94 AI Models. $60 in Credits. Zero Emails Answered.

ClawCloud is the premium tier of OpenClaw managed hosting. Dedicated servers. 94 AI models from 17 providers. Included AI credits on every plan. Deploy in under 60 seconds.

On paper, it is the best way to run OpenClaw without touching a terminal.

But after you deploy, after you pick your model and connect your messaging channel and click the big blue button, you are staring at an empty agent that does not know your name, your business, or your email.

And that is where the real work starts.

"Everything feels kind of lackluster and honestly pretty rough. The ideas are interesting, but the execution just doesn't land." — Experienced developer on r/openclaw, 323 upvotes, before quitting OpenClaw entirely

If you are a solopreneur who wants admin handled (not a premium server to manage), keep reading.

What Is ClawCloud?

ClawCloud is a managed hosting service that runs OpenClaw on dedicated virtual machines. Unlike cheaper hosts that share resources, ClawCloud gives you an isolated server with SSH access, auto-updates, hourly backups, and included AI credits.

Their pricing:

ClawCloud also offers BYOK (bring your own API key), 6 free model fallbacks, and a 70% early-bird discount that has been running for weeks.

ClawCloud does offer more than other managed hosts. The included credits, model variety, and dedicated servers set it apart from cheaper alternatives.

The problem is not ClawCloud's hosting. The problem is what hosting actually gives you.

What $129/Month Gets You (And What It Doesn't)

At $129/month on the Max plan, ClawCloud gives you:

What you get:

• A dedicated server (4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM)
• 94 AI models to choose from
• $60 in AI credits per month
• SSH access, hourly backups, dedicated support
• A running OpenClaw instance

What you still have to do yourself:

• Configure the agent to check your email
• Set up memory management so it does not forget your conversations
• Write SKILL.md files so it knows how to behave
• Set up cron jobs for recurring tasks
• Debug agent loops when they burn your credits overnight
• Manage the 824+ malicious skills in the marketplace
• Learn model routing to optimize cost and quality

A r/openclaw guide from a power user laid out the reality:

"Don't try to set up email + calendar + Telegram + web scraping + cron jobs all at once. Every integration is a separate failure mode. Get one single workflow working perfectly — then add the next." — r/openclaw, 510 upvotes

That user spent weeks getting a reliable system. They describe the setup cost as ~$42 in initial API tokens, plus $60/month ongoing, on top of whatever hosting costs.

The Credit Math That Doesn't Add Up

ClawCloud includes AI credits: $8 on Lite, $25 on Pro, $60 on Max. That looks generous until you see how OpenClaw uses tokens.

During setup alone, one community guide recommends using Claude Opus for initial configuration, at a cost of $30-50 in tokens. The $8 Lite credit does not cover a single setup session.

During daily use, OpenClaw loads your system prompts, agent prompts, skill prompts, and tool prompts on every interaction. A developer who audited this wrote:

"For a non-technical person, imagine trying to complete a simple task while rereading several instruction manuals every single time you act. That is a massive amount of tokens... The end result is simple: burn budget burn baby." — r/openclaw developer, 323 upvotes

When things go wrong, loops can drain your entire credit balance in hours:

"It got caught in a doom loop once — no matter what I did couldn't stop it from eating credits/tokens from a variety of services. I still have no idea what happened." — r/openclaw user, 361 upvotes

So your $60/month Max credit is a starting point, not a ceiling. Most serious OpenClaw users report spending $40-100+ per month in API costs even after careful optimization.

Real total cost on ClawCloud Max: $129/mo + $40-100/mo in extra API costs = $169-229/month. For a solopreneur, that is more than Cora's Pro plan ($99/month), and you still have to do all the configuration yourself.

The Security Question

ClawCloud handles server security: patching, firewalls, isolated instances. That is real value.

But you are still running OpenClaw. The security issues are not in the hosting layer:

• 6 CVEs documented against OpenClaw itself
• 824+ malicious skills in the skill marketplace
• 41.7% of popular skills contain serious vulnerabilities
• CVE-2026-25253: a single malicious link achieves full remote code execution
• ZeroLeaks score: 2 out of 100
• Gartner recommendation: block OpenClaw immediately

One of OpenClaw's own maintainers warned:

"If you can't understand how to run a command line, this is far too dangerous of a project for you to use safely."

ClawCloud gives you a secure box to run OpenClaw in. But the risks come from OpenClaw itself: the skills you install, the data you expose, the prompts that can be injected. A better server does not fix those.

Cora vs ClawCloud: Honest Comparison

Where ClawCloud wins: If you have decided to run OpenClaw and want the best infrastructure for it, ClawCloud delivers. Dedicated servers, 94 models, included credits, SSH access, hourly backups. It is built for serious OpenClaw users. If you want autonomous agents running overnight and executing multi-step workflows with full control over every model and prompt, ClawCloud gives you the infrastructure to do that.

Where Cora wins: If you want to send a voice note and get a follow-up email drafted, process receipts by taking a photo, or have your inbox triaged every morning, without weeks of configuration, without managing memory scripts, without debugging agent loops at 2 AM, without unpredictable API bills, Cora does that out of the box.

The Real Cost Comparison

ClawCloud Pro (most popular for solopreneurs):

• Hosting: $59/month = $708/year
• Extra API costs above $25 credit: ~$35-75/month = $420-900/year
• Setup tokens: ~$42
• Time: 20-40 hours first month, 2-4 hours/month ongoing
• Total first year: $1,170-1,650 plus 40+ hours of configuration

Cora Pro:

• Plan: $99/month = $1,188/year
• API costs: included
• Setup time: 3 minutes
• Maintenance: zero
• Total first year: $1,188 plus 3 minutes of setup

At similar price points, the question is simple: do you want to spend 40+ hours configuring an AI agent that might still loop and burn tokens? Or do you want something that works when you send a WhatsApp message?

Who Should Still Choose ClawCloud

ClawCloud is the right choice if:

• You want a well-run OpenClaw hosting setup
• You are technical and enjoy customizing AI agents
• You want access to 94 models and the ability to switch between them
• You need autonomous agents running 24/7 tasks
• You want SSH access and full control over your instance
• You have already committed to using OpenClaw
• You view the configuration time as an investment, not a cost

ClawCloud delivers on its hosting promise. It is a good product for that audience.

Who Should Choose Cora

Cora is built for you if:

• You do not want to pick from 94 AI models; you want one that works
• Your admin needs are email, calendar, receipts, and meeting notes
• You work from your phone more than a terminal
• You want a flat monthly bill with no API overages
• You do not want to write SKILL.md files or set up cron jobs
• You tried the OpenClaw demo and thought "this looks great," then saw the setup guide and thought "I do not have time for this"

The 94-Model Question

ClawCloud offers 94 AI models. That is impressive if you are a developer. It is also the wrong selling point for most solopreneurs.

A real estate agent between showings does not need to choose between Claude Opus, GPT-5.2, Kimi K2, and DeepSeek Coder. They need their follow-up email sent and their receipt logged.

More models means more choices. More choices means more configuration. That is time not spent with clients.

Cora picks the right model for each task automatically. You never see it. You never think about it. You just get your work done.

Try Cora Free — 50 Actions, No Credit Card

Start with 50 free actions per month. Forward an email. Snap a receipt. Send a voice note. See what it feels like when the AI just handles it, without a 94-model selection screen, without SKILL.md files, without cron job configuration.

No server. No SSH. No credits to monitor.

Just open WhatsApp and tell Cora what you need.

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Last updated: February 23, 2026. ClawCloud pricing sourced from clawcloud.sh. OpenClaw community quotes from r/openclaw with post scores noted. Security data from Gartner, ZeroLeaks, Northeastern University, and CVE database. Cora is a product of Cora AI. This page is maintained for accuracy; if anything is out of date, contact us.