GitHub Actions Pricing FAQs

We've been using GitHub Actions in one form or another throughout our careers. In addition to providing this calculator, we thought we would share some of the common questions we've seen and answered regarding GitHub Actions pricing.

How many minutes are included in my GitHub plan?

Each GitHub plan includes a number of monthly minutes that can be used on GitHub-hosted runners and an amount of storage per month for GitHub Actions artifacts and GitHub Packages.

• Free plan includes 2,000 minutes and 500 MB of storage per month
• Pro plan includes 3,000 minutes and 1 GB of storage per month
• Free plan for Organizations includes 2,000 minutes and 500 MB of storage per month
• Team plan includes 3,000 minutes and 2 GB of storage per month
• Enterprise Cloud plan includes 50,000 minutes and 50 GB of storage per month

What is a standard runner?

Standard runners are a pre-defined runner for each operating system and their resources differ between public and private repositories.

Standard runners for public repositories — these runners are free and unlimited for public repositories.

Standard runners for private repositories — these runners consume minutes included in your GitHub plan.

How do minute multipliers work in GitHub Actions?

GitHub applies minute multipliers to support Windows and macOS runners. These multipliers are already reflected in the per-minute rate of those runner types. But, Windows runners have a 2x multiplier and macOS runners have a 10x multiplier.

How many concurrent GitHub Actions jobs can you have?

Each GitHub plan has a max job concurrency depending on whether you're using Standard GitHub-hosted runners or GitHub-hosted larger runners.

• Free plan has a max of 20 concurrent jobs and 5 macOS jobs
• Pro plan has a max of 40 concurrent jobs and 5 macOS jobs
• Team plan has a max of 60 concurrent jobs and 5 macOS jobs for standard runners. Larger runners have a max of 1,000 concurrent jobs and 5 macOS jobs.
• Enterprise Cloud plan has a max of 500 concurrent jobs and 50 macOS jobs for standard runners. Larger runners have a max of 1,000 concurrent jobs and 50 macOS jobs.

Who can use GitHub-hosted larger runners?

Larger GitHub-hosted runners are only available on the GitHub Team and Enterprise plans. Included minutes cannot be used on larger runners and larger runners are not free for public repositories.

What is the max execution time for a GitHub Actions job?

GitHub enforces a 6-hour limit on the execution time of a GitHub Actions job. When the limit is reached, they terminate the job.

What is the workflow execution time for a GitHub Actions workflow?

Each run of a GitHub Actions workflow is restricted to 35 days. When workflow runs for longer than that, it's cancelled. The end to end time includes not only exeuction time for the jobs in the workflow, but also any time spent waiting or approval.

Is there any limits to GitHub Actions webhooks?

Yes. GitHub Actions enforces a webhook rate limit of 1,500 events triggered in a 10 second window. When the limit is reached, job runs that were triggered by webhooks will be blocked and not allowed to queue.