GB-minutes

GB-minute is the amount of RAM assigned to the pipeline multiplied by the execution time. For example, a pipeline with 3GB of RAM running for 10 minutes consumes 30 GB-minutes.

Each plan has a pool of free GB-minutes which is reset every month. Depending on the action type, a multiplier is applied to the base amount:

Action typeMultiplier
Container1
Linux VM1
MacOS VM6
Windows VM2
Hint
Containers constitute over 90% of actions in Buddy.

For example, a pipeline with 3GB of RAM with a Node build running for 5 minutes and an iOS build running for 3 minutes consumes 69 GB-minutes in total:

  • 5 min x 3GB x 1 [container] = 15 GB-minutes
  • 3 min x 3GB x 6 [macOS VM] = 54 GB-minutes

Once you spend all GB-minutes in your plan, you will be charged per-minute according to the type of actions in the pipeline. The base cost per GB-minute is $0.0015:

Action typeMultiplier
Container$0.0015
Linux VM$0.0015
MacOS VM$0.0030
Windows VM$0.0090
Hint
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Last update:
Sep 23, 2024