CAX21 cloud VPS 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
The CAX21 is a Linux cloud VPS with 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM and 80 GB SSD (Shared Arm64 vCPU, Ampere Altra), from $0.023 per hour with a monthly cap of $14.14. It deploys in 3 regions (Falkenstein (DE), Helsinki (FI) and Nuremberg (DE)) with root SSH access on Ubuntu or Debian, is billed per minute while it exists, and shows its exact price in the configurator before you sign in.
Prices from the live catalog · billed per minute
CAX21 specs and pricing
CAX21 belongs to the CAX line of Arm64 servers. Arm cores deliver strong performance per dollar for web servers, containers and CI, and most popular Docker images publish arm64 builds; check that any x86-only binaries you rely on have Arm versions.
At $14.14 per month that works out to $3.54 per vCPU and $1.77 per GB of RAM. The price is the same in every region it is offered.
CAX21 price by region
Live prices. Servers bill per minute at the hourly rate, up to the monthly cap shown in the configurator.
| Region | Per hour | Monthly cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkenstein (DE) | $0.023 | $14.14 | Deploy |
| Helsinki (FI) | $0.023 | $14.14 | Deploy |
| Nuremberg (DE) | $0.023 | $14.14 | Deploy |
What a CAX21 costs over time
In Falkenstein (DE), the cheapest region for this plan.
| Duration | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | $0.023 |
| 1 day (24 hours) | $0.545 |
| 1 week (168 hours) | $3.81 |
| Full month | $14.14 |
What to run on a CAX21
- Docker Compose stacks with several services
- Medium web apps with a database
- Self-hosted tools such as GitLab Runner or Grafana
- Small game servers
- Arm64 builds and multi-arch CI
Need AI inference? CPU servers are a poor fit for large language models. Use the pay-per-token inference API for hosted models, or rent a GPU pod billed per minute for custom models and fine-tuning. Single-tenant hardware is available as dedicated bare-metal servers.
CAX21 vs similar plans
Live lowest monthly cap across regions.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | SSD | CPU type | From / mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAX21 (this page) | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | Shared Arm64 vCPU, Ampere Altra | $14.14 |
| CX33 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | Shared x86 vCPU, cost-optimized | $11.44 |
| CPX21 | 3 | 4 GB | 80 GB | Shared AMD EPYC vCPU | $12.52 |
| CPX31 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | Shared AMD EPYC vCPU | $22.78 |
| CPX32 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | Shared AMD EPYC vCPU | $46.00 |
| CCX13 | 2 | 8 GB | 80 GB | Dedicated AMD EPYC vCPU | $55.18 |
| CCX23 | 4 | 16 GB | 160 GB | Dedicated AMD EPYC vCPU | $110 |
CAX21 VPS — frequently asked questions
How much does the CAX21 VPS cost?
From $0.023 per hour, capped at $14.14 per month in Falkenstein (DE). Prices by region range up to $14.14 per month. Billing is per minute while the server exists, and the configurator shows the hourly and monthly figures before you deploy.
What are the CAX21 specs?
4 vCPU (Shared Arm64 vCPU, Ampere Altra), 8 GB RAM and 80 GB of local SSD storage, with a public IPv4 address and root SSH access.
Where can I deploy a CAX21?
In Falkenstein (DE), Helsinki (FI) and Nuremberg (DE). Pick the region closest to your users; prices are listed per region on this page.
What can I run on a CAX21?
Typical workloads: Docker Compose stacks with several services; Medium web apps with a database; Self-hosted tools such as GitLab Runner or Grafana; Small game servers. Small quantized language models can run on CPU with llama.cpp, but for production LLM traffic a GPU pod or the pay-per-token inference API is far faster and usually cheaper.
Is the CAX21 shared or dedicated vCPU?
Shared. vCPUs share physical cores with other tenants, which keeps the price low and suits bursty workloads such as web apps, CI runners and development boxes. For sustained CPU-bound work choose a dedicated-vCPU CCX plan.
Which operating systems does the CAX21 support?
Ubuntu and Debian Arm64 images, deployed with root SSH access. Install Docker or any arm64 package after boot.
Deploy a CAX21 in minutes
Pick a region and OS, see the exact hourly and monthly price, and SSH in as root. Billed per minute, no commitment.