Plate 1 · CI runners

CI runner prices: Linux x64, 4 vCPU

Across 13 providers, one 5-minute job on a Linux x64, 4 vCPU runner costs between ≥ $0.003 (boat) and $0.08 (Buildkite), 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, 4 vCPU, by cost of one 5-minute job
#	Provider and size	5-min job	Billed	Price	RAM	Caveats
1	boatboat $0.036 /h[1] · 8 GB RAM $20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.003	5 min	$0.036 /h[1]	8 GB	$20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum
2	Celestocelesto-large $0.08 /h[2] · 16 GB RAM Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.00667	5 min	$0.08 /h[2]	16 GB	Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
3	Jogjog-4vcpu $0.0024 /min[3] · 16 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.012	5 min	$0.0024 /min[3]	16 GB	Prepaid
4	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-4 $0.0025 /min[4] · 16 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.0125	5 min	$0.0025 /min[4]	16 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
5	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-4 (premium runners enabled) $0.004 /min[4] · 16 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[4]	16 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
6	Jogjog-max-4vcpu $0.0048 /min[3] · 16 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.024	5 min	$0.0048 /min[3]	16 GB	Prepaid
7	Latchkeylatchkey-medium $0.005 /min[5] · 16 GB RAM $5/mo plan Max job 4 h	$0.025	5 min	$0.005 /min[5]	16 GB	$5/mo plan Max job 4 h
8	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-4x8 $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
9	Blacksmithblacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404 $0.008 /min[7] · 16 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[7]	16 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
10	Tenkitenki-standard-medium-4c-8g $0.008 /min[8] · 8 GB RAM Prepaid Max 5 jobs	$0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[8]	8 GB	Prepaid Max 5 jobs
11	WarpBuildwarp-ubuntu-latest-x64-4x $0.008 /min[9] · 16 GB RAM	$0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[9]	16 GB	None on record
12	Depotdepot-ubuntu-24.04-4 $0.012 /min[10] · 16 GB RAM $20/mo plan	$0.06	5 min	$0.012 /min[10]	16 GB	$20/mo plan
13	GitHub Actionslinux_4_core (larger runner) $0.012 /min[11] · 16 GB RAM Team plan	$0.06	5 min	$0.012 /min[11]	16 GB	Team plan
14	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-4x16 $0.012 /min[6] · 16 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.06	5 min	$0.012 /min[6]	16 GB	Max job 3 h
15	Shipfoxshipfox-4cpu $0.012 /min[12] · 16 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.06	5 min	$0.012 /min[12]	16 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
16	BuildkiteLINUX_AMD64_4X16 (Medium) $0.016 /min[13] · 16 GB RAM $30/mo plan Pro plan	$0.08	5 min	$0.016 /min[13]	16 GB	$30/mo plan Pro plan

Not ranked

No known current price.

Listed but not ranked
BuildJetbuildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204	DiscontinuedLast list price $0.008 /min[14]
Cirrus Runnersghcr.io/cirruslabs/ubuntu-runner-amd64:24.04-sm	Legacy tierLast list price unknown[15]
GitLab.comsaas-linux-medium-amd64	Price unknownLast list price unknown[16]
boxd4 vCPU / 16 GiB	Price unknownLast list price unknown[17]

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 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 tenki.cloud/products/runners · 31 Oct 2026
9 warpbuild.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
10 depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types · 31 Oct 2026
11 docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing · 31 Oct 2026
12 shipfox.io/docs/reference/runner-labels · 31 Oct 2026
13 buildkite.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
14 buildjet.com/for-github-actions/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
15 cirrus-runners.app/setup · 31 Oct 2026
16 docs.gitlab.com/ci/pipelines/compute_minutes · 31 Oct 2026
17 boxd.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026