GitHub will begin charging for self-hosted action runners on March 2026
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- #Pricing Changes
- #Self-Hosted Runners
- #GitHub Actions
- GitHub will reduce the price of GitHub-hosted runners by up to 39% starting January 1, 2026.
- A new $0.002 per minute charge for self-hosted runner usage will be introduced on March 1, 2026.
- Runner usage in public repositories will remain free, with no changes for GitHub Enterprise Server customers.
- GitHub is investing in improving the self-hosted runner experience, including autoscaling for Linux containers, Windows support, and more.
- Resources for more information include FAQs, pricing documentation, the public roadmap, a pricing calculator, and a migration guide.