cicd resource_limits ai_generated true

Error: resource class 'large' is not available on your plan. Upgrade your plan to use this resource class.

ID: cicd/circleci-resource-class

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88%Fix Rate
87%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

CircleCI job requests a resource class (machine size) that is not available on the current plan or not enabled for the organization. Larger resource classes require paid plans or explicit enablement.

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Workarounds

  1. 92% success Use a resource class available on your current plan 
    Check available resource classes at https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/#resourceclass. For free plans, use 'small' or 'medium'. Optimize builds to work within available resources
  2. 90% success Upgrade the CircleCI plan or request the resource class to be enabled 
    Go to CircleCI Organization Settings > Plan to upgrade. For custom resource classes on dedicated plans, contact CircleCI support to enable them for your organization

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Use the resource class name from documentation without checking plan availability 80% fail

    Resource classes like 'large', 'xlarge', '2xlarge' and ARM resource classes are only available on paid plans; free tier is limited to 'small' and 'medium'

  2. Try to use Docker executor resource classes with machine executor or vice versa 90% fail

    Resource classes are executor-specific; Docker executor and machine executor have completely different resource class names and availability

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