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macOS runner alternatives for GitHub Actions

GitHub-hosted macOS runners cost $0.062 a minute. These providers say they offer macOS runners, each with its own page. We do not offer macOS ourselves (Vitko Runners is Linux x64 only), and CI Bench v1 measured Linux x64 only, so there are no speed or cost-per-job figures here.

Providers that list macOS runners

macOS runner options for GitHub Actions
ProviderWhat its page saysSource
GitHub-hosted runnersmacOS 3-core or 4-core (M1 or Intel): $0.062 per minute, per GitHub's billing documentation.GitHub Docs, GitHub Actions billing, read 2026-10-27
Cirrus RunnersmacOS (M4 Pro), Linux arm64 and x64 and GPU runners for a fixed monthly price regardless of usage; its page says macOS and Linux workflows "as low as $0.0035 per minute" with more usage.Cirrus Runners, read 2026-10-27
DepotmacOS runners on M2 chips (macOS 14 or 15) or M4 chips (macOS 26), per its runner-types docs.Depot docs, runner types, read 2026-10-27
WarpBuildLists macOS runners among its runner types; sizes and prices are on its pages.WarpBuild, read 2026-10-27
NamespaceLists macOS instances among its instance types; check its pricing page for the rate.Namespace, read 2026-10-27
CirunIts docs list macOS only for self-hosted on-prem hardware: you register existing hardware (Linux, macOS, Windows) as a runner pool. The cloud options do not list macOS there.Cirun docs, read 2026-10-27

Providers that do not list macOS

Providers without macOS runners on the pages read
ProviderStatus
Vitko RunnersNot offered: Ubuntu 24.04 on x64 only.
RunsOnIts site says macOS jobs stay on GitHub: RunsOn is Linux and Windows on EC2.
Blacksmith, UbicloudmacOS is not stated on the pages read.

Descriptions restate each provider's public page as read on 2026-10-27 and may have changed; their pages are the authority. Prices change often. Maintained by Vitko, Inc., which sells one of the products measured. Linux results and prices: 12 options compared, list prices.