I put an AI agent on a $7/month VPS — here's how I kept it under $2/month for users

There's a great Show HN post making the rounds right now: someone built an AI agent on a $7/month VPS using IRC as the transport layer. It's clever, minimal, and completely rejects the bloated SaaS model. I've been doing something similar with SimplyLouie - Claude-powered AI on a $7/month VPS, priced at ✌️$2/month for users. Here's how the math actually works. The infrastructure cost breakdown Most people assume cheap AI means cheap quality.