Latchkey は標準の GitHub Actions ランナーを使うため、切り替えは runs-on の1行の変更で済みます。新しい CI プラットフォームも、インフラも、ロックインもありません。まず1つのワークフローで試験導入し、展開前に請求額を比較できます。
How to evaluate a managed runner honestly
Compare at equal machine shape. A lower rate on fewer vCPUs is not cheaper per unit of work.
Check billing granularity: per-minute rounding costs real money across a wide matrix of short jobs.
Include queue and boot time. Cheaper per minute but slower to start can cost more per merge.
Count your re-runs. Paying twice for the same work is invisible on every rate card.
Switching is a one-line runs-on change in both directions, so a two-week trial beats modelling.
結論
無料枠に収まる小規模・不定期の CI なら GitHub ホステッドのままで。分数と不安定な再実行が実際の請求額になってきたら、Latchkey は同じインフラ不要の体験を、1分あたりのコスト約3分の1で、しかも自己修復付きで提供します。
よくある質問
Latchkey vs GitHub-Hosted Runners: Cost, Speed & Reliability?
GitHub-hosted runners are the zero-setup default: GitHub provisions a fresh VM per job and bills per minute at a premium. Latchkey runs the same jobs on managed, self-healing runners reached by a one-line runs-on label swap, at a lower per-minute rate, with warm pools for fast startup, and with automatic recovery from transient failures.
Where GitHub-hosted wins?
Nothing to set up and nothing to trust: it is built into GitHub, fine for low-volume or occasional pipelines, and you never think about runners. For small projects under the free monthly minute allowance, it is effectively free.
Where Latchkey wins?
At volume, the premium per-minute rate is the biggest line item, and re-running flaky jobs quietly doubles it. Latchkey lists $0.0025/min at 2 vCPU against the $0.006/min GitHub-hosted rate, and $0.0100 against $0.022 at 8 vCPU, keeps runners warm so jobs start fast, and self-heals transient and mechanical failures so you stop paying to
Migration effort?
Because Latchkey uses standard GitHub Actions runners, switching is a one-line change to runs-on: no new CI platform, no infrastructure, and no lock-in. You can pilot it on a single workflow and compare the bill before rolling out.
Which should I choose?
Stay on GitHub-hosted for small or occasional CI under the free allowance. Once minutes and flaky re-runs become a real bill, Latchkey gives you the same zero-infra experience at roughly a third of the per-minute cost, with self-healing on top.