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compiler.dev

Faster GitHub Actions runners.

$ git diff .github/workflows/ci.yml
- runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+ runs-on: compiler-8cpu
$ git push
▸ queued picked up in ~11s
▸ install ✓
▸ test ✓ tests passed
# one customer's run
previous runner 5m27s → compiler.dev 3m01s

# one line change, after installing our GitHub App

median 1.5× faster across 18 measured stacks (15 faster, 2 same, 1 slower)

cat benchmarks.txt

stackgithubcompiler.devspeed
Angular + Spring Boot (Gradle) + Postgres (JUnit + Playwright)6m57s2m18s3.0x
Remix + Drizzle + Postgres (Vitest + Playwright)3m07s1m18s2.4x
React + Go + Postgres (go test -race)6m13s2m42s2.3x
React + ASP.NET Core + SQL Server (xUnit)3m34s1m41s2.1x
Phoenix LiveView + Postgres (ExUnit)2m07s1m03s2.0x

# the 5 biggest speed-ups of 18 stacks; the median is 1.5×. all stacks [b]

cat pricing

2-core
$0.003 per minute
4-core
$0.006 per minute
8-core
$0.012 per minute
16-core
$0.024 per minute

# 200 free minutes to start, then prepaid credit