A server for an AI agent

1,700 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 10 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-2 · Intel Xeon-E 2388G · 2 × 512 GB NVMe · Mumbai +1 location 8 cores · 16 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1,024 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 32 GB NVMe 1.02 TB 25 TB €122.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €9.42 setup€1,468.87 12 mo
netcup VPS 8000 G12.5 · Singapore 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,024 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB SSD 1.02 TB Unmetered €122.41(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €0.50 IPv4€1,468.92 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Toronto 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €123.24 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,478.82 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · Singapore 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 750 GB Unmetered €123.30 €1,479.60 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2as v2 · 32 GB SSD 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
2vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €124.06 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,488.77 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 16 · Tokyo 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 750 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16vCPU 64 GB NVMe 750 GB Unmetered €124.20 €1,490.40 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · London 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €124.28 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,491.33 12 mo
OVHcloud So you Start SYS-3-P · Intel Xeon Silver 4214R · 2 × 1.92 TB NVMe 12 cores · 24 threads · 96 GB RAM · 3,840 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR4ECC 96 GB NVMe 3.84 TB Unmetered €124.57 incl. €9.58 setup€1,494.87 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B2ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 2vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €125.10 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€1,501.17 12 mo
Vultr VX1 Memory Optimized 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 240 GB NVMe · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 32 GB NVMe 240 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +4€125.53 €1,506.31 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS L · New York 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 360 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 12vCPU 48 GB NVMe 360 GB Unmetered €125.65 €1,507.80 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B211X-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 or equivalent · 2 × 8 TB HDD 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 16 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR3ECC 256 GB HDD 16 TB Unmetered €125.66 incl. €9.67 setup€1,507.87 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B212X-SSD · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 or equivalent · 2 × 1.02 TB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2,040 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR3ECC 256 GB SSD 2.04 TB Unmetered €125.66 incl. €9.67 setup€1,507.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-8-M · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2670 · 2 × 1 TB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR3 256 GB SSD 2 TB Unmetered €125.66 incl. €9.67 setup€1,507.87 12 mo
Hostwinds Managed 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 €127.14 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€1,525.68 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 18 · Seattle 18 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 900 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
18vCPU 96 GB NVMe 900 GB Unmetered €127.30 €1,527.60 12 mo
Vultr High Frequency 6 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 448 GB · 6.14 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
6vCPU 24 GB 448 GB 6.14 TB +€8.91/TB +12€128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Vultr High Performance AMD · São Paulo 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 €128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Vultr High Performance AMD 12 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 500 GB · 12.29 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
12vCPU 24 GB 500 GB 12.29 TB +€8.91/TB +14€128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Vultr High Performance Intel · São Paulo 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 €128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Vultr High Performance Intel 12 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 500 GB · 12.29 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
12vCPU 24 GB 500 GB 12.29 TB +€8.91/TB +14€128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) High Memory 48GB · Jakarta 2 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 40 GB · 6 TB traffic +€13.36/TB Check due
Dedicated 2vCPU 48 GB 40 GB 6 TB +€13.36/TB €128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 16GB 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB · 6 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 16 GB 320 GB 6 TB +€4.45/TB +9€128.30 €1,539.56 12 mo
Time4VPS Linux 32 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 400 GB · 64 TB traffic Check due
8vCPU 32 GB 400 GB 64 TB €128.99 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€1,547.88 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.