Which GitHub-hosted runner OS has a billing minute multiplier greater than 1x?
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Short Explanation and Infographic
Linux is the cheap baseline (1x). Windows costs 2x and macOS costs 10x — so a 10-minute macOS job burns 100 included minutes.
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Full Explanation
GitHub Actions billing uses minute multipliers based on runner OS: Linux (Ubuntu) = 1x, Windows = 2x, macOS = 10x. These multipliers apply to minutes included in plan allowances. For example, if your plan includes 2,000 minutes, a 10-minute macOS job consumes 100 allowance minutes. Beyond the included minutes, per-minute rates also differ. This strongly incentivizes using Linux runners when cross-platform testing isn't required. The multipliers reflect the underlying infrastructure costs for GitHub. Self-hosted runners have no per-minute charges (you provide the compute).