Billing and cost
Do public repositories pay for managed runners?
Quick answer
On GitHub-hosted standard runners, no. On managed providers including runnerhut, yes — but open-source programmes are available.
The detail that matters
Running third-party pull-request code on managed runners needs ephemeral, single-use VMs. Never do it on persistent self-hosted machines.
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Related
Am I billed when a GitHub Actions job fails?Yes. You are billed for the minutes consumed up to the point of failure, not for a successful outcome.Are GitHub Actions free for open source?Yes, on GitHub-hosted standard runners for public repositories, with no minute charge.Are GitHub Actions free for private repositories?No. Private repositories get a monthly included-minutes allowance by plan, then bill per minute.Do I pay a seat fee for managed runners?On runnerhut, no. Billing is per compute minute with no per-developer charge.