Hetzner Isn't the Cheap Default Anymore — And the AI Boom Is Why

Mon, 18 May 2026 20:30:00 -0300

I’ve been running personal infrastructure on Hetzner for the better part of a decade. Cloud VMs for side projects. A couple of dedicated boxes for the things I didn’t want to babysit on AWS pricing. The calculus was always the same: pay a third of what the hyperscalers charge, manage it yourself, accept the lack of a managed-service safety net. The deal was very, very good.

On April 1, 2026, that deal got noticeably worse.

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Hetzner Isn't the Cheap Default Anymore — And the AI Boom Is Why