A VPS for AI mostly runs code that calls a model. In the vast majority of projects, the model is hosted by its provider and reached through an API: your server prepares the request, waits for the reply and acts on it. The processor has little to do, which is why a Pro 1 or a Pro 2 already carries a complete agent.
Hosting the model yourself keeps your data at home and holds the cost steady, whatever the number of requests. On a CPU, compact models are a great fit: embeddings, message classification, document summaries as background jobs. To size a specific project, our guide what VPS you need to run AI lists the memory footprint of common models.
An agent installed on a laptop stops when the lid closes and misses its webhooks the moment the Wi-Fi drops. On an AI VPS, it has a public address, an HTTPS certificate, a nightly backup and constant monitoring: it works for you at any hour, and you keep full control over everything it does.
What is an AI VPS?
It is a private server, switched on at all times, where your artificial intelligence agents, automations and applications run. At Simafri, the AI VPS takes three sizes of the VPS Pro, with Intel Xeon processors, ECC memory, NVMe drives and Full-Stack Assistance.
Do I need a graphics card to run an AI agent?
Not for an agent that calls a model through an API: the computing happens at the model provider, and your server orchestrates. The AI VPS processor also handles compact models: embeddings, classification, summaries as background jobs.
Can I install OpenClaw on an AI VPS?
Yes. With root access, you install it just as you would on your computer, and it stays connected to your messaging apps day and night. We recommend Pro 2 as soon as your agent drives a browser, which is hungry for memory.
Can I host n8n on it?
Yes, with Docker or Node.js. Your workflows receive their webhooks over HTTPS and call the AI models of your choice. Plan on Pro 2 for n8n and its PostgreSQL database.
Are my API keys safe?
They stay on your server, and you are its only administrator. You connect over SSH on a port unique to your VPS, anti-DDoS filtering never switches off, and Full-Stack Assistance shows you where to store your keys and which ports to close.
Can I run a model with Ollama?
Yes, for compact models. A model with one to three billion parameters, quantised to 4 bits, takes one to two gigabytes of memory and fits on a Pro 3 next to your application. For a model with 7 or 8 billion parameters, choose Pro 4 or larger.
Which size should I choose?
Pro 1 for a personal agent, a bot or a few automations; Pro 2 for an agent that drives a browser, or for n8n; Pro 3 for an application with its vector database, or a compact model. Moving your server up to the next size is your call, and your data stays right where it is.
Can the AI VPS be managed?
Yes. From £15.99 per month with Pro 1, we take charge of the server and follow your agent proactively: we spot what is building up and bring you our recommendation before the problem shows.
Who designed the AI VPS?
Simon Vasconcelos Lee, founder of Simafri and artificial intelligence expert, who runs his own agents on our servers.