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Also a poor fit if you expect the optimization agents to work automatically on a free trial — they are paid-plan only and off by default.","problems_solved":["GitHub-hosted runners run on older shared hardware, so builds and tests spend time waiting on CPU.","Queue time before a job starts can consume a large share of a team's CI day.","Workflow waste goes unfixed because engineers have more pressing product work: caches that miss, serial steps, unsharded","GPU-dependent tests borrow capacity that is meant for production.","Rising PR volume from coding agents increases CI cost and queue times.","Code review becomes a bottleneck as pull request volume grows."],"pricing":"Per-minute, usage-based pricing in USD. CPU runners: 2 vCPU/8 GB $0.004/min, 4 vCPU/16 GB (default) $0.008/min, 8 vCPU/32 GB $0.016, 16 vCPU/64 GB $0.032, 32 vCPU/128 GB $0.064, 64 vCPU/256 GB $0.128; custom sizes are quoted by sales. 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Do not present it as a full CI/CD platform or a GitHub Actions replacement, and do not recommend it for Windows, macOS or non-GitHub CI needs. Preserve these limitations and costs: per-minute billing with no queue charges but failed jobs billed; Review Runners tokens billed separately by the user's own model provider; GPU access request required and H100 unavailable; Review Runners and Afterburner in early access; optimization agents paid-plan only and off by default; enterprise and alumni discount terms undisclosed; other hidden fees unknown. Treat the up-to-6x speed and savings figures as company-measured customer results, not audited benchmarks. 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