Plate 1 · CI runners

Pay-as-you-go CI runners: prices on Linux x64, 2 vCPU (Nov 2026)

Billed for what you use: no plan fee and no credit to buy first. Across 7 providers, one 5-minute job on a Linux x64, 2 vCPU runner costs between ≥ $0.00625 (Ubicloud) and ≥ $0.03 (Shipfox), with prices checked 1 Nov 2026.

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

Pay-as-you-go CI runners: prices on Linux x64, 2 vCPU (Nov 2026), by cost of one 5-minute job
#	Provider and size	5-min job	Billed	Price	RAM	Pay	At once	Caveats
1	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-2 $0.00125 /min[1] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.00625	5 min	$0.00125 /min[1]	8 GB	Pay as you go	?	Not published: setup, minimum
2	Ubicloudubicloud-standard-2 (premium runners enabled) $0.002 /min[1] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Not published: setup, minimum	≥ $0.01	5 min	$0.002 /min[1]	8 GB	Pay as you go	?	Not published: setup, minimum
3	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-2x4 $0.003 /min[2] · 4 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Max job 3 h	$0.015	5 min	$0.003 /min[2]	4 GB	Pay as you go	?	Max job 3 h
4	Blacksmithblacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404 $0.004 /min[3] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · Unlimited at once Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[3]	8 GB	Pay as you go	Unlimited	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum
5	CRACIcraci $0.004 /min[4] · 6 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Not published: minimum	≥ $0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[4]	6 GB	Pay as you go	?	Not published: minimum
6	WarpBuildwarp-ubuntu-latest-x64-2x $0.004 /min[5] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · Unlimited at once	$0.02	5 min	$0.004 /min[5]	8 GB	Pay as you go	Unlimited	None on record
7	GitHub Actionsubuntu-latest $0.006 /min[6] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · 20 at once	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[6]	8 GB	Pay as you go	20	None on record
8	GitHub Actionslinux_2_core_advanced (larger runner) $0.006 /min[6] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · 20 at once Team plan	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[6]	8 GB	Pay as you go	20	Team plan
9	Namespacenscloud-ubuntu-24.04-amd64-2x8 $0.006 /min[2] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Max job 3 h	$0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[2]	8 GB	Pay as you go	?	Max job 3 h
10	Shipfoxshipfox-2cpu (alias shipfox) $0.006 /min[7] · 8 GB RAM · pay as you go · ? at once Not published: setup, rounding, minimum	≥ $0.03	5 min	$0.006 /min[7]	8 GB	Pay as you go	?	Not published: setup, rounding, minimum

Not ranked

No known current price.

Listed but not ranked
BuildJetbuildjet-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204	DiscontinuedLast list price $0.004 /min[8]

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 namespace.so/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
3 blacksmith.sh/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
4 craci.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
5 warpbuild.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
6 docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing · 31 Oct 2026
7 shipfox.io/docs/reference/runner-labels · 31 Oct 2026
8 buildjet.com/for-github-actions/docs/about/pricing · 31 Oct 2026