Plate 1 · CI runners

CI runner prices: Linux arm64, 2 vCPU

Across 9 providers, one 5-minute job on a Linux arm64, 2 vCPU runner costs between ≥ $0.00625 (Ubicloud) 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 arm64, 2 vCPU, by cost of one 5-minute job
#	Provider and size	5-min job	Billed	Price	RAM	Caveats
1	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-2-arm $0.00125 /min[1] · 6 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.00625	5 min	$0.00125 /min[1]	6 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
2	Blacksmithblacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404-arm $0.0025 /min[2] · 6 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.0125	5 min	$0.0025 /min[2]	6 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
3	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-arm64-2x4 $0.003 /min[3] · 4 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.015	5 min	$0.003 /min[3]	4 GB	Max job 3 h
4	WarpBuildwarp-ubuntu-latest-arm64-2x $0.003 /min[4] · 8 GB RAM	$0.015	5 min	$0.003 /min[4]	8 GB	None on record
5	CRACIcraci (image: craci-slim-arm) $0.004 /min[5] · 6 GB RAM Not published: minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[5]	6 GB	Not published: minimum
6	GitHub Actionsubuntu-24.04-arm $0.005 /min[6] · 8 GB RAM	$0.025	5 min	$0.005 /min[6]	8 GB	None on record
7	GitHub Actionslinux_2_core_arm (larger runner) $0.005 /min[6] · 8 GB RAM Team plan	$0.025	5 min	$0.005 /min[6]	8 GB	Team plan
8	Depotdepot-ubuntu-24.04-arm $0.006 /min[7] · 8 GB RAM $20/mo plan	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[7]	8 GB	$20/mo plan
9	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-arm64-2x8 $0.006 /min[3] · 8 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[3]	8 GB	Max job 3 h
10	BuildkiteLINUX_ARM64_2X4 (Small) $0.008 /min[8] · 4 GB RAM $30/mo plan Pro plan	$0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[8]	4 GB	$30/mo plan Pro plan
11	GitLab.comsaas-linux-small-arm64 $0.01 /min[9] · 8 GB RAM Prepaid Max job 3 h Not published: rounding, minimum	≥ $0.05	5 min	$0.01 /min[9]	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-arm	DiscontinuedLast list price $0.004 /min[10]
Cirrus Runnersghcr.io/cirruslabs/ubuntu-runner-arm64:24.04-sm	Legacy tierLast list price unknown[11]

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

Sources

1 ubicloud.com/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
2 blacksmith.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
3 namespace.so/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
4 warpbuild.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
5 craci.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
6 docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing · 31 Oct 2026
7 depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types · 31 Oct 2026
8 buildkite.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
9 about.gitlab.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
10 buildjet.com/for-github-actions/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
11 cirrus-runners.app/setup · 31 Oct 2026