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Buildkite

CI runners

Buildkite-hosted agents for Buildkite Pipelines, billed per vCPU minute on top of a Buildkite platform plan.

Operated by Buildkite Pty Ltd buildkite.com Status: active[1] Checked 31 Oct 2026

CI runners

Buildkite hosted agents

Compare CI runners
Lowest price
$0.008 /min
LINUX_AMD64_2X4 (Small)
5-min job
$0.04
Linux x64, 2 vCPU · rank 14 of 15
Billed
Per second
metered: usage billed afterwards
Sizes
11 sizes
Linux, macOS, Windows · 2–12 vCPU

What to know

  • $30/mo planThis price only applies on a plan of at least $30 a month.

Plans

Buildkite hosted agents: plans
PlanPriceIncludes
FreeFree[1]Up to 5 users; hosted agents: Small Linux AMD64 only, up to 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes a month, up to 20 concurrent vCPUs
Pro$30 per user /month[1]Per active user, up to 50 users; 4,000 Linux AMD64 vCPU minutes a month; Small to Large Linux AMD64/ARM64 and Windows, M4 Medium/Large Mac pay as you go; concurrency 256 Linux AMD64 / 64 ARM64 / 48 Mac / 64 Windows vCPUs
Enterpriseunknown[1]Custom pricing (contact sales) on the pricing pageUnlimited users with a 30-user minimum, volume discounts, larger shapes on request, remote Docker builders

Prices

Buildkite hosted agents: runner sizes and prices
SizevCPURAMPrice
LINUX_AMD64_2X4 (Small)Linux x64 24 GB $0.008 /min[1]
LINUX_AMD64_4X16 (Medium) Pro planLinux x64 416 GB $0.016 /min[1]
LINUX_AMD64_8X32 (Large) Pro planLinux x64 832 GB $0.032 /min[1]
LINUX_ARM64_2X4 (Small) Pro planLinux arm64 24 GB $0.008 /min[1]
LINUX_ARM64_4X16 (Medium) Pro planLinux arm64 416 GB $0.016 /min[1]
LINUX_ARM64_8X32 (Large) Pro planLinux arm64 832 GB $0.032 /min[1]
MACOS_ARM64_M4_6X28 (M4 Medium) Pro planmacOS arm64 628 GB $0.12 /min[1]
MACOS_ARM64_M4_12X56 (M4 Large) Pro planmacOS arm64 1256 GB $0.24 /min[1]
WINDOWS_AMD64_2X8 (Small) Pro planWindows x64 28 GB $0.016 /min[1]
WINDOWS_AMD64_4X16 (Medium) Pro planWindows x64 416 GB $0.032 /min[1]
WINDOWS_AMD64_8X32 (Large) Pro planWindows x64 832 GB $0.064 /min[1]
  • The per-minute rates need the Pro plan ($30 per active user a month). The Free plan runs only the Small Linux AMD64 shape, up to 2,000 vCPU minutes and 20 vCPUs at once.
  • Prices are set per vCPU minute ($0.004 Linux, $0.008 Windows, $0.02 Mac); the size prices below are the effective per-minute rates on the pricing page.
  • Pro includes 4,000 Linux AMD64 vCPU minutes a month; Linux ARM64, Mac and Windows are pay-as-you-go.
  • Extra Large to 3XL Linux shapes (16 to 64 vCPU) and Windows Extra Large (16 vCPU) are Enterprise-only, priced on request.
  • Windows hosted agents are in private preview and must be enabled for the organization.
  • Remote Docker builders (with layer caching) are Enterprise-only.
  • Static IP addresses are available on request; the default egress ranges are not strictly static and can be shared between customers.
  • Hosted agents run in US East Coast data centers.

Terms

Billing

Payment
Metered: usage billed afterwards[1]
Plan minimum
$30 a month[1]
Billing increment
Per second[1]
Minimum charge
None[1]
Per-job fee
None[1]

Limits

vCPU
unknown[2]Not stated on the pricing or hosted agents docs pages; the network security page only says the infrastructure is shared across customers
Concurrent jobs
unknown[2]Limits are set in concurrent vCPUs, not jobs: on Pro 256 Linux AMD64, 64 Linux ARM64, 48 M4 Mac and 64 Windows vCPUs
Max job length
8 h[2]

Setup

Setup billed
No[2]
Billed setup per job
0 s[2]

Platform

CI systems
Buildkite[3]
Hosting
Managed[3]
Regions
US East Coast[3]

Free allowance

Minutes a month
unknown[1]The Free plan includes up to 2,000 Linux vCPU minutes a month (Small shape only) and Pro includes 4,000 Linux AMD64 vCPU minutes; quoted in vCPU minutes, not runner minutes
Credit a month
None[1]
One-time credit
None[1]

Cache

Included
unknown[4]Cache volumes default to 20 GB (also the minimum size); no total or cap is published
Extra storage
$0 per GB-month[4]
Docker layer cache
No[4]
Persistent disks
Yes[4]

Features

SSH debugging
Yes[5]
Static IPs
Yes[5]
GPU runners
No[5]
SOC 2
Yes[5]

Sources

  1. 1 buildkite.com/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
  2. 2 buildkite.com/docs/agent/buildkite-hosted/linux · 31 Oct 2026
  3. 3 buildkite.com/docs/pipelines/hosted-agents · 31 Oct 2026
  4. 4 buildkite.com/docs/agent/buildkite-hosted/cache-volumes · 31 Oct 2026
  5. 5 buildkite.com/about/security · 31 Oct 2026

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