--- title: "Hourly VPS: Pay by the Hour from $0.0076/h | CubePath" description: "Hourly VPS with AMD EPYC and NVMe from $0.0076/h. No commitment and a monthly cap: pay only for the hours your server exists. Barcelona, Houston and Miami." language: en source: https://cubepath.com/hourly-vps --- # Hourly VPS: pay by the hour, from $0.0076/h Cloud VPS with AMD EPYC and NVMe billed for the hours your server exists. No contract and no setup fee, and a full month never costs more than the monthly price. [Deploy a VPS](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps) See hourly prices $0.0076/h smallest plan, IPv4 included 730 h monthly cap: the hours you pay at most 0 minimum term or setup fee 3 regions at the same price ## Hourly prices General Purpose plans, read live from our pricing API. The same price in Barcelona, Houston and Miami. | Plan | vCPU | RAM | NVMe | Transfer | Per hour | Monthly cap | | | ----------- | ---- | ------ | ------- | -------- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | gp.nano | 1 | 2 GB | 40 GB | 3 TB | $0.0076 | $5.56 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.nano) | | gp.micro | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | 5 TB | $0.0132 | $9.61 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.micro) | | gp.starter | 4 | 8 GB | 100 GB | 10 TB | $0.0229 | $16.71 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.starter) | | gp.small | 8 | 16 GB | 200 GB | 20 TB | $0.0423 | $30.90 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.small) | | gp.medium | 12 | 32 GB | 300 GB | 40 TB | $0.0784 | $57.26 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.medium) | | gp.pro | 16 | 48 GB | 350 GB | 60 TB | $0.1104 | $80.58 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.pro) | | gp.large | 24 | 64 GB | 400 GB | 80 TB | $0.1396 | $101.88 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.large) | | gp.xlarge | 32 | 96 GB | 500 GB | 120 TB | $0.1757 | $128.24 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.xlarge) | | gp.xxlarge | 40 | 128 GB | 800 GB | 160 TB | $0.2173 | $158.65 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.xxlarge) | | gp.xxxlarge | 48 | 192 GB | 1000 GB | 200 TB | $0.2937 | $214.42 | [Deploy](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps?plan=gp.xxxlarge) | Prices include the dedicated IPv4 ($1.50 a month). The monthly cap is the hourly rate × 730 hours plus the IPv4, the same figures /pricing shows. High Frequency and Dedicated CPU plans are billed by the hour too. [All VPS prices](https://cubepath.com/vps) ## How hourly billing works ### You pay for the hours the server exists Charges start when the VPS is created and are taken from your prepaid balance by the hour. ### A full month is capped The monthly price is the hourly rate × 730\. However long the month, a server never costs more than that. ### Stopped still counts A VPS bills for as long as it exists, running or stopped, because its CPU, RAM and disk stay reserved for you. ### Destroy it to stop paying When you destroy the VPS its charge ends. Take a snapshot or copy your data first, since destroying it deletes the disk. ## Paying by the month or by the hour What a gp.micro (2 vCPU, 4 GB, 80 GB NVMe) costs depending on how long you keep it. | How long you need it | Paying by the hour | Paying a full month | | ------------------------------------ | ------------------ | ------------------- | | Testing an idea for an afternoon4 h | $0.05 | $9.61 | | A weekend load test or migration48 h | $0.63 | $9.61 | | A one-week event or campaign168 h | $2.21 | $9.61 | | Two weeks of staging336 h | $4.42 | $9.61 | | Always on, all month730 h | $9.61 | $9.61 | Hourly cost = hours × $0.0132/h, IPv4 included. Approximate figures: the exact charge is on your invoice. ## When an hourly VPS makes sense ### Tests and prototypes Spin up a clean server, try the idea and destroy it the same day. You pay for those hours only. ### CI, builds and batch jobs Create a large server for a heavy build, a data import or a render, and remove it when the job ends. ### Events and traffic peaks Add servers for a launch, a sale or a live event and drop them afterwards. ### Staging and migrations Keep a copy of production for the days a migration or a review takes, without a monthly commitment. ### Projects that grow Start on the smallest plan and move up from the panel when the project needs it. Each size is billed for the hours you use it. ### Always-on services For a server that runs all month, the monthly cap means hourly billing costs the same as a monthly plan. ## Pricing a whole setup? The calculator adds up VPS, bare metal, storage, load balancers and CDN, so you can see the monthly total before you deploy. [Open the calculator](https://cubepath.com/calculator) ## Hourly VPS FAQ ### How is an hourly VPS billed? CubePath uses a prepaid balance. Each VPS is charged by the hour from that balance for as long as it exists. There is no minimum contract and no setup fee. ### Is there a monthly cap? Yes. The monthly price is the hourly rate multiplied by 730 hours, and a server kept all month never costs more than that monthly price. ### Do I pay while the VPS is stopped? Yes. A VPS bills for as long as it exists, running or stopped, because its resources stay reserved. To stop paying you have to destroy it. ### How do I stop paying for a VPS? Destroy it from the panel or the API. Its charge ends then. Destroying deletes the disk, so take a snapshot or copy your data first. Floating IPs or other resources you keep may continue to bill. ### Is the IPv4 address included in the price? The prices on this page include one dedicated IPv4, which costs $1.50 a month. IPv6 is free. ### Can I change the plan later? Yes. You can move up to a larger plan of the same family and location from the panel; the server restarts during the change. To move to a smaller plan, contact support. Each size is billed by the hour while you use it. ### How do I add balance? From the Add Funds page in the panel. The minimum top-up is 10 USD. ### Is there a welcome offer? New accounts can get $200 in credit with the code WELCOME200 when they add their first card, with no charge. The conditions are on the [coupons page](https://cubepath.com/coupons) . ## Deploy your hourly VPS Pick a plan and a region, and your server is ready in under a minute. [Deploy a VPS](https://my.cubepath.com/deploy/vps)