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How to cancel GitHub Copilot

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GitHub Copilot is billed by GitHub directly, so you cancel it on GitHub.com. Open your profile Settings, go to Billing & licensing, find the GitHub Copilot section, open the Manage subscription dropdown and choose Cancel subscription, then confirm your plan name. Paid features stay active until the billing cycle ends, then the account drops to Copilot Free.

Menus and labels can change. If the steps below don’t match what you see, use the official help link on this page.

How are you billed?

Cancel a paid Copilot plan on GitHub.com Downgrade to a cheaper Copilot tier instead of canceling If your Copilot access comes from an organization or enterprise

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Where to start with GitHub Copilot

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Can you cancel online?: yes
Where to start: GitHub.com — profile picture menu, then Settings, then Billing & licensing
Apple or Google billed?: Not commonly documented
Keeps access until: The end of the current billing cycle. GitHub's docs say you retain access to your current features until your billing cycle ends, and the account is then automatically downgraded to Copilot Free.
Contract / fees: GitHub's plans page lists Copilot Pro, Pro+ and Max as month-to-month individual subscriptions with no minimum term, and the docs state you can cancel at any time with the cancellation taking effect at the end of the current billing cycle. There is no documented early-termination fee. The important exception: if your Copilot access comes through an organization or enterprise, GitHub's docs state you will not be able to cancel the plan yourself — the seat is controlled by that organization's admin. Free Copilot access granted to verified students, teachers and popular open source maintainers also cannot be canceled through the subscription flow. As of April 2026 GitHub paused new Copilot Pro free trials and also paused existing trials, so a trial-cancellation path may not appear on your account; check current plan and pricing details on GitHub before assuming a trial applies.
Verified on: 2026-07-25

Step-by-step cancellation

These steps only appear when the flow was verified against an official provider or platform source.

Cancel a paid Copilot plan on GitHub.com

1
Sign in to GitHub.com in a web browser
2
Click your profile picture in the upper-right corner of any page, then click Settings
3
In the Access section of the sidebar, click Billing & licensing and then Licensing. On accounts still using the original billing platform, click Billing and licensing and then Plans and usage
4
Find the GitHub Copilot section on that page
5
Select the Manage subscription dropdown on the right, then click Cancel subscription
6
In the confirmation modal, select Cancel Copilot Pro, Cancel Copilot Pro+ or Cancel Copilot Max to match your plan — this ends the plan at the end of the current billing cycle
7
Re-check the GitHub Copilot section afterwards and confirm it shows the cancellation is scheduled or that the plan will revert to Copilot Free

Downgrade to a cheaper Copilot tier instead of canceling

1
Go to Settings, then Billing & licensing, then Licensing on GitHub.com
2
In the GitHub Copilot section, select the Manage subscription dropdown
3
Choose the downgrade option and pick the lower tier you want
4
Confirm in the modal — GitHub's docs state the change takes effect at the start of your next billing cycle, not immediately

If your Copilot access comes from an organization or enterprise

1
Check Settings, then Billing & licensing on GitHub.com — if no cancel option appears for Copilot, your seat is assigned by an organization or enterprise
2
GitHub's docs state that if you have access to Copilot through an organization or enterprise, you will not be able to cancel your plan
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Contact the owner or billing manager of that organization or enterprise and ask them to remove your Copilot seat
4
If the seat is removed, your Copilot access ends on the schedule that organization's plan sets, not yours
5
Verified students, teachers and popular open source maintainers with free Copilot access are likewise outside the self-serve cancellation flow

Expect a retention offer

• Cancel is not a top-level button — it sits inside a "Manage subscription" dropdown in the GitHub Copilot section of billing settings
• The same dropdown surfaces "downgrade to a lower tier" alongside cancellation, steering you toward a cheaper paid plan instead of leaving
• A confirmation modal requires you to click the specific plan name (Cancel Copilot Pro / Pro+ / Max) rather than a single generic confirm
• The path differs depending on whether your account is on GitHub's new billing platform (Billing & licensing, then Licensing) or the original one (Billing and licensing, then Plans and usage)

Decline script

“Please cancel my subscription effective today and email me a confirmation. I'm not interested in a discount or pause.”

Common problems

Only official-source troubleshooting notes are included here.

What happens after you cancel?

Post-cancellation details like access, downgrade behavior, and refund caveats are shown only when the provider documents them.

Your paid Copilot features stay active through the end of the current billing cycle — cancellation is not immediate
At the end of that cycle your account is automatically downgraded to Copilot Free rather than losing Copilot entirely
Copilot Free applies limited access to a selection of features and models, so completions and premium model access drop to the free tier's limits
Your GitHub account, repositories and other GitHub services are unaffected — only the Copilot subscription ends
No further Copilot charges should appear after the final cycle closes; verify the plan now reads Copilot Free in Billing & licensing

Refund notes

GitHub's documentation does not offer a routine mid-cycle refund for canceling an individual Copilot plan — you simply keep the paid features until the cycle ends. The one prorated refund GitHub documents is automatic and situational: if your personal plan is canceled because you were assigned a seat under a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise plan, you receive a prorated refund for the remaining portion of your personal plan's current billing cycle. Anything outside that has to be raised with GitHub Support.

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FAQ

Where exactly is the cancel button for GitHub Copilot?

It is not a standalone button. On GitHub.com go to your profile picture, then Settings, then Billing & licensing and Licensing (or Plans and usage on the original billing platform). In the GitHub Copilot section, open the Manage subscription dropdown — Cancel subscription lives inside that dropdown, and a confirmation modal then asks you to click Cancel Copilot Pro, Pro+ or Max.

Does GitHub Copilot stop working the moment I cancel?

No. GitHub's documentation states you retain access to your current features until your billing cycle ends. At that point your account is automatically downgraded to Copilot Free rather than losing Copilot entirely, so you keep a limited selection of features and models on the free tier.

Why can't I find any option to cancel my GitHub Copilot subscription?

The most common reason is that you are not the payer. GitHub's docs say that if you have access to Copilot through an organization or enterprise, you will not be able to cancel the plan — an admin controls the seat. Verified students, teachers and popular open source maintainers with free Copilot access also fall outside the self-serve cancellation flow.

Will GitHub refund the unused part of my Copilot billing period?

Generally no. GitHub's documented model is that you keep paid features until the cycle ends instead of receiving money back. The one prorated refund GitHub documents is automatic: if your personal Copilot plan is canceled because you were assigned a seat under Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise, you get a prorated refund for the remaining portion of that cycle. Other refund requests go through GitHub Support.

Can I cancel GitHub Copilot through the App Store or Google Play?

No. GitHub bills individual Copilot plans directly rather than through Apple or Google in-app purchase, so there is no Apple or Google subscription entry to cancel. Everything happens in GitHub.com account settings under Billing & licensing.

What happened to the GitHub Copilot Pro free trial?

GitHub announced in April 2026 that it was pausing new Copilot Pro trials because of a rise in free-trial abuse, and on April 13, 2026 it paused existing trials too. Affected users were told they can change their plan to Copilot Free or upgrade to a paid Copilot Pro or Pro+ subscription. Check GitHub's changelog for the current status before counting on a trial.

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