name: CircleCI API Plans
specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: CircleCI
providerId: circleci
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - CI/CD
  - DevOps
description: 'CircleCI plans: Free / Performance / Scale.'
sources:
  - https://circleci.com/pricing/
plans:
  - id: circleci-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: 30,000 free credits/month, 6,000 build minutes.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly credits
        name: credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 30000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Build minutes
        name: minutes
        type: quota
        metric: minute
        limit: 6000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Active users
        name: users
        type: quota
        metric: user
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, macOS, self-hosted runners
      - name: 30x concurrency
      - name: 2 GB storage
      - name: 1 GB network
  - id: circleci-performance
    name: Performance
    type: paid
    description: From $15/month with 30,000 credits + $15 per 25,000 additional.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly base
        name: base
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '15.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Credits included
        name: credits
        type: quota
        metric: credit
        limit: 30000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Additional credits per 25K
        name: credits_extra
        type: metered
        metric: credit
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 25000
        price: '15.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 5 active users included
      - name: Larger resources
      - name: 80x concurrency
      - name: 5 GB network
      - name: Optional 8x5 support
      - name: Docker layer caching
  - id: circleci-scale
    name: Scale
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom (annual).
    entries:
      - label: Annual (custom)
        name: annual
        type: subscription
        metric: year
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Customizable
      - name: Enterprise controls
      - name: Largest resource classes
      - name: GPU
      - name: 200 GB storage
      - name: 50 GB network
      - name: Optional 24/7 support
      - name: SSO
      - name: Config policies