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Where to run your agent 24/7
A small always-on server keeps your coding agent working while your laptop sleeps. Prices from each host's own pricing page.
4 GB tier, per month
Cheapest plan with 2+ vCPU and 4+ GB RAM · lowest advertised price
Oracle CloudVM.Standard.A1.Flex, 2 OCPU / 4 GB · Free tier
Free a month
OVHcloudVPS-1 · "Starting at"
$4.54 a month
ContaboCloud VPS 4 (smallest plan, 8 GB) · first 24 months, 24-month term; $6.60 also shown
$5.28 a month
HostingerKVM 2 (2 vCPU, 8 GB) · intro, paid upfront; renews $14.99/mo
$8.79 a month
Vultr2 vCPU / 4 GB
$20 a month
HetznerCPX22 (EU) · excl. VAT; US CPX21 €32.49
€19.99 ≈$22.40 a month
DigitalOceanBasic 2 vCPU / 4 GiB
$24 a month
Akamai (Linode)Linode 4GB
$24 a month
Fly.ioshared-cpu-2x, 4 GB · Ashburn/Secaucus; 30 days running
$25.40 a month
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Compared
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| Bandwidth | US | EU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle CloudAlways Free (Ampere A1) | FreeVM.Standard.A1.Flex, 2 OCPU / 4 GB | FreeVM.Standard.A1.Flex, 2 OCPU / 8 GB | 10 TB/mo outbound | Free | unknown | unknown |
| OVHcloudVPS | $4.54VPS-1 | $8.50VPS-2 | Unlimited traffic, 500 Mbps | Monthly | Yes | unknown |
| ContaboCloud VPS | $5.28Cloud VPS 4 (smallest plan, 8 GB) | $5.28Cloud VPS 4 | Unlimited traffic*, 200 Mbit/s port | Monthly | Yes | Yes |
| HostingerKVM VPS | $8.79KVM 2 (2 vCPU, 8 GB) | $8.79KVM 2 | 8 TB bandwidth | Upfront | Yes | Yes |
| VultrCloud Compute (Regular) | $202 vCPU / 4 GB | $404 vCPU / 8 GB | 3 TB | Hourly$0.03/h | Yes | Yes |
| HetznerCloud (Regular Performance) | €19.99 ≈$22.40CPX22 (EU) | €35.99 ≈$40.33CPX32 (EU) | 20 TB (EU) | Hourly$0.032/h | Yes | Yes |
| DigitalOceanBasic Droplet | $24Basic 2 vCPU / 4 GiB | $48Basic 4 vCPU / 8 GiB | 4,000 GiB | Per second$0.03571/h | Yes | Yes |
| Akamai (Linode)Shared CPU | $24Linode 4GB | $48Linode 8GB | 4 TB | Hourly$0.036/h | Yes | Yes |
| Fly.ioMachines | $25.40shared-cpu-2x, 4 GB | $50.80shared-cpu-4x, 8 GB | none included ($0.02/GB NA/EU) | Per second | Yes | Yes |
Host by host
Oracle CloudAlways Free (Ampere A1)
- 4 GB tier
- Free · VM.Standard.A1.Flex, 2 OCPU / 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 200 GB block storage total (47 GB min boot) · 10 TB/mo outbound
- 8 GB tier
- Free · VM.Standard.A1.Flex, 2 OCPU / 8 GB · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 200 GB block storage total (47 GB min boot) · 10 TB/mo outbound
- Billing
- Free · n/a (Always Free)
- Term
- none
- US
- unknown free compute only in your home region, picked at signup
- EU
- unknown free compute only in your home region, picked at signup
- Notes
- Arm only. Always Free allows 2 OCPUs and 12 GB total. Idle instances (CPU, network and memory under 20% for 7 days) may be reclaimed. "Out of host capacity" errors are possible.
OVHcloudVPS
- 4 GB tier
- $4.54 · VPS-1 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 40 GB NVMe · Unlimited traffic, 500 Mbps
- 8 GB tier
- $8.50 · VPS-2 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 75 GB NVMe · Unlimited traffic, 1 Gbps
- Billing
- Monthly · unknown not stated on the VPS page
- Term
- unknown "Starting at" price; term not stated
- US
- Yes
- EU
- unknown page says "many global locations" without a list
- Notes
- Asia-Pacific VPSs have a monthly traffic quota. VPSs ordered outside US regions cannot be upgraded after delivery.
ContaboCloud VPS
- 4 GB tier
- $5.28 · Cloud VPS 4 (smallest plan, 8 GB) · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB SSD · Unlimited traffic*, 200 Mbit/s port
- 8 GB tier
- $5.28 · Cloud VPS 4 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB SSD · Unlimited traffic*, 200 Mbit/s port
- Billing
- Monthly · no: minimum contract 1 month
- Term
- Shown price is the effective monthly rate on a 24-month term, including applicable taxes. Minimum contract 1 month; the 1-month price is not stated
- US
- Yes
- EU
- Yes
- Notes
- No 4 GB plan; the smallest Cloud VPS has 8 GB. Exact location list and any location surcharge not on this page.
- Visit Contabo ↗
- Cloud VPS ↗
- checked
HostingerKVM VPS
- 4 GB tier
- $8.79 · KVM 2 (2 vCPU, 8 GB) · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB NVMe · 8 TB bandwidth
- 8 GB tier
- $8.79 · KVM 2 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 100 GB NVMe · 8 TB bandwidth
- Billing
- Upfront · no: all plans paid upfront
- Term
- Intro price, paid upfront; "Renews at $14.99/mo for 2 years". Month-to-month price not on the page
- US
- Phoenix, Boston
- EU
- France, Germany, Lithuania, UK
- Notes
- KVM 1 has 4 GB but 1 vCPU: $6.49/mo intro, renews $11.99/mo.
VultrCloud Compute (Regular)
- 4 GB tier
- $20 · 2 vCPU / 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD · 3 TB
- 8 GB tier
- $40 · 4 vCPU / 8 GB · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD · 4 TB
- Billing
- Hourly · yes, capped at the monthly price
- Term
- none
- US
- Yes
- EU
- Yes
- Notes
- Prices may differ by location (Vultr: "always available in the Control Panel"). Overage $0.01/GB. Backups +20%.
HetznerCloud (Regular Performance)
- 4 GB tier
- €19.99 ≈$22.40 · CPX22 (EU) · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB NVMe · 20 TB (EU)
- 8 GB tier
- €35.99 ≈$40.33 · CPX32 (EU) · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB NVMe · 20 TB (EU)
- Billing
- Hourly · yes, capped at the monthly price
- Term
- none
- US
- Hillsboro OR, Ashburn VA (CPX21: 3 vCPU / 4 GB, €32.49, 2 TB)
- EU
- Nuremberg, Helsinki (Falkenstein for smaller plans)
- Notes
- Cost-Optimized CX23 (2 vCPU / 4 GB, €5.99) is listed as not available. Prices in € excl. VAT; ranked here at the ECB rate of $1.1205 per € (2026-10-22).
DigitalOceanBasic Droplet
- 4 GB tier
- $24 · Basic 2 vCPU / 4 GiB · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GiB SSD · 4,000 GiB
- 8 GB tier
- $48 · Basic 4 vCPU / 8 GiB · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GiB SSD · 5,000 GiB
- Billing
- Per second · per second (60 s minimum), capped at the monthly price
- Term
- none
- US
- New York, San Francisco
- EU
- Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt
- Notes
- Backups +20% weekly or +30% daily.
Akamai (Linode)Shared CPU
- 4 GB tier
- $24 · Linode 4GB · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB · 4 TB
- 8 GB tier
- $48 · Linode 8GB · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · 160 GB · 5 TB
- Billing
- Hourly · yes, rounded up to the hour; billed while powered off
- Term
- none
- US
- Yes
- EU
- Yes
- Notes
- Higher prices in Jakarta and São Paulo. Prices from Akamai's public plan API (the pricing page loads them).
Fly.ioMachines
- 4 GB tier
- $25.40 · shared-cpu-2x, 4 GB · 2 vCPU · 4 GB · none included (volumes $0.15/GB-mo) · none included ($0.02/GB NA/EU)
- 8 GB tier
- $50.80 · shared-cpu-4x, 8 GB · 4 vCPU · 8 GB · none included (volumes $0.15/GB-mo) · none included ($0.02/GB NA/EU)
- Billing
- Per second · per second while running
- Term
- none
- US
- Ashburn, Secaucus, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose
- EU
- Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm
- Notes
- Computed from Fly's published per-second CPU and RAM rates for the cheapest regions; other regions cost 4-25% more in the US/EU.
- Visit Fly.io ↗
- Pricing ↗
- checked
Left out
- Railway: Billed per second of CPU and RAM actually used ($0.00000772 per vCPU-second, $0.00000386 per GB-second), so there is no fixed 4 GB price. Hobby has a $5 minimum.
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