alt Hacker News> TL;DR GitHub is adding a $0.002-per-minute fee on all GitHub Actions usage, so the control plane is no longer free.
That's not true for _all GitHub Actions usage_.
https://resources.github.com/actions/2026-pricing-changes-fo...
> Standard GitHub-hosted or self-hosted runner usage on public repositories will remain free.
That was my biggest concern... I've used runners for personal/public repos because they're there and generally good enough. If I were paying for it, I might be inclined to look at faster options.