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why does GH actions bill macOS minis 10X?


Ah sorry minutes, they bill the most for macOS probably because of what a pain it is to scale it with apples EULA (I'm guessing) https://docs.github.com/en/billing/reference/actions-runner-...


ah ok, minutes makes more sense. thanks.


Mins here being short for minutes, not minis.


And, presumably for a combination of the Mac build (and hardware) being of niche interest and sitting outside the standard Linux workflows so it's annoying to administer. And serving a money-making audience (iOS app devs) who have a revenue stream and see the extra CI cost as worth it.


What is a macOS mini…


Not “mini”, “mins” -> minutes.




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