About billing for GitHub Actions should link to Standard GitHub-hosted runners for public repositories

[jsoref]

Code of Conduct

• I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct

What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

Possibly have each of Linux, Windows, and macOS in https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions#per-minute-rates-for-standard-runners link to the various sections of Standard GitHub-hosted runners for public repositories

Additional information

Once I've decided that I can do a thing based on pricing, the next logical step is figuring out how to do that thing.

• Here, I've decided, after Per-minute rates for standard runners doesn't hint that Linux-2 core can be arm runners #36648 that I can run a Linux arm runner, but I have no idea how.

A link to Choosing the runner for a job: Per-minute rates for standard runners would tell me that the answer is one of: ubuntu-24.04-arm, ubuntu-22.04-arm

[jc-clark]

I think the connection here could be clearer. However, I don't think we need to add links throughout the tables. What do you think about updating:

GitHub Actions usage is free for standard GitHub-hosted runners in public repositories, and for self-hosted runners. For private repositories, each GitHub account receives a certain amount of free minutes and storage for use with GitHub-hosted runners, depending on the account's plan. Any usage beyond the included amounts is controlled by spending limits.

to

GitHub Actions usage is free for standard GitHub-hosted runners in public repositories, and for self-hosted runners. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions#per-minute-rates-for-standard-runners)

For private repositories, each GitHub account receives a certain amount of free minutes and storage for use with GitHub-hosted runners, depending on the account's plan. Any usage beyond the included amounts is controlled by spending limits.

That puts the free information in its own paragraph and differentiates it a little more.

[jsoref]

I'm looking for an outbound link to https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-where-your-workflow-runs/choosing-the-runner-for-a-job#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories -- the link you're proposing adding is a self-link.

If I were going to add other links, I think depending on the account's plan could use a link to:
https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/learning-about-github/githubs-plans#about-githubs-plans since that would solve the other side of the problem.

I do agree that the paragraphs near the top are heavy/hard to read, and could probably be split.

[jc-clark]

I think this would do just as well:

GitHub Actions usage is free for standard GitHub-hosted runners in public repositories, and for self-hosted runners. For a list of standard GitHub-hosted runners available for public repositories, see [AUTOTITLE](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-where-your-workflow-runs/choosing-the-runner-for-a-job#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories)

For private repositories, each GitHub account receives a certain amount of free minutes and storage for use with GitHub-hosted runners, depending on the account's plan. Any usage beyond the included amounts is controlled by spending limits.

I don't think we need to link out to About GitHub plans from this article.

[jsoref]

I'll take that.