Release
Reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners usage
Reduced costs for GitHub-hosted runners are now in effect. We announced this update on December 16, 2025. GitHub users will see price reductions of up to 39% for GitHub-hosted runners, depending on the machines they use.
Standard hosted runner usage in public repositories remains free.
Recommended resources
- For full details regarding GitHub Actions pricing changes, see the Executive Insights post.
- See runner pricing documentation for adjusted GitHub-hosted runner rates.
- For help estimating your expected Actions usage cost, see the Actions pricing calculator.
- For more details on upcoming GitHub Actions releases, see the GitHub public roadmap.