Recommended VPS Setup

GPU cloud providers tested with OpenClaw + DeepSeek R1

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Coming Soon - Affiliate Links & Detailed Reviews

We're currently testing and documenting each provider's performance with OpenClaw. Full benchmarks, pricing comparisons, and direct affiliate links will be added soon.

DigitalOcean

Recommended

Dedicated GPU droplets with H100 and A100 options. Reliable, well-documented, great for production.

  • H100 with 80GB VRAM
  • $200 credit for new users
  • 24/7 support
Affiliate link coming soon

Vultr

Flexible

Flexible hourly billing with cloud GPU options. Good for testing different configurations.

  • A100 40GB/80GB
  • Hourly billing
  • Global data centers
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Lambda Labs

Best Value

Specialized AI cloud with cheapest H100 pricing. Preconfigured CUDA images.

  • H100 from $2.49/hr
  • GPU-optimized images
  • DeepSeek preloaded
Affiliate link coming soon

RunPod

Budget

Budget GPU marketplace with spot instances. Good for development and testing.

  • Spot instances from $0.20/hr
  • Wide GPU selection
  • Community templates
Affiliate link coming soon

Quick Recommendations

For Production

DigitalOcean H100 or Lambda Labs. Reliable infrastructure with 24/7 support.

For Testing

Vultr (hourly billing) or RunPod spot instances. Pay only for what you use.

VRAM Requirements for DeepSeek R1

ModelFP16 VRAMQ4 VRAMRecommended GPU
DeepSeek R1 8B~16GB~6GBRTX 3060 (12GB)+
DeepSeek R1 32B~64GB~20GBRTX 4090 (24GB) or H100
DeepSeek R1 70B~140GB~42GBH100 (80GB) or 2x A100