What is a defining characteristic of GitHub-hosted larger runners compared with standard GitHub-hosted runners?
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Larger runners are beefier hosted machines (more cores/RAM, optional extras) managed via org settings and billed differently — not a free unlimited tier and not Windows-only.
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GitHub-hosted larger runners provide increased compute resources versus the standard 2-core hosted machines, and depending on configuration may include features such as static IP ranges or nested virtualization. They are selected with specific runs-on labels defined when the larger runner is set up, usually administered at organization or enterprise scope. They are not free unlimited replacements; usage is billed according to GitHub's larger runner pricing. They support Linux and Windows offerings depending on what you configure — not Windows-only. actions/checkout works normally. Teams adopt larger runners for heavy builds, large monorepos, or when standard runners time out or thrash under memory pressure during compilation or test suites.