[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":15},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-tag-en-gitlab-runner":3},[4],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"tags":9},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fk3s-vs-kubernetes-cicd-build-runner-latency-cost","K3s or Standard Kubernetes for CI\u002FCD Build Runners? A Decision Framework Based on Job Startup Latency and Cost","Should your CI\u002FCD build runner infrastructure run on K3s or standard Kubernetes? We compare job startup latency, Cluster Autoscaler cold starts, and the cost structures of GitLab Runner and GitHub Actions ARC to find the right selection criteria.","2026-10-01",[10,11,12,13,14],"k3s","kubernetes","ci-cd","gitlab-runner","github-actions",1792592714978]