Plate 1 · CI runners

CI runner prices: Linux x64, 2 vCPU

Across 15 providers, one 5-minute job on a Linux x64, 2 vCPU runner costs between ≥ $0.0015 (boat) and ≥ $0.05 (GitLab.com), with prices checked 31 Oct 2026.

Cost of one 5-minute job; one mark per provider at its lowest-cost size.

CI runner prices: Linux x64, 2 vCPU, by cost of one 5-minute job
#	Provider and size	5-min job	Billed	Price	RAM	Caveats
1	boatboat-small $0.018 /h[1] · 4 GB RAM $20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.0015	5 min	$0.018 /h[1]	4 GB	$20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum
2	Celestocelesto-standard $0.03 /h[2] · 4 GB RAM Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.0025	5 min	$0.03 /h[2]	4 GB	Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
3	Celestocelesto-memory $0.04 /h[2] · 8 GB RAM Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.00333	5 min	$0.04 /h[2]	8 GB	Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
4	Jogjog $0.0012 /min[3] · 8 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.006	5 min	$0.0012 /min[3]	8 GB	Prepaid
5	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-2 $0.00125 /min[4] · 8 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.00625	5 min	$0.00125 /min[4]	8 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
6	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-2 (premium runners enabled) $0.002 /min[4] · 8 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.01	5 min	$0.002 /min[4]	8 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
7	Jogjog-max $0.0024 /min[3] · 8 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.012	5 min	$0.0024 /min[3]	8 GB	Prepaid
8	Latchkeylatchkey-small $0.0025 /min[5] · 8 GB RAM $5/mo plan Max job 4 h	$0.0125	5 min	$0.0025 /min[5]	8 GB	$5/mo plan Max job 4 h
9	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-2x4 $0.003 /min[6] · 4 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.015	5 min	$0.003 /min[6]	4 GB	Max job 3 h
10	Blacksmithblacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404 $0.004 /min[7] · 8 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[7]	8 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
11	CRACIcraci $0.004 /min[8] · 6 GB RAM Not published: minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[8]	6 GB	Not published: minimum
12	Tenkitenki-standard-small-2c-4g $0.004 /min[9] · 4 GB RAM Prepaid Max 5 jobs	$0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[9]	4 GB	Prepaid Max 5 jobs
13	WarpBuildwarp-ubuntu-latest-x64-2x $0.004 /min[10] · 8 GB RAM	$0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[10]	8 GB	None on record
14	Depotdepot-ubuntu-24.04 $0.006 /min[11] · 8 GB RAM $20/mo plan	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[11]	8 GB	$20/mo plan
15	GitHub Actionsubuntu-latest $0.006 /min[12] · 8 GB RAM	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[12]	8 GB	None on record
16	GitHub Actionslinux_2_core_advanced (larger runner) $0.006 /min[12] · 8 GB RAM Team plan	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[12]	8 GB	Team plan
17	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-2x8 $0.006 /min[6] · 8 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[6]	8 GB	Max job 3 h
18	Shipfoxshipfox-2cpu (alias shipfox) $0.006 /min[13] · 8 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[13]	8 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
19	BuildkiteLINUX_AMD64_2X4 (Small) $0.008 /min[14] · 4 GB RAM $30/mo plan	$0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[14]	4 GB	$30/mo plan
20	GitLab.comsaas-linux-small-amd64 $0.01 /min[15] · 8 GB RAM Prepaid Max job 3 h Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.05	5 min	$0.01 /min[15]	8 GB	Prepaid Max job 3 h Not published: rounding, minimum

Not ranked

No known current price.

Listed but not ranked
BuildJetbuildjet-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204	DiscontinuedLast list price $0.004 /min[16]
Cirrus Runnersghcr.io/cirruslabs/ubuntu-runner-amd64:24.04-xs	Legacy tierLast list price unknown[17]
boxd2 vCPU / 8 GiB (default)	Price unknownLast list price unknown[18]

Cost = price per minute × (run time 5 min + billed setup), rounded up to the billing increment, at least the minimum charge. ≥ = a term isn't published. Method

Compare all CI runner providers

18 managed products. Hover a ? for why a value is unknown.

Every managed CI runner product compared
Provider	From	Sizes	Linux x64	Linux arm	Windows	macOS	GPU	Billed per	vCPU	Max job	Concurrency	Plan minimum	Free	Cache	SSH	Static IPs	Sticky disks	SOC 2	CI systems
Blacksmith	$0.0025 /min	17	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	Unlimited	None	3,000 min/mo	25 GB, then $0.5/GB	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	GitHub
boat	$0.0003 /min	4	Yes	No	No	No	No	1 s	?	6 h	100	$20/mo	None	?	Yes	No	No	No	GitHub
boxd	–	3	Yes	No	No	No	No	1 s	?	Unlimited	?	None	$30 once	?	?	?	Yes	No	Other
BuildJet	$0.004 /min	10	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	60 s	?	?	?	None	$5 once	20 GB	?	No	No	No	GitHub
Buildkite	$0.008 /min	11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1 s	?	8 h	?	$30/mo	?	$0/GB-mo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Buildkite
Celesto	$0.00025 /min	6	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	2 h	10	None	$5 once	25 GB, then $0/GB	?	?	No	?	GitHub
Cirrus Runners	–	0	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Dedicated	?	?	$150/mo	None	10 GB	?	?	No	Yes	GitHub
CRACI	$0.002 /min	6	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	1 s	?	?	?	None	None	?	?	Yes	?	?	GitHub
Depot	$0.006 /min	20	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1 s	Dedicated	?	Unlimited	$20/mo	None	25 GB, then $0.2/GB	No	Yes	No	Yes	GitHub
GitHub Actions	$0.002 /min	34	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	60 s	?	6 h	20	None	$12/mo	10 GB, then $0.07/GB	No	Yes	No	Yes	GitHub
GitLab.com	$0.01 /min	11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	3 h	?	None	400 min/mo	?	No	No	No	Yes	GitLab
Jog	$0.0012 /min	10	Yes	No	No	No	No	1 s	?	?	?	None	5,000 min/mo	?	?	No	No	?	GitHub
Latchkey	$0.0025 /min	4	Yes	No	No	No	No	60 s	Dedicated	4 h	20	$5/mo	2,000 min/mo	?	No	?	No	?	GitHub, Other
Namespace	$0.0015 /min	38	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	60 s	?	3 h	?	None	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	GitHub, Buildkite
Shipfox	$0.003 /min	5	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	24 h	?	None	?	?	?	?	No	?	Other
Tenki	$0.004 /min	8	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	1 s	?	6 h	5	None	$100 once	$0.2/GB-mo	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	GitHub
Ubicloud	$0.00125 /min	15	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	60 s	Dedicated	?	?	None	$2.50/mo	30 GB, then $0.04/GB	Yes	No	No	Yes	GitHub
WarpBuild	$0.003 /min	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	60 s	?	?	Unlimited	None	$10 once	$0.2/GB-mo	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	GitHub

From = lowest published per-minute price of a CPU size. Plan minimum = a plan you must pay before those prices apply. ? = not published; hover for where we looked. Method

Runners in your own cloud

You pay your cloud provider for compute, plus these fees.

Bring-your-own-cloud runner products
Provider	Entry paid plan	Plans	Per-job fee	Concurrency	SSH	Static IPs	GPU	CI systems
actuated	Self-Service (first server): $150/server/mo	2	None	Unlimited	Yes	?	Yes	GitHub, GitLab
Cirun	Startup: $29/mo	4	None	Unlimited	?	Yes	Yes	GitHub
RunsOn	Starter: $350/yr	5	None	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	GitHub
Sprinters	–	0	$0.01	Unlimited	No	?	No	GitHub

Sources

1 docs.boat.dev/pricing.md · 31 Oct 2026
2 celesto.ai/ci · 31 Oct 2026
3 usejog.com/pricing.md · 31 Oct 2026
4 ubicloud.com/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
5 latchkey.dev/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
6 namespace.so/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
7 blacksmith.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
8 craci.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
9 tenki.cloud/products/runners · 31 Oct 2026
10 warpbuild.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
11 depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types · 31 Oct 2026
12 docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing · 31 Oct 2026
13 shipfox.io/docs/reference/runner-labels · 31 Oct 2026
14 buildkite.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
15 about.gitlab.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
16 buildjet.com/for-github-actions/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
17 cirrus-runners.app/setup · 31 Oct 2026
18 boxd.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026