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2026 (1)

January (1)

github: Reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners usage

GitHub

2026-01-01

GitHub has reduced pricing for GitHub-hosted runners — price cuts of up to 39% are now in effect; the change was announced on December 16, 2025.

2025 (7)

December (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Cloud-native apps on Kubernetes pricing calculator scenario

Azure Updates

2025-12-31

Microsoft announced the general availability of a new 'Cloud-native apps on Kubernetes' pricing calculator scenario that helps teams estimate total cost of ownership for a production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster and associated Azure services.

github: Coming soon: Simpler pricing and a better experience for GitHub Actions

GitHub

2025-12-16

Starting January 1, 2026, GitHub will lower prices for GitHub-hosted runners by up to 39% (varying by machine type) to deliver simpler pricing and a better GitHub Actions experience; free usage minute quotas will remain unchanged.

November (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for November 2025

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

November 2025 Azure SQL update (Generally Available): reservation discounts for 1-year and 3-year reservations now apply to zone-redundant Azure SQL Managed Instances in the General Purpose tier; the notice indicates the discount covers both standard compute and additional compute option(s) (source content truncated).

azure: [Launched] Announcing: API Center Standard now included at no additional cost for linked Azure API Management Standard and Premium tiers

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Microsoft announced that API Center Standard, previously a separately billed offering, is now included at no additional cost for Azure API Management Standard and Premium customers when an API Center instance is linked to the corresponding API Management service.

October (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: RHEL Software Reservations Now Available on Azure with Updated Pricing

Azure Updates

2025-10-27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) software reservations are Generally Available on Azure again after updates to billing meters and pricing that resolve prior billing issues and align charges with Red Hat's new pricing.

aks: Release 2025-10-12

Release notes from AKS

2025-10-17

AKS release 2025-10-12 announces OS retirements and upgrades, new billing for AKS Automatic, LTS patch releases, feature additions (GPU skip drivers, Envoy filters for Istio, VPA mode), behavioral changes to autoscaling and node provisioning, and multiple component and image updates across Azure Linux and Ubuntu node images and CSI/CNI/monitoring components.

September (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: At-cost data transfer between Azure and an external endpoint

Azure Updates

2025-09-16

Azure has made at-cost data transfer generally available in Europe, allowing customers and CSP partners to pay only the underlying cost for internet data transfers between Azure and external endpoints.