Pricing
OpenClaw is free and open-source. You pay for the server and AI calls — that's it. Here's exactly what it costs, with no fluff.
Most users spend $12–$30/mo total. That's less than a single ChatGPT Plus subscription, for a fully autonomous AI assistant that runs 24/7 and handles automations, integrations, and scheduled tasks.
OpenClaw runs on any Linux VPS. Your hosting provider is the biggest variable in total cost. Here are the four most common options:
2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB NVMe
Best value. 1-click OpenClaw deploy, 30-day money-back guarantee.
View pricing →2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 60GB SSD
Solid option. Great docs and managed database add-ons available.
View pricing →2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD
Cheapest option. EU-based, excellent performance-per-dollar.
View pricing →1–4 vCPU, 1–24GB RAM
Free forever tier available. Requires Oracle account. Uptime may vary.
View pricing →OpenClaw connects to the AI provider of your choice. You pay the provider directly at their published API rates — no markup.
A typical casual user (50–100 AI interactions/day) spends $5–$15/mo. Heavy automation users spend $20–$40/mo.
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$3 / 1M tokens
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$15 / 1M tokens
Most popular for OpenClaw. Excellent reasoning and tool use.
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$2.50 / 1M tokens
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$10 / 1M tokens
Strong alternative. OpenAI compatible API, wide model selection.
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$0.075 / 1M tokens
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$0.30 / 1M tokens
Very cheap for high-volume use cases. Good for summaries and triage.
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$3 / 1M tokens
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$15 / 1M tokens
Real-time web access. Great for research-heavy automations.
OpenClaw is consistently the cheapest option for anyone who wants real AI automation — not just a chatbox.
Full AI assistant + automations + integrations
Manual chat only — no automations, no integrations
Workflow automation only — no natural language AI reasoning
Human availability, limited to working hours
Visual automations only — no AI reasoning built-in
The minimum is around $7/mo — $6.99 for a Hostinger KVM 2 VPS plus minimal AI API usage (under $1/mo if you use Gemini Flash for light workloads). Most users land between $12–$30/mo total including meaningful AI usage.
OpenClaw itself is free and open-source. You pay for the server it runs on (from $4.50–$12/mo) and the AI API calls it makes (typically $3–$25/mo depending on usage). There is no OpenClaw subscription fee.
A token is roughly 4 characters of text. A short message is about 100–300 tokens. A complex automation that reads emails and writes a summary might use 1,000–3,000 tokens. Most casual users consume 500K–2M tokens per month total.
Yes. All major AI providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google) let you set hard monthly spending caps in their dashboards. You can cap Claude at $10/mo and OpenClaw will fall back gracefully when the limit is hit.
No. OpenClaw is self-hosted — you connect as many integrations as you want (Telegram, WhatsApp, Gmail, Calendar, etc.) at no additional cost. The only costs are hosting and AI API usage.
OpenClaw stops making AI calls until the next billing cycle or until you increase your cap. Your connected integrations stay active — messages just won't get AI-generated replies until the budget resets.
Deploy OpenClaw on Hostinger KVM 2 in under 15 minutes. $6.99/mo, 30-day money-back guarantee, 1-click Docker setup.
