Under $20/mo total — no Mac Mini, no Opus

By Alex P. (Medium) · Blogs · March 30, 2026

OpenClaw setup: Mac Mini M4 ($599) + Opus 4.6 = ~$80–150/mo. Hermes on VPS: under $20/mo total using Minimax M2.7. Example first task: 'check the top 5 trending GitHub repos right now and send me a summary.'

— Alex P. (Medium), 2026-03-30, via Blog.