Compiler Explorer Cost Transparency

a year ago

Compiler Explorer's monthly costs are about $3,100 (~$37,000 annually) to serve 8 million backend compilations.
Cost breakdown: 80% AWS ($2,550) and 20% operational ($550), including monitoring tools, office costs, and community expenses.
Peak traffic reaches 1.66 million requests daily across x86_64, ARM64, and GPU platforms with 99.98% uptime.
Traffic patterns show daily cycles, weekend dips, and holiday lulls, with January 2025 being the peak month at $3,345.
Compiler volumes have decreased from 14+ million in 2024 to 8 million now, but infrastructure costs remain steady.
Revenue sources include Patreon (40%), GitHub Sponsors (30%), PayPal (20%), and commercial sponsorships (10%).
The project maintains transparency with a detailed cost report covering seven months of data (October 2024 - April 2025).
Compiler Explorer is community-supported, with surplus funds saved separately, and is not a significant income source for the author.

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