| macOS runners for GitHub Actions

Blaze provides native Apple Silicon runners for your iOS and macOS CI workflows. No emulation, no virtualization overhead—just fast builds on real M-series hardware.

Our macOS runners come with the latest Xcode pre-installed, along with common tools like Homebrew, CocoaPods, Fastlane, and Flutter.

Available runners

Runner
vCPU
RAM
Xcode
blaze/macos-14
4
12 GB
16.1
blaze/macos-15
4
12 GB
16.4
blaze/macos-26
4
12 GB
26.2
blaze/macos-latest
4
12 GB
16.4

Need more power? Large runners (8 vCPU, 24 GB) are available. See all options.

Pre-installed software

Every macOS runner comes with common development tools pre-installed:

  • * Xcode – Latest stable and beta versions
  • * Homebrew – macOS package manager
  • * CocoaPods – iOS dependency manager
  • * Fastlane – iOS automation toolkit
  • * Flutter – Cross-platform framework
  • * Node.js – JavaScript runtime
  • * Ruby – For Fastlane and CocoaPods
  • * Git LFS – Large file storage

See the full list of pre-installed software.

Performance

Our Apple Silicon runners deliver significantly faster builds than GitHub's Intel-based macOS runners:

Project
macos_perf_header_github
macos_perf_header_blaze
DuckDuckGo iOS
18m 21s
5m 36s
Burn (Deep Learning)
24m 50s
7m 45s

The speed advantage comes from native ARM execution—no Rosetta translation, no VM overhead.

Pricing

Simple, predictable pricing with unlimited minutes:

Plan
Price
Includes
1 runner
€125/mo
Unlimited minutes
2-5 runners
€118/mo each
5% discount
6-10 runners
€112/mo each
10% discount
11+ runners
€106/mo each
16% discount

Annual billing saves an additional 20%. View full pricing.

How to use

Add Blaze runners to your workflow with a single line:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: blaze/macos-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: xcodebuild -scheme MyApp -sdk iphoneos

All your existing workflow steps, caching, and secrets work exactly the same.

Get started

Try Blaze macOS runners with 300 free minutes. No credit card required.