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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WinterNode VPS Medium · 100 GB NVMe 2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 10 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 8 GB NVMe 100 GB 10 TB €20.49(lowest complete bill on this page) €245.90 12 mo
Mythic Beasts VPS 4 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD · 2 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 20 GB 2 TB €20.51 Setup fee not published€246.06 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-3 · Intel Xeon-E3 1245 v5 · 2 × 2 TB HDD · Singapore +1 location 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 4 TB HDD · 5 TB traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4ECC 32 GB HDD 4 TB 5 TB €20.57 incl. €1.58 setup€246.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-3 · Intel Xeon-E3 1245 v5 · 2 × 2 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 4 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
4 cores 8threads DDR4ECC 32 GB HDD 4 TB Unmetered +1€20.57 incl. €1.58 setup€246.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-2 · Intel Xeon-D 1540 · 4 × 2 TB HDD 8 cores · 16 threads · 32 GB RAM · 8 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 32 GB HDD 8 TB Unmetered +1€20.57 incl. €1.58 setup€246.87 12 mo
OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-2 · Intel Xeon-D 1540 · 2 × 2 TB HDD · Singapore +1 location 8 cores · 16 threads · 32 GB RAM · 4 TB HDD · 5 TB traffic Check due
8 cores 16threads DDR4ECC 32 GB HDD 4 TB 5 TB €20.57 incl. €1.58 setup€246.87 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS 8 · Sydney 8 vCPU · 24 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 24 GB SSD 300 GB Unmetered €20.60 €247.20 12 mo
Contabo Storage VPS 30 · Sydney 6 vCPU · 18 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
6vCPU 18 GB SSD 1 TB Unmetered €20.60 €247.20 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 · Mumbai 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 150 GB Unmetered €20.65 €247.80 12 mo
Locaweb VPS 8 GB Linux 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 200 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
Dedicated 4vCPU 8 GB SSD 200 GB Unmetered €20.83 Setup fee not published€249.96 12 mo
Virtono Cloud VPS KVM 4G 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 3 TB traffic Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 3 TB +5€20.95 Setup fee not published€251.40 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 · Singapore 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 150 GB Unmetered €21.05 €252.60 12 mo
Contabo Cloud VPS Plus 4 · Tokyo 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due
4vCPU 8 GB NVMe 150 GB Unmetered €21.20 €254.40 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 4 GB +6 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic +€80.19–€133.64/TB Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 4 TB +€80.19–€133.64/TB +10€21.37 €256.49 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 4 GB · Mumbai +2 locations 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 2 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due
2vCPU 4 GB SSD 80 GB 2 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB €21.37 €256.49 12 mo
Database Mart Professional Linux VPS 8 vCPU · 18 GB RAM · 240 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due
8vCPU 18 GB SSD 240 GB Unmetered €21.37 Setup fee not published€256.49 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.