GitHub Actions Cost Calculator
Pick Free, Pro/Team or Enterprise (or override included $), enter Linux, Windows and macOS minutes, and optionally mark public repo ($0). See gross by OS, included budget and billable overage. Actions-only estimate — included $ is shared with other eligible usage. Official prices as of 2026-11-03; GitHub Actions billing docs prevail.
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Billable overage (Actions-only estimate)
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Summary
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Line items (list price, not a quote)
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GitHub Actions (private repos; public standard runners = $0): Linux 2-core x64 $0.006/min · Windows 2-core x64 $0.010/min · macOS 3/4-core $0.062/min. Included compute $ budget (shared with other eligible usage — Actions-only estimate): Free/Free org $12/mo · Pro/Team $18/mo · Enterprise Cloud $300/mo. Billable = max(0, gross − included). Self-hosted = $0 compute. Storage GB-$ optional footnote only (not in v1). Larger runners → contact GitHub / see Actions runner pricing. Optional variants: Linux 1-core slim $0.002 · Linux arm64 2-core $0.005 · Windows arm64 $0.010. Smoke (included=0): 3000 Linux + 2000 Windows → $38; 10000 Linux → $60; 1000 macOS → $62. Free $12 + 2000 Linux → overage $0; Free $12 + 3000 Linux → overage $6.
Estimates only. Official list prices as of 2026-11-03 (Asia/Shanghai); the provider's pricing page prevails. Sources: GitHub Actions billing
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How it works
- How much do GitHub Actions minutes cost?
- Private repos on standard hosted runners (as of 2026-11-03): Linux 2-core x64 $0.006/min, Windows 2-core x64 $0.010/min, macOS 3/4-core $0.062/min. Public repos: standard runners are $0. Example: 3,000 Linux + 2,000 Windows with included exhausted = $18 + $20 = $38.
- What included compute budget does each plan get?
- Free / Free org $12/mo, Pro / Team $18/mo, Enterprise Cloud $300/mo. This is shared with other eligible GitHub usage — this calculator labels totals as an Actions-only estimate. Billable overage = max(0, gross − included).
- What about self-hosted and larger runners?
- Self-hosted runners are $0 for Actions compute. Larger / advanced runners are not fully modeled — contact GitHub or see Actions runner pricing. Optional footnote rates: Linux 1-core slim $0.002, Linux arm64 2-core $0.005, Windows arm64 $0.010.
- Does storage count?
- Actions artifact/cache storage (GB-$) is an optional footnote only and is not required in this v1 calculator. Focus is compute minutes.
- Are these quotes?
- No. Rates were checked on 2026-11-03 (Asia/Shanghai) from GitHub Actions billing docs. List price, not a quote — GitHub's billing page prevails.