AOS is hosted for you on infrastructure dedicated to your company. The 100 dollars per month hosted line is what pays for keeping that instance healthy, current, and backed up. This article explains what hosting includes, what it does not, and what happens if you pause it.
What the hosted line covers
- A dedicated instance. Your AOS runs on infrastructure provisioned for you, not a shared multi-tenant pool you are squeezed into.
- Updates and maintenance. New capabilities, fixes, and improvements are rolled out and kept current without you managing upgrades.
- Monitoring. The instance is watched so problems are caught and handled rather than left for you to discover.
- Backups. Your data is backed up on a schedule so a bad day does not become a lost-everything day.
- Security patching. The underlying system is kept patched as part of maintenance.
In short, the hosted line is the managed-service part of AOS. You get the operating system. We keep it running.
What hosting is separate from
- The install fee is one-time and is the purchase of your instance. Hosting is the ongoing managed line.
- Model tokens are billed separately on a capped ledger. Hosting does not include token usage, so the one variable cost stays isolated and visible. See How tokens and AOS Credits work.
Pausing or cancelling
There is no contract and no minimum term. You can pause or cancel the hosted line anytime:
- Pause when you want to stop the monthly line for a while. Managed hosting stops while it is paused.
- Resume later and pick back up. The install fee is never re-charged.
Because the install is a purchase rather than a subscription to access, your instance and data remain yours. Stopping the hosted line stops the managed service, not your ownership.
Annual option
Prefer to pay yearly? Hosting is 900 dollars per year instead of 1,200, so two months are effectively free. Same managed service, lower effective rate.
Where it runs
AOS runs on your own dedicated instance rather than mixing your work into a shared environment. This is part of how the boundary stays clean: your data, your secrets, and your access live in a space provisioned for you, governed by the access controls and the five approval points.
Common questions
Do I have to manage servers? No. Hosting is fully managed. You run missions and approve decisions. The infrastructure is handled.
What happens to my data if I pause? Your instance and data stay yours. Pausing stops the managed hosting line, not your ownership.
Is there a separate backup charge? No. Backups are part of the hosted line.
Can I move to bring-your-own-keys later? BYOK for model tokens is coming soon. It changes how tokens are billed, not how hosting works.