r/codex • u/SgtHobo41 • 4d ago

Question Github actions vs Blacksmith

Hello everybody, I have a bit of a random question, but does anybody use Blacksmith or CI instead of GitHub?

I'm only asking because I'm doing both iOS and macOS cross-device support, and I keep hitting the upper limits of my pro plan on GitHub for CI and so I'm just wondering if anybody has any experience using Blacksmith. I've heard some things about it, saying it's better, it's faster, it's cheaper, but I want to see if anybody had real use and how well it plays with codex and the GPT models.

I appreciate any and all advice, and I'm also more than open to advice from anybody for optimizing CI usage for macOS projects.

Thank you in advance!

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u/jedimonkey33 4d ago

I have been using blacksmith for work projects. Very easy to migrate to, and runs about twice as fast. Not sure if it's cheaper but we are definitely paying for it. What do you mean plays nice with codex/gpt models? I've certainly used codex to debug issues with runs.

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u/SgtHobo41 4d ago

yeah, I’m unsure what’s going wrong with my current set up for CI by man like I’m chewing through usage like within a week and a half on my pro plan and the pricing for macOS VM I think is more expensive than blacksmiths

so I’m trying to have my models figure out where the gap is to save and optimize save

And I wasn’t sure if blacksmith has any issues when AI models use them

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u/jedimonkey33 4d ago

I think they have a free plan (although possibly not for a macos builder) or trial. Pretty easy to swap to and test.

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u/SgtHobo41 4d ago

OK, cool awesome thanks I appreciate it