Reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners usage

Source: GitHub Actions Blog

Pricing reduction details

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 the 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.