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Blacksmith

Six explicit macOS image/size combinations plus latest aliases. Current docs identify M4 Apple Silicon and macOS27 public beta.

Reviewed Sep 21, 2026Provider claims · source links included
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Company information

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Company-wide information is shown here once. Resource-specific support, terms and exceptions are recorded in each listing below. Operator relationships are not independently verified unless the evidence explicitly says so.

Research notes & open questions

Pricing page exposes a starting macOS rate; 12vCPU price requires explicit confirmation. Broad Linux/Windows Firecracker and unlimited-concurrency claims are not applied to Macs. Native billing increment, macOS region scope and live capacity remain unverified. Uploaded assessment research (2026-09-21): CI: submitted research reports 16/19 checklist items resolved. Submitted open questions: support_channels: What are the support hours and availability limits for Standard-plan technical support?; identity: Does Blacksmith document any MFA enforcement for dashboard access beyond inherited GitHub account security?; cancellation: Is there a documented customer cancellation/account-closure procedure, and do usage charges stop when the account is clo

Availability methods

Categories
  • ci
Signal
Service health
Access
Public
Format
Status webpage
Limitation
Public status page exists; extraction of component states from its client-rendered content remains unverified.

A source for checking provider information; this does not establish current machine availability or guaranteed capacity. Last endpoint check: 2026-09-21.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Structured observation

Billing model

MacOS runner size
6 vCPU
MacOS minutes
1
Credit amount
20
Credit unit
x64 2vCPU minute

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The documented conversion is expressed in native x64 2vCPU-minute credits; no dollar conversion or ISO currency is stated.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Cancellation policy

Provider may suspend or terminate immediately
Yes
Triggers
  • violation of Section 3
  • security or integrity necessity
  • payment arrears
  • Force Majeure Event

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-initiated suspension or termination right; this is not a customer cancellation procedure.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Ci integrations

Platform
GitHub Actions
Eligibility
GitHub organizations only
Personal repositories
No

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. GitHub organization access is required; personal repositories are excluded.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Compatibility

Supported
Yes
Selectors
  • xcode-select
  • DEVELOPER DIR

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The documentation describes switching among installed Xcode versions; it does not specify a separate macOS 15 inventory.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Compatibility images

Image basis
corresponding GitHub-hosted macOS runner images

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider documentation states image correspondence but does not independently enumerate every installed package for each offer.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Credits

Amount
3,000
Native unit
x64 2vCPU minute
Period
month
Scope
per organization

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Free allocation is per organization and per month; the documentation separately states that macOS runners may use the free minutes.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Enterprise SLA claim

Availability percent
99.9
Support
24/7 priority
Requires enterprise
Yes

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

MacOS capacity policy

Eligible
Yes
Usage
provider free-minute allocation

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. This establishes eligibility to consume the free-minute allocation, not a separate paid macOS credit price.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

MacOS starting price

Amount
0.08
Currency symbol
$
Currency
Not documented
Unit
minute
Size mapping
not explicitly resolved from fetched UI

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Trial

Credit card required
No
Context
try for free

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. This is stated for the provider's free trial flow, not as a Mac-specific eligibility guarantee.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

THE RESOURCE CATALOG

Full specifications

4 individual listings
CI runners#

blacksmith-12vcpu-macos-15

Public listing; stock and purchase eligibility are not established by this record.

Native priceSee pricing details
System
M412 vCPU · 48 GB RAM

250 GB storage

Software & location

macOS 15

Region not documented

Availability

Check availability

Confirm before ordering

Offer value · default usage

67/100Low confidence · provisional
Calculation & assumptions

Provisional score from the known CPU, RAM and storage quantities. Price is unavailable; this is a capacity-based estimate, not measured performance per dollar.

  • RAM capacity: 48; category reference 16; 75/100.
  • CPU allocation: 12; category reference 7; 63/100.
  • Storage capacity: 250; category reference 150; 63/100.

An exact published price is required.

  • One user and one concurrent job or machine.
  • Excludes optional add-ons, transfer, extra storage and applicable taxes.
Value methodology ↗

CI: 1,000 minutes/month for 12 months, 10-minute jobs, private repositories, new Apple membership. Machines: one 720-hour allocation. Change usage assumptions ↗

Services & integrations

Service integrations for this offering are still being reviewed. The specifications below retain the available source evidence; confirm required integrations with the provider.

Workload capabilities

Admin
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Docker
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Graphical desktop
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

IOS simulator
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Nested virtualization
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

SSH
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Xcode build
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Pricing & commercial terms

Credits

Job duration
10
Job duration unit
minute
Credits consumed
400
Credit unit
x64 2vCPU minute

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. This is an explicit documentation example for a 10-minute job on the supplied 12-vCPU macOS 15 offer; it is not a separately stated purchase price.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Hardware & software

Hardware

Chip marketing name
M4
Architecture
arm64
VCPU
12
RAM GB
48
Disk GB
250

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Image

MacOS major
15
Latest alias
No
Xcode major versions
Not documented
Xcode select
supported

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

CI runners#

blacksmith-12vcpu-macos-26

Public listing; stock and purchase eligibility are not established by this record.

Native priceSee pricing details
System
M412 vCPU · 48 GB RAM

250 GB storage

Software & location

macOS 26 · Xcode 26, 27

Region not documented

Availability

Check availability

Confirm before ordering

Offer value · default usage

67/100Low confidence · provisional
Calculation & assumptions

Provisional score from the known CPU, RAM and storage quantities. Price is unavailable; this is a capacity-based estimate, not measured performance per dollar.

  • RAM capacity: 48; category reference 16; 75/100.
  • CPU allocation: 12; category reference 7; 63/100.
  • Storage capacity: 250; category reference 150; 63/100.

An exact published price is required.

  • One user and one concurrent job or machine.
  • Excludes optional add-ons, transfer, extra storage and applicable taxes.
Value methodology ↗

CI: 1,000 minutes/month for 12 months, 10-minute jobs, private repositories, new Apple membership. Machines: one 720-hour allocation. Change usage assumptions ↗

Services & integrations

Service integrations for this offering are still being reviewed. The specifications below retain the available source evidence; confirm required integrations with the provider.

Workload capabilities

Admin
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Docker
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Graphical desktop
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

IOS simulator
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Nested virtualization
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

SSH
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Xcode build
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Hardware & software

Hardware

Chip marketing name
M4
Architecture
arm64
VCPU
12
RAM GB
48
Disk GB
250

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Image

MacOS major
26
Latest alias
Yes
Xcode major versions
  • 26
  • 27
Xcode select
supported

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

CI runners#

blacksmith-6vcpu-macos-15

Public listing; stock and purchase eligibility are not established by this record.

Native priceSee pricing details
System
M46 vCPU · 24 GB RAM

150 GB storage

Software & location

macOS 15

Region not documented

Availability

Check availability

Confirm before ordering

Offer value · default usage

52/100Low confidence · provisional
Calculation & assumptions

Provisional score from the known CPU, RAM and storage quantities. Price is unavailable; this is a capacity-based estimate, not measured performance per dollar.

  • RAM capacity: 24; category reference 16; 60/100.
  • CPU allocation: 6; category reference 7; 46/100.
  • Storage capacity: 150; category reference 150; 50/100.

An exact published price is required.

  • One user and one concurrent job or machine.
  • Excludes optional add-ons, transfer, extra storage and applicable taxes.
Value methodology ↗

CI: 1,000 minutes/month for 12 months, 10-minute jobs, private repositories, new Apple membership. Machines: one 720-hour allocation. Change usage assumptions ↗

Services & integrations

Service integrations for this offering are still being reviewed. The specifications below retain the available source evidence; confirm required integrations with the provider.

Workload capabilities

Admin
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Docker
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Graphical desktop
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

IOS simulator
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Nested virtualization
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

SSH
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Xcode build
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Pricing & commercial terms

Credits

Job duration
10
Job duration unit
minute
Credits consumed
200
Credit unit
x64 2vCPU minute

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. This is an explicit documentation example for a 10-minute job on the supplied 6-vCPU macOS 15 offer; it is not a separately stated purchase price.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Hardware & software

Hardware

Chip marketing name
M4
Architecture
arm64
VCPU
6
RAM GB
24
Disk GB
150

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Image

MacOS major
15
Latest alias
No
Xcode major versions
Not documented
Xcode select
supported

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

CI runners#

blacksmith-6vcpu-macos-26

Public listing; stock and purchase eligibility are not established by this record.

Native priceSee pricing details
System
M46 vCPU · 24 GB RAM

150 GB storage

Software & location

macOS 26 · Xcode 26, 27

Region not documented

Availability

Check availability

Confirm before ordering

Offer value · default usage

52/100Low confidence · provisional
Calculation & assumptions

Provisional score from the known CPU, RAM and storage quantities. Price is unavailable; this is a capacity-based estimate, not measured performance per dollar.

  • RAM capacity: 24; category reference 16; 60/100.
  • CPU allocation: 6; category reference 7; 46/100.
  • Storage capacity: 150; category reference 150; 50/100.

An exact published price is required.

  • One user and one concurrent job or machine.
  • Excludes optional add-ons, transfer, extra storage and applicable taxes.
Value methodology ↗

CI: 1,000 minutes/month for 12 months, 10-minute jobs, private repositories, new Apple membership. Machines: one 720-hour allocation. Change usage assumptions ↗

Services & integrations

Service integrations for this offering are still being reviewed. The specifications below retain the available source evidence; confirm required integrations with the provider.

Workload capabilities

Admin
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Docker
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Graphical desktop
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

IOS simulator
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Nested virtualization
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

SSH
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Xcode build
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Hardware & software

Hardware

Chip marketing name
M4
Architecture
arm64
VCPU
6
RAM GB
24
Disk GB
150

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Image

MacOS major
26
Latest alias
Yes
Xcode major versions
  • 26
  • 27
Xcode select
supported

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented

Os Xcode

MacOS major
26
Xcode installed
  • 26
  • 27
Xcode default
26

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Applies to the macOS 26 image used by this offer; Xcode 27 is also installed.

Source ↗Observed Sep 20, 2026 · Provider documented