Monthly cost estimates for running your agent team. Costs are per agent (each agent runs on its own dedicated server).
AWS
| Instance Type | vCPU | RAM | Est. Monthly Cost |
|---|
| t3.small | 2 | 2 GB | ~$15 |
| t3.medium | 2 | 4 GB | ~$30 |
| t3.large | 2 | 8 GB | ~$60 |
Example: 3-Agent Team on AWS
| Component | Cost |
|---|
| 3× t3.medium instances | $90/mo |
| Storage (30+50+30 GB) | ~$9/mo |
| Total | ~$99/mo |
Hetzner (EU)
| Server Type | vCPU | RAM | Est. Monthly Cost |
|---|
| cx22 | 2 | 4 GB | ~$4 |
| cx32 | 4 | 8 GB | ~$7 |
| cx42 | 8 | 16 GB | ~$14 |
Hetzner (US)
| Server Type | vCPU | RAM | Est. Monthly Cost |
|---|
| cpx21 | 3 | 4 GB | ~$5 |
| cpx31 | 4 | 8 GB | ~$9 |
| cpx41 | 8 | 16 GB | ~$16 |
Example: 3-Agent Team on Hetzner (EU)
| Component | Cost |
|---|
| 3× cx32 servers | $21/mo |
| Storage (30+50+30 GB) | ~$5/mo |
| Total | ~$26/mo |
Cost Comparison
For a typical 3-agent team (Product Manager + Engineer + QA Tester):
| Provider | Instance | Monthly Total |
|---|
| Hetzner EU | cx22 | ~$17 |
| Hetzner EU | cx32 | ~$26 |
| Hetzner US | cpx21 | ~$20 |
| AWS | t3.small | ~$54 |
| AWS | t3.medium | ~$99 |
Hetzner offers significantly lower costs with comparable performance for most agent workloads. Consider Hetzner for development and budget-conscious teams.
These are estimates. Actual costs may vary based on data transfer, storage usage, and provider pricing changes. Anthropic API costs for the agents’ LLM usage are separate.
