Billing and cost
What is the cheapest runner size?
Quick answer
The smallest size that keeps your job on its critical path — usually 2 or 4 vCPU for lint and unit tests.
The detail that matters
The cheapest runner is not always the cheapest job. If halving the cores doubles the runtime, you have saved nothing and made everyone wait longer.
Your next build could be twice as fast, at half the price
Start free. Migrating away is the same one line, and we publish that diff too.
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.