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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Scaleway Dedibox Store-4-XL · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 · 24 × 500 GB SSD 12 cores · 24 threads · 96 GB RAM · 12 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
12 cores 24threads DDR4 96 GB SSD 12 TB Unmetered €216.66(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €16.67 setup€2,599.87 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Store-9-S · AMD EPYC 7232P · 4 × 2 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4 64 GB NVMe 8 TB Unmetered €216.66(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €16.67 setup€2,599.87 12 mo
ScalaHosting Managed Cloud VPS Build #4 · 200 GB NVMe 12 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
12vCPU 24 GB NVMe 200 GB Unmetered +9€218.24 Setup fee not published€2,618.85 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B8ps v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
Arm 8vCPU 32 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €218.25 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,618.96 12 mo
Cherry Servers Cloud ARM VDS 16 · AmpereOne A192-32X · 400 GB NVMe 16 vCPU · 72 GB RAM · 400 GB NVMe · 20 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
DedicatedArm 16vCPU 72 GB NVMe 400 GB 20 TB +€0.50/TB €219.00 Setup fee not published€2,628.00 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · London 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €219.75 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€2,637.02 12 mo
HostDime Intel Xeon E3-1271 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 4 cores · 8 threads · 16 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads 16 GB SSD 480 GB 16 TB €221.85 Setup fee not published€2,662.15 12 mo
Vultr Storage Optimized 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 32 GB NVMe 640 GB 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB +14€222.74 €2,672.84 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 800 GB NVMe · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 32 GB NVMe 800 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +14€222.74 €2,672.84 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €224.54 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,694.44 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure D4s v5 · 32 GB SSD · Frankfurt, Netherlands 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Dedicated 4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €224.74 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€2,696.89 12 mo
Contabo AMD Genoa 24 Cores · St. Louis 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads ECC 128 GB SSD 2 TB Unmetered €225.50 €2,706.00 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · New South Wales 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €225.95 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,711.44 12 mo
OVHcloud Rise RISE-6 · Intel Xeon Gold 6312U · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR4ECC 128 GB NVMe 1.92 TB Unmetered +1€227.49 incl. €17.50 setup€2,729.87 12 mo
Vultr High Frequency 12 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 768 GB · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
12vCPU 48 GB 768 GB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB +8€228.08 €2,736.99 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure F4s v2 · 32 GB SSD · Singapore 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €229.09 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,749.07 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B4as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
4vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €229.09 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,749.07 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VDS XXL · Portsmouth, St. Louis 24 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 720 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 24vCPU 96 GB NVMe 720 GB Unmetered €229.20 €2,750.40 12 mo
LayerStack General Purpose R708 18 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due
18vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1.28 TB 25 TB €229.87 Setup fee, IPv4 address not published€2,758.38 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B8pls v2 · 32 GB SSD 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB
Arm 8vCPU 16 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB €229.94 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €69.76 Traffic€2,759.33 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure B8as v2 · 32 GB SSD · Pune 8 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€106.91/TB
8vCPU 32 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€106.91/TB €229.95 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €96.22 Traffic€2,759.44 12 mo
Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B430E-NVMe-128G · AMD EPYC 4545P · 2 × 3.84 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 7,680 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR5 128 GB NVMe 7.68 TB Unmetered €229.99 €2,759.88 12 mo
Scaleway Dedibox Pro-11-XL-128G · AMD EPYC 4545P · 2 × 4 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
16 cores 32threads DDR5 128 GB NVMe 8 TB Unmetered €229.99 €2,759.88 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.