"GitHub will introduce a $0.002 per minute charge for self-hosted runners starting March 2026, ending years of free usage. While the company claims 96 percent of customers won't see higher bills, developers are pushing back against paying for software running on their own infrastructure. GitHub announced the pricing change on December 16, alongside a reduction in GitHub-hosted runner prices. From January 2026, GitHub-hosted runners will cost 20 to 39 percent less depending on machine type."
"Self-hosted runners allow organizations to execute GitHub Actions workflows on their own hardware. They've been free since launch, with companies adopting them for performance and cost reasons. That changes March 1, when GitHub begins charging $0.002 per minute for self-hosted runner usage in private repositories. Public repositories remain free, as do GitHub Enterprise Server deployments. The reaction has been swift and negative. On Reddit and other forums, developers express frustration about paying per-minute charges for software running on infrastructure they own and maintain."
GitHub will charge $0.002 per minute for self-hosted runners in private repositories beginning March 1, 2026, ending years of previously free usage. GitHub-hosted runners will be cheaper from January 2026, with machine-type price reductions of 20 to 39 percent. Public repositories and GitHub Enterprise Server deployments remain free. Developers have reacted with strong criticism, citing frustration at paying for software on their own infrastructure and calculating higher monthly costs. GitHub attributes the change to hosted-runner revenue subsidizing free self-hosted usage and cites 71 million Actions jobs processed daily as justification for the pricing realignment. Leadership changes and tighter Microsoft integration suggest further platform shifts.
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