GitHub has announced that starting January 1, 2026, it will lower prices for GitHub-hosted runners by up to 39%, while keeping the free usage minute allowance unchanged. Beginning March 1, 2026, GitHub will begin charging $0.002 per minute for self-hosted runner usage, with this fee counting against the included minutes in plans. Runner usage in public repositories will remain free. The pricing structure for GitHub Enterprise Server customers will not change. Additionally, GitHub stated that it will increase investment in the self-hosted runner experience, ensuring it can provide auto-scaling capabilities for scenarios beyond Linux containers, including new scaling methods, new platform support, and Windows support.
