GitHub Postpones Price Increase for Self-Hosted Runners in GitHub Actions
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Summary
GitHub has postponed its previously announced price increase for self-hosted runners in GitHub Actions from free to $0.002 per minute, which was scheduled to take effect March 1, 2026. The company made this decision after reviewing developer feedback and will take time to listen to customers before making any new pricing decisions.
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This increase has been postponed, which means it will not apply until a new decision is made.
GitHub stated that it has canceled the price increase after reviewing developer feedback.
It added that it will take time to listen to customer
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