Raspberry Pi 5

The most affordable way to run OpenClaw 24/7. Under 00 for a dedicated AI assistant server.

Hardware

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The Raspberry Pi 5 is the budget king for always-on OpenClaw hosting. At under 00 for the full kit, it draws just 5W and runs OpenClaw reliably with cloud-based LLMs.

Why Raspberry Pi?

Ultra-low cost (0-80 for the board)
5W power draw
GPIO pins for IoT/smart home integration
Runs Linux, great community support
Tiny, silent, hide it anywhere

Limitations

Not powerful enough for local LLMs
No macOS skills (iMessage, Apple Notes)
8GB RAM max

Starting at: ~0 (board only), ~00 (full kit)

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