Which factor affects GitHub Actions pricing for GitHub-hosted runners on GitHub Enterprise Cloud?

Question

Options

• ANumber of workflows defined in .github/workflows/
• BNumber of contributors to the repository Explanation:Incorrect. Contributor count does not impact
• CTotal number of repositories using Actions
• DOperating system used in the runner environment

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  91% (21)

Explanation

GitHub-hosted runners on GitHub Enterprise Cloud are billed at different per-minute rates depending on the operating system - Linux runners are cheapest, Windows runners cost ~2x more, and macOS runners cost ~10x more - making the OS choice (D) a direct pricing factor. The number of workflows defined (A) is irrelevant; only actual execution minutes consumed drive cost, not how many workflow files exist. Contributor count (B) has no relationship to compute billing whatsoever - Actions pricing is based on usage, not team size. The total number of repositories using Actions (C) is similarly irrelevant; billing aggregates minutes across an account, not per-repository counts.

Memory tip: Think "pay per minute, price per OS" - the what you run on matters, not how many places you've set it up.

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