A server for an AI agent

1,700 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 5 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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OVHcloud VPS-2 2027 · 75 GB NVMe 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 75 GB Unmetered +2€8.49(lowest complete bill on this page) €101.88 12 mo
OVHcloud VPS-2 2027 · 75 GB NVMe · Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 1 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 75 GB 1 TB €8.49(lowest complete bill on this page) €101.88 12 mo
OVHcloud VPS-2 Local Zone 2027 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 75 GB · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB 75 GB Unmetered +3€8.49(lowest complete bill on this page) €101.88 12 mo
Database Mart Express Plus Linux VPS 3 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
3vCPU 6 GB SSD 100 GB Unmetered €8.90 Setup fee not published€106.81 12 mo
Hivelocity pro.sm.amd 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB NVMe 40 GB 10 TB €8.91 Setup fee not published€106.91 12 mo
AlphaVPS Cheap C12G 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 12 GB NVMe 100 GB 10 TB €8.99 Setup fee not published€107.88 12 mo
AlphaVPS Ryzen R3G 3 vCPU · 3 GB RAM · 45 GB NVMe · 3 TB traffic Check due
3vCPU 3 GB NVMe 45 GB 3 TB €8.99 Setup fee not published€107.88 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud VPS 4 (Gen 2) · 80 GB SSD +2 locations 4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 1 TB traffic +€0.50–€1.69/TB Check due
4vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 1 TB +€0.50–€1.69/TB +3€9.00 Setup fee not published€108.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU 12 GB SSD 200 GB Unmetered €9.10 €109.20 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Portsmouth, St. Louis 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
3vCPU 8 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €9.10 €109.20 12 mo
netcup VPS 500 G12.5 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 64 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 64 GB Unmetered €9.18 incl. €0.50 IPv4€110.16 12 mo
netcup VPS 500 ARM G12.5 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 64 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Arm 2vCPU 4 GB NVMe 64 GB Unmetered €9.18 incl. €0.50 IPv4€110.16 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · Seattle 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU 12 GB SSD 200 GB Unmetered €9.50 €114.00 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 20 · Seattle 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
3vCPU 8 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €9.50 €114.00 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 6 · New York 6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU 12 GB SSD 200 GB Unmetered €9.90 €118.80 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 20 · New York 3 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 400 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
3vCPU 8 GB SSD 400 GB Unmetered €9.90 €118.80 12 mo
AlphaVPS High-Performance P12G 4 vCPU · 12 GB RAM · 80 GB NVMe · 8 TB traffic Check due
4vCPU 12 GB NVMe 80 GB 8 TB €9.99 Setup fee not published€119.88 12 mo
IONOS VPS M+ · 2 vCores · 120 GB NVMe 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB NVMe 120 GB Unmetered €10.47 €4.45 for 3 months€125.62 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 2 GB +4 locations 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due
2vCPU 2 GB SSD 60 GB 3 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB +8€10.68 €128.19 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 2 GB · Mumbai +1 location 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD · 1.5 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due
2vCPU 2 GB SSD 60 GB 1.5 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB €10.68 €128.19 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.