Question 1

What is OpenClaw?

Accepted Answer

OpenClaw is an open-source framework for building and deploying autonomous AI agents that can browse the web, execute code, manage files, and interact with APIs - all self-hosted on your own VPS or GPU server.

Question 2

How much does it cost to host OpenClaw?

Accepted Answer

You can run a basic OpenClaw agent on a $5/month VPS (Hostinger, Vultr, DigitalOcean). GPU-accelerated setups for local LLM inference start at $0.10-0.20/hour on Vast.ai or RunPod.

Question 3

Which VPS is best for OpenClaw?

Accepted Answer

For text-only agents: Hostinger ($5.99/mo) or Vultr ($5/mo). For local model inference: RunPod ($0.20/hr GPU). For managed hosting: ScalaHosting ($14.95/mo).

Question 4

Can I run OpenClaw without a GPU?

Accepted Answer

Yes. OpenClaw works with cloud API providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. You only need a GPU if you want to run models locally (e.g., Llama 3, Mistral).

Question 5

How do I install OpenClaw?

Accepted Answer

SSH into your VPS, install Docker, pull the OpenClaw container (docker pull openclaw/openclaw:latest), configure your API keys, and open the agent port behind a TLS proxy. Setup takes about 25 minutes.

Question 6

Is OpenClaw better than AutoGPT?

Accepted Answer

OpenClaw offers more flexible deployment options, better self-hosting support, and a cleaner API for building custom agents. AutoGPT is more beginner-friendly but less customizable.

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