Billing and usage

About billing for GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions usage is free for GitHub Enterprise Server instances that use self-hosted runners. For more information, see Self-hosted runners.

Usage limits and policy

There are several limits on GitHub Actions usage when using GitHub-hosted runners. See Actions limits.

In addition to the usage limits, you must ensure that you use GitHub Actions within the GitHub Terms of Service. For more information on GitHub Actions-specific terms, see the GitHub Additional Product Terms.

Billing for reusable workflows

If you reuse a workflow, billing is always associated with the caller workflow. Assignment of GitHub-hosted runners is always evaluated using only the caller's context. The caller cannot use GitHub-hosted runners from the called repository.

For more information see, Reuse workflows.

Next steps

You can manage your GitHub Actions usage and retention policies for your repository, organization, or enterprise account. For more information, see:

• Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository
• Configuring the retention period for checks, workflow runs, commit statuses, artifacts, and logs in your organization
• Disabling or limiting GitHub Actions for your organization
• Enforcing policies for GitHub Actions in your enterprise