Plate 1 · CI runners

CI runner prices: Linux x64, 8 vCPU

Across 13 providers, one 5-minute job on a Linux x64, 8 vCPU runner costs between ≥ $0.006 (boat) and $0.16 (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, 8 vCPU, by cost of one 5-minute job
#	Provider and size	5-min job	Billed	Price	RAM	Caveats
1	boatboat-large $0.072 /h[1] · 16 GB RAM $20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.006	5 min	$0.072 /h[1]	16 GB	$20/mo plan Not published: setup, minimum
2	Celestocelesto-xl $0.16 /h[2] · 32 GB RAM Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.0133	5 min	$0.16 /h[2]	32 GB	Setup billed Prepaid Max job 2 h Max 10 jobs Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
3	Jogjog-8vcpu $0.0044 /min[3] · 32 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.022	5 min	$0.0044 /min[3]	32 GB	Prepaid
4	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-8 $0.005 /min[4] · 32 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.025	5 min	$0.005 /min[4]	32 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
5	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-8 (premium runners enabled) $0.008 /min[4] · 32 GB RAM Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.04	5 min	$0.008 /min[4]	32 GB	Not published: setup, minimum
6	Jogjog-max-8vcpu $0.0088 /min[3] · 32 GB RAM Prepaid	$0.044	5 min	$0.0088 /min[3]	32 GB	Prepaid
7	Latchkeylatchkey-large $0.01 /min[5] · 32 GB RAM $5/mo plan Max job 4 h	$0.05	5 min	$0.01 /min[5]	32 GB	$5/mo plan Max job 4 h
8	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-8x16 $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
9	Blacksmithblacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404 $0.016 /min[7] · 32 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.08	5 min	$0.016 /min[7]	32 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
10	Tenkitenki-standard-large-8c-16g $0.016 /min[8] · 16 GB RAM Prepaid Max 5 jobs Team plan	$0.08	5 min	$0.016 /min[8]	16 GB	Prepaid Max 5 jobs Team plan
11	WarpBuildwarp-ubuntu-latest-x64-8x $0.016 /min[9] · 32 GB RAM	$0.08	5 min	$0.016 /min[9]	32 GB	None on record
12	GitHub Actionslinux_8_core (larger runner) $0.022 /min[10] · 32 GB RAM Team plan	$0.11	5 min	$0.022 /min[10]	32 GB	Team plan
13	Depotdepot-ubuntu-24.04-8 $0.024 /min[11] · 32 GB RAM $20/mo plan	$0.12	5 min	$0.024 /min[11]	32 GB	$20/mo plan
14	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-8x32 $0.024 /min[6] · 32 GB RAM Max job 3 h	$0.12	5 min	$0.024 /min[6]	32 GB	Max job 3 h
15	Shipfoxshipfox-8cpu $0.024 /min[12] · 32 GB RAM Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.12	5 min	$0.024 /min[12]	32 GB	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
16	BuildkiteLINUX_AMD64_8X32 (Large) $0.032 /min[13] · 32 GB RAM $30/mo plan Pro plan	$0.16	5 min	$0.032 /min[13]	32 GB	$30/mo plan Pro plan

Not ranked

No known current price.

Listed but not ranked
BuildJetbuildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2204	DiscontinuedLast list price $0.016 /min[14]
Cirrus Runnersghcr.io/cirruslabs/ubuntu-runner-amd64:24.04-md	Legacy tierLast list price unknown[15]
GitLab.comsaas-linux-large-amd64	Price unknownLast list price unknown[16]

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 docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing · 31 Oct 2026
11 depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types · 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