €99.82 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,197.85 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2pls v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €100.12 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,201.49 12 mo
netcup RS 4000 G12.5 · Singapore 12 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 512 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 32 GB NVMe 512 GB Unmetered €100.51 incl. €0.50 IPv4€1,206.12 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Mumbai 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €100.75 €1,209.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · Seattle 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 750 GB Unmetered €101.60 €1,219.20 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €102.55 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,230.57 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 16GB · Jakarta 6 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
6vCPU 16 GB SSD 320 GB 8 TB +€13.36/TB €102.64 €1,231.65 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Singapore 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €102.80 €1,233.60 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B111X-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 or equivalent · 2 × 8 TB HDD 12 cores · 24 threads · 192 GB RAM · 16 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR3ECC 192 GB HDD 16 TB Unmetered €102.91 incl. €7.92 setup€1,234.87 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B112X-SSD · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 or equivalent · 2 × 1 TB SSD 12 cores · 24 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR3ECC 192 GB SSD 2 TB Unmetered €102.91 incl. €7.92 setup€1,234.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-8-S · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 · 2 × 1 TB SSD 12 cores · 24 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR3 192 GB SSD 2 TB Unmetered €102.91 incl. €7.92 setup€1,234.87 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2als v2 · 32 GB SSD · London 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €103.01 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,236.13 12 mo
HostAfrica Linux Cloud C7 · 400 GB NVMe 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU DDR4 16 GB NVMe 400 GB Unmetered €103.14 Setup fee not published€1,237.70 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2als v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €103.25 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,239.02 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS M · Tokyo 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB Unmetered €103.45 €1,241.40 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 8x2 · Sao Paulo 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 82 GB · 0 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 8 GB 82 GB 0 TB +€6.24/TB €103.80 incl. €6.24 Traffic€1,245.55 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · New York 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 750 GB Unmetered €105.95 €1,271.40 12 mo
Vultr Regular Performance · São Paulo 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 €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr CPU Optimized · São Paulo 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 €106.91 €1,282.97 12 mo
Vultr General Purpose 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB NVMe 80 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +14€106.91 €1,282.97 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.