CI/CD & GitOps Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Feb 13, 2026 4 min read

CI Cost Optimization 2026

CI bills can be huge. Optimize.

Audit

Per pipeline: minutes consumed; cost per run.

Top consumers identified.

Layer cache; dependency cache.

First minutes are cache work.

For high volume: self-hosted runners on spot.

60-80% cheaper.