Packaging change·Jul 6 → Jul 13, 2026·Week 29, 2026·Software Development & Testing

Buildkite: Hosted Agents pricing restructured to per-vCPU billing

Hosted Agent pricing moved from flat per-shape rates to per-vCPU-minute billing — Linux $0.004/vCPU-min (was $0.013-$0.052 flat), Mac $0.02/vCPU-min (was $0.18-$0.36 flat); non-profit/charity discount removed from Special Plan options

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Hosted Agent pricing moved to per-vCPU-minute billing (Linux $0.004/vCPU-min, Mac $0.02/vCPU-min), lowering effective rates (e.g. Linux Large $0.052->$0.032/min); non-profit/charity discount removed

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Jul 6, 2026 vs Jul 13, 2026

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What changed

Hosted Agent pricing moved to per-vCPU-minute billing (Linux $0.004/vCPU-min, Mac $0.02/vCPU-min), lowering effective rates (e.g. Linux Large $0.052->$0.032/min); non-profit/charity discount removed

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