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GitHub Actions

# GitHub Actions free minutes and quota (2026)

On private repositories GitHub includes 2,000 Actions minutes a month on GitHub Free, 3,000 on Pro and Team, and 50,000 on Enterprise Cloud. Standard GitHub-hosted runners are free on public repositories. Figures from GitHub’s documentation, read October 27, 2026.

Updated October 17, 2026

## Included per plan (private repositories)

| Plan | Minutes a month | Artifact storage | Cache storage per repository | Custom image storage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GitHub Free | 2,000 | 500 MB | 10 GB | Not applicable |
| GitHub Pro | 3,000 | 1 GB | 10 GB | Not applicable |
| GitHub Free for organizations | 2,000 | 500 MB | 10 GB | Not applicable |
| GitHub Team | 3,000 | 2 GB | 10 GB | 75 GB |
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud | 50,000 | 50 GB | 10 GB | 150 GB |

Source: [GitHub Docs, GitHub Actions billing](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-actions), read October 27, 2026. Artifact storage is shared with GitHub Packages. Minutes reset to the full amount at the start of each billing cycle. Usage is charged to the repository owner, not the person who triggered the run.

## What you pay after the quota

| Runner | Per minute |
| --- | --- |
| Linux 1-core (x64) | $0.002 |
| Linux 2-core (x64) | $0.006 |
| Linux 2-core (arm64) | $0.005 |
| Windows 2-core (x64 or arm64) | $0.010 |
| macOS 3-core or 4-core (M1 or Intel) | $0.062 |

GitHub rates are per minute by operating system and size, listed in the same document; the page also lists the shared storage rate of $0.25 per GB per month. A budget with “Stop usage” enabled blocks further use when it is reached: see [“Actions budget is preventing further use”](https://runners.vitko.inc/docs/actions-budget-preventing-further-use/).

## If you will pass the quota

Vitko Runners (private beta, Ubuntu 24.04 on x64, private repositories) costs $0.002 a minute billed per second, with 2,000 free minutes a month. Price your own usage with the [calculator](https://runners.vitko.inc/calculator/), read [GitHub Actions pricing explained](https://runners.vitko.inc/guides/github-actions-pricing/), or compare [what other runner providers include](https://cibench.com/free-minutes-github-actions-runners/). Vitko maintains that site and sells one of the runners on it.

## Questions this page answers

How many free GitHub Actions minutes do I get in 2026?

For private repositories, per month: 2,000 minutes on GitHub Free (personal and organization), 3,000 on GitHub Pro and GitHub Team, and 50,000 on GitHub Enterprise Cloud, as GitHub’s billing documentation lists them (read October 27, 2026). Minutes reset at the start of each billing cycle, and usage is charged to the repository owner.

Are GitHub Actions free for public repositories?

GitHub’s documentation says use of standard GitHub-hosted runners is free in public repositories, for GitHub Pages and for Dependabot. Larger runners are always charged for, even in public repositories.

What does GitHub Actions cost after the free quota?

Usage beyond the included amounts is billed per minute by operating system and size: Linux 2-core x64 $0.006, Linux 1-core $0.002, Linux 2-core arm64 $0.005, Windows 2-core $0.010, and macOS 3-core or 4-core $0.062 per minute, per GitHub’s documentation (read October 27, 2026). Storage beyond the included amount is $0.25 per GB per month for shared artifact and package storage.