Free hosted
OpenClaw
Spin up a secure OpenClaw instance in one click.
All the best frontier models are available at market-leading rates. Hosting is free. You pay only for the AI tokens your agent uses.
- Provisioning your OpenClaw instance
- API key generated and wired in
- Running agents in 5 minutes
From sign-up to running agent, in five minutes.
- 1Sign up~ 1 minute
Create your free Runware account. No payment required to deploy.
- 2Click "Deploy OpenClaw"1 click
No configuration to fill in. You'll need wallet credit to run LLM inference once your instance is live.
- 3Instance is provisioned~3 minutes
A secure, fully isolated container, provisioned automatically.
- 4Your API key is wired inAutomatic
Pre-configured to route inference through Runware. No keys to copy, no configs to edit.
- 5Launch into OpenClawSame minute
Pick a model, connect a channel, start chatting. Both open source and frontier are available immediately.
No manual setup · No infrastructure management · No config headaches · No local deployment · No GPU provisioning · No Docker complexity · No subscription lock-in
Hosted by Runware vs the alternatives.
Self-hosting means buying a VPS, setting it up and maintaining it. Other managed providers charge $16 to $133 per month for hosting on top of whatever you pay for AI. Runware hosts everything for free and bills only for the tokens your agent uses.
| Capability | Hosted OpenClaw on Runware | Self-hosted | Other managed providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting cost | Free | $5–$20/mo VPS | $16–$133/mo subscription |
| Time to deploy | One click, < 5 minutes | ~80 minutes setup | A few minutes |
| Infrastructure mgmt | None | Yours | None |
| Model access | Open source + frontier, switchable | Bring your own provider | Limited or single-vendor |
| AI pricing model | Pay-as-you-go | Bring your own | Often capped credits |
| Switching models | One dropdown inside OpenClaw | Reconfigure & redeploy | Limited |
| Updates & security | Managed | Yours | Managed |
| Isolated environment | Included | You build it | Varies |
| Subscription lock-in | None | None | Yes |
- Hosting cost
- Hosted on Runware
- Free
- Self-hosted
- $5–$20/mo VPS
- Other managed
- $16–$133/mo subscription
- Time to deploy
- Hosted on Runware
- One click, < 5 minutes
- Self-hosted
- ~80 minutes setup
- Other managed
- A few minutes
- Infrastructure mgmt
- Hosted on Runware
- None
- Self-hosted
- Yours
- Other managed
- None
- Model access
- Hosted on Runware
- Open source + frontier, switchable
- Self-hosted
- Bring your own provider
- Other managed
- Limited or single-vendor
- AI pricing model
- Hosted on Runware
- Pay-as-you-go
- Self-hosted
- Bring your own
- Other managed
- Often capped credits
- Switching models
- Hosted on Runware
- One dropdown inside OpenClaw
- Self-hosted
- Reconfigure & redeploy
- Other managed
- Limited
- Updates & security
- Hosted on Runware
- Managed
- Self-hosted
- Yours
- Other managed
- Managed
- Isolated environment
- Hosted on Runware
- Included
- Self-hosted
- You build it
- Other managed
- Varies
- Subscription lock-in
- Hosted on Runware
- None
- Self-hosted
- None
- Other managed
- Yes
Open source and frontier on the same screen.
Once your OpenClaw instance is live, switch between every frontier LLM without reconfiguring your agent. Same dashboard, same billing surface, no provider accounts to manage.
Up to 10x savings
Market-leading rates
Hosting is free. AI is pay-as-you-go.
Hosting
Compute, storage, secure container, networking, updates and security all included at zero charge. No subscription, no monthly minimum and no per-instance fee. All you need is credit in your account for LLM usage.
AI inference
Run the best LLM models at market-leading rates, with huge savings for open source models running on Runware's own infrastructure. New accounts with a business email start with $2 in free credit.
Your OpenClaw instance works with the channels you already use.
All the most popular channels, ready to use. Configure them in the OpenClaw Control UI and get running.
Questions, answered.
Go agentic now.
The whole setup takes less than 5 minutes.

