Workload · LightMotion
LightMotion: the short-job Mac vs cloud calibration.
150 frames should be cheap everywhere. On CF live it still took 54.12 s versus 3.47 s on M2 Max. Short jobs expose container CPU starvation and Chromium startup taxes.
| Composition | Frames | M2 Max | M1 Silver1 | M1 Silver2 | CF live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LightMotion (5 s) | 150 | 3.47 s | 8.78 s | 8.66 s | 54.12 s |
| MediumMotion (10 s) | 300 | 5.98 s | 9.14 s | 8.54 s | - |
| HeavyMotion (15 s) | 450 | 32.62 s | 42.93 s | 40.87 s | - |
Source: 2026-07-22 Remotion fleet + CF Containers bakeoff. Canonical report: Remotion vs cloud and M1 vs M2 Max.
| Path | Job | Wall used | Est. compute $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF live | LightMotion 5 s | 54.12 s | ~$0.00108 |
| CF live | LongKinetic3m | 2175.3 s measured | ~$0.0435 |
| CF live | LongKinetic20m | 14502 s PROJECTED | ~$0.290 PROJECTED |
| Mac package electricity | LongKinetic3m (ABS Wh) | 111.5 s | ~$0.00017 |
| Mac package electricity | LongKinetic20m (ABS Wh) | 679.5 s | ~$0.00102 |
CF $ uses published Workers Paid memory/CPU rate-card math (~$0.00002/wall-s upper bound for standard-1). Not an invoice. Not a RenderMac public rate card.
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