# Depot (GitHub Actions runners)

Official pricing: https://depot.dev/pricing  
Category: macos · Isolation: vm

## Pricing regimes (raw)

- **macOS runners (M4 / M2), per minute** (sizes): depot-macos-26 / 15 / 14 (8 CPU / 24 GB / 400 GB) 8 vCPU/24 GiB $4.8/h
- **Windows Server 2025/2022 runners, per minute** (sizes): depot-windows-2025 (2 CPU / 8 GB / 100 GB) 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.48/h; depot-windows-2025-4 (4 CPU / 16 GB / 130 GB) 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.96/h; depot-windows-2025-8 (8 CPU / 32 GB / 150 GB) 8 vCPU/32 GiB $1.92/h; depot-windows-2025-16 (16 CPU / 64 GB / 180 GB) 16 vCPU/64 GiB $3.84/h; depot-windows-2025-32 (32 CPU / 128 GB / 200 GB) 32 vCPU/128 GiB $7.68/h; depot-windows-2025-64 (64 CPU / 256 GB / 250 GB) 64 vCPU/256 GiB $15.36/h
- **Depot GitHub Actions runners, Linux x64** (sizes): depot-ubuntu-24.04 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.36/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-4 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.72/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-8 8 vCPU/32 GiB $1.44/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-16 16 vCPU/64 GiB $2.88/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-32 32 vCPU/128 GiB $5.76/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-64 64 vCPU/256 GiB $11.52/h
- **Depot GitHub Actions runners, Linux arm64** (sizes): depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm 2 vCPU/8 GiB $0.36/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-4 4 vCPU/16 GiB $0.72/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-8 8 vCPU/32 GiB $1.44/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-16 16 vCPU/64 GiB $2.88/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-32 32 vCPU/128 GiB $5.76/h; depot-ubuntu-24.04-arm-64 64 vCPU/256 GiB $11.52/h
- **Depot Agent sandboxes** (sizes): default remote agent sandbox 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.6/h
- **Depot Sandbox SDK public beta** (resource): $0.18/vCPU-h, $0/GiB-h: default 2 vCPU/4 GiB $0.36/h [beta]

## Features

Yes: snapshots, persistent disk, volumes, idle auto-stop, ≥24 h sessions, custom image (Docker or snapshot), start from your own snapshot, full VM (own kernel), Docker inside, nested virtualization, root, browser, preinstalled agents, SSH, egress allowlist, open internet, static egress IP, private networking, BYOC, SOC 2, SSO, GPU, arm64, Windows, macOS, Python, Node.js, EU data residency, spend limits, snapshots on demand, agent harness API, gVisor or VM (no shared kernel), firewall inside (nftables), extra volumes, shared volumes

No: memory snapshots, fork/clone, pause/resume, your own Docker/OCI image, systemd, desktop GUI, computer-use API, code interpreter, browser + desktop control, anti-bot stealth, CAPTCHA solving, residential IPs, public IPv4, HTTPS preview URLs, custom domains, raw TCP inbound, self-hosting, open source, GPU desktop, HTTP method/path egress rules, wake on request, live resize, live fork (no pause), memory fork, MCP server, automatic snapshots, hosted agent API (their own agent), inbound access rules, secret proxy, secret proxy for any API

Unknown: everything else. Evidence (source + quote) per feature: https://battleships.dev/data/providers/depot.json → feature_evidence

## Caveats

- Included GHA minutes are 'billed minutes' after runner multipliers; the $ value of included minutes for macOS/Windows is unclear, so included_usd is null.
- Granularity: Depot CI (a different product) bills per second ($0.00005/s/vCPU); for GitHub Actions runners the docs only describe elapsed x multiplier minutes, so per-minute is assumed.
- No Hyper-V on Windows runners; macOS capacity not fully elastic.
- Included GitHub Actions minutes are billed (multiplied) minutes; encoded as $ at the 2-vCPU rate and applied to Linux modes only (macOS/Windows draw-down not modelled).
- 2026-09-28 re-check: Linux runners are $0.006/min per 2 vCPU (runner-types + pricing page), not the $0.004/min the audit suggested. Pricing page: unlimited concurrency on every plan.

## How this provider charges


Depot sells GitHub Actions runners (plus Docker builds and Depot CI) under monthly plans that include minutes, with per-minute prices per runner type.

## Regime table

| # | Regime | When it applies | How billed | Numbers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Developer plan | 1 user | Monthly fee including 2,000 GitHub Actions minutes, 500 Docker build minutes, 2,000 Depot CI minutes, 25 GB cache | $20/month | https://depot.dev/pricing |
| 2 | Startup plan | Unlimited users | Monthly fee including 20,000 GHA minutes, 5,000 Docker build minutes, 20,000 Depot CI minutes, 250 GB cache | $200/month | same |
| 3 | Business | Contact | Custom images, custom terms | custom | same |
| 4 | macOS runners | `depot-macos-26/15/14` (M4 or M2) | Per minute; "billed minutes" = elapsed × multiplier minus plan minutes | 8 CPU / 24 GB / 400 GB **$0.08/min** | https://depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types |
| 5 | Windows runners | `depot-windows-2025/2022` | same | 2 CPU/8 GB/100 GB **$0.008/min**; 4 CPU/16 GB/130 GB **$0.016/min** (larger sizes exist; prices not verified) | same |
| 6 | Linux runners (reference) | `depot-ubuntu-24.04` | same | 2 CPU $0.006/min; 4 CPU $0.012/min. GHA overage $0.006/min | same |
| 7 | Depot CI (different product) | Depot's own CI | **Per second** | $0.00005/s/vCPU | https://depot.dev/pricing |

## Gotchas

1. macOS capacity is "not fully elastic" because of Apple licensing, so expect queueing at peak.
2. Included minutes are counted in "billed minutes" after multipliers. Their dollar value for macOS/Windows is unclear.
3. Windows runners have no Hyper-V. Jobs only; not a general sandbox.
4. Per-second billing is documented for Depot CI, not for GHA runners. Per-minute is assumed.

## Worked example

Workload: 4 vCPU / 8 GiB, 50 concurrent × 8 h/day × 22 days (8,800 h), 30% CPU, 50 GiB snapshots, 100 GiB egress. Illustrative.

| Regime | Compute | Plan | **Monthly** |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 8 CPU/24 GB ($4.80/h) | $42,240.00 | $200 (Startup; included minutes' offset unknown) | **≈ $42,440** |
| Windows 4 CPU/16 GB ($0.96/h) | $8,448.00 | $200 | **≈ $8,648** |

Snapshots and egress are not metered or published.

Sources: https://depot.dev/pricing · https://depot.dev/docs/github-actions/runner-types