A server for an AI agent

1,700 servers from 53 providers, from €4.49 a month. Prices checked 7 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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HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 · Orlando 28 cores · 56 threads · 32 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 25 TB traffic Check due
28 cores 56threads 32 GB SSD 480 GB 25 TB €649.50 Setup fee not published€7,794.01 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d1.c4.large) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
56 cores 112threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €654.94(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,859.33 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6258R · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d1.c4.large) 56 cores · 112 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
56 cores 112threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €654.94(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €4.55 IPv4€7,859.33 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · João Pessoa 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads 64 GB SSD 480 GB 16 TB €667.32 Setup fee not published€8,007.84 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · London 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 256 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads 64 GB SSD 256 GB 16 TB €667.32 Setup fee not published€8,007.84 12 mo
Vultr Storage Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB NVMe · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1.28 TB 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB €668.21 €8,018.53 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,600 GB NVMe · 9.22 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 8vCPU 64 GB NVMe 1.6 TB 9.22 TB +€8.91/TB €668.21 €8,018.53 12 mo
Cherry Servers Bare Metal AMD EPYC 9274F · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 24 cores · 48 threads · 384 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic +€0.50/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads DDR5ECC 384 GB NVMe 2 TB 100 TB +€0.50/TB €669.00 Setup fee not published€8,028.00 12 mo
Microsoft Azure Azure E8s v5 · 32 GB SSD · São Paulo 8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€161.26/TB
Dedicated 8vCPU 64 GB SSD 32 GB 0.1 TB +€161.26/TB €675.29 incl. €3.25 IPv4, €145.14 Traffic€8,103.53 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 128GB 24 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 2,560 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
24vCPU 128 GB SSD 2.56 TB 20 TB +€4.45/TB +9€684.25 €8,210.98 12 mo
Contabo AMD Turin 64 Cores 64 cores · 128 threads · 192 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
64 cores 128threads 192 GB NVMe 2 TB Unmetered €699.00 €8,388.00 12 mo
Vultr Memory Optimized 16 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1,600 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
Dedicated 16vCPU 128 GB NVMe 1.6 TB 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB +13€699.39 €8,392.73 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (d2.c3.large) 32 cores · 64 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €700.47 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,405.66 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6326 · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c3.large) 32 cores · 64 threads · 256 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
32 cores 64threads 256 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €700.47 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,405.66 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) G8 Dedicated 64x32 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 655 GB · 0 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB 655 GB 0 TB +€4.45/TB +2€706.88 incl. €4.46 Traffic€8,482.54 12 mo
HostDime 2 × Intel Xeon E5-2670 V3 · Guadalajara +2 locations 24 cores · 48 threads · 64 GB RAM · 480 GB SSD · 16 TB traffic Check due
24 cores 48threads 64 GB SSD 480 GB 16 TB €711.87 Setup fee not published€8,542.41 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (a1.c5.xlarge) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
80 coresArm 80threads 256 GB NVMe 8 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €713.48 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,561.76 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal Ampere Altra Q80-30 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (a1.c5.xlarge) 80 cores · 80 threads · 256 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
80 coresArm 80threads 256 GB NVMe 8 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €713.48 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,561.76 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Linode 96GB · Sao Paulo 20 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB SSD · 20 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
20vCPU 96 GB SSD 1.92 TB 20 TB +€6.24/TB €718.46 €8,621.53 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 64GB · Sao Paulo 32 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 8 TB traffic +€6.24/TB Check due
Dedicated 32vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 8 TB +€6.24/TB €718.46 €8,621.53 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (d2.m1.medium) +1 identical plan 16 cores · 32 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
16 cores 32threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €719.98 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,639.80 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.m1.medium) 16 cores · 32 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
16 cores 32threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €719.98 incl. €4.55 IPv4€8,639.80 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.