When does the monthly GitHub Free Codespaces quota reset, and does a $0 budget block access afterward? #211751
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Your included usage resets on the calendar month, not on your account's billing date. Codespaces is a metered product, and GitHub's billing period for metered products runs from 00:00:00 UTC on the 1st to 23:59:59 UTC on the last day of the month. Included compute hours go back to the full amount at the start of each period, and accrued storage goes back to zero. For you that means November 1 at 00:00 UTC. Your numbers match the cap. GitHub Free includes 120 compute hours a month, and a 2-core machine counts at a multiplier of 2, so 60 hours on a 2-core machine uses the whole allowance. On the budget questions: a budget only counts paid use, so your included hours never draw it down. A $0 budget with "Stop usage when budget limit is reached" stops usage at the point where you would start paying, and without a payment method on file GitHub blocks overage anyway. After the reset you can resume your existing codespace with the same settings, and you won't be charged. Two things to watch:
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Hello everyone,
I'm using GitHub Free with a personal account, and I recently became unable to resume my existing Codespace.
The error message says:
"You are out of monthly free usage or have exceeded your budget for Codespaces."
Here are the details:
Plan: GitHub Free
Machine type: 2-core
Codespaces usage in October 2026: approximately 60 hours
Payment method: None registered
Codespaces budget: $0.00
"Stop usage when budget limit is reached": Enabled
I understand that the included Codespaces usage is limited on the GitHub Free plan. However, I haven't been able to determine the exact date and time when my monthly included usage will reset.
I would appreciate clarification on the following questions:
When exactly will my GitHub Free Codespaces included usage quota reset? Is it based on a calendar month or my account's billing cycle?
After the included usage quota resets, will I be able to resume my existing Codespace with my current $0.00 budget setting?
Does enabling "Stop usage when budget limit is reached" with a $0.00 budget prevent Codespaces access even after the included usage quota resets?
I would like to continue using Codespaces on the GitHub Free plan without registering a payment method or incurring any additional charges.
Thank you for your help!
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