OpenClaw Cost Calculator
Calculate the REAL monthly cost of running OpenClaw 24/7. Hosting is cheap, but API costs can surprise you!
Important: This is an ESTIMATOR, not an exact calculator!
Your actual costs will vary based on usage patterns, caching efficiency, and task complexity. Use this as a starting point for budgeting.
Your OpenClaw Usage
OpenClaw typically achieves 80-95% cache hits with stable workflows
Hosting Choice
💰 Estimated Monthly Cost
Hosting (VPS):
$41.00
API Calls (Estimated Range):
$0-0
Estimated Total Range:
$41-41
⚠️ Important Disclaimers
Your actual costs may vary significantly (50-200% of estimates) based on:
- Actual cache efficiency - Can be 70-95%, we estimate 90%
- Task complexity variance - Simple tasks use 100-500 tokens, complex ones 5K-50K
- MCP tools loaded - Each skill/tool adds overhead
- Conversation length - Longer contexts = more tokens
- Output verbosity - AI responses vary in length
💡 Recommendation: Start with DeepSeek and monitor your actual usage for the first month. Upgrade model only if needed!