How to Cancel GitHub Subscription (Paid Plan and Copilot)

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Downgrade a personal account to Free

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   1. Open Settings > Billing and licensing > Additional billing details
   2. Under Current plan click Edit > Downgrade to Free
   3. You lose advanced features on private repositories at the next billing date
   4. If a private repo hosts Pages on a custom domain, remove or update DNS first to avoid a takeover risk
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Cancel Copilot

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   1. Open github.com/settings/copilot and choose Cancel Copilot (or manage the plan under billing)
   2. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle and you keep access until then
   3. Annual Pro or Pro+ plans stay on their old terms until they expire
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Downgrade an organization

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   1. Only owners and billing managers can do this
   2. Go to the organization's Billing and licensing and change the plan
   3. Leaving Enterprise Cloud disables SAML; an organization inside an enterprise must be removed from it first
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Ask about a refund

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   1. Docs list cancellation as effective at end of cycle with no refund for unused time
   2. Users report prorated refunds only through GitHub Support (contact form for Copilot refunds); expect manual review
   Did this fix it? Yes No

5. 5. Cancel Actions, Marketplace and Sponsors separately

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   1. Set the Actions spending limit to $0 under Billing
   2. Cancel Marketplace apps from Billing > Marketplace subscriptions and Sponsors from Billing > Sponsorships
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

You pay for a GitHub Pro/Team plan, Copilot, or Actions usage and want to stop being charged.

Why it happens

• Copilot is billed separately from the GitHub plan
• Organization plans need an owner or billing manager
• Marketplace apps and Sponsors are separate subscriptions

This guide also covers

• cancel github
• cancel github copilot
• github downgrade to free
• github refund

Other GitHub errors

• GitHub Permission Denied (publickey) Error
• GitHub 'Password Authentication Was Removed' Error
• GitHub Push Rejected: Updates Were Rejected (Non-Fast-Forward)
• GitHub Push Blocked: Repository Rule Violations (GH013 / Secret Detected)
• GitHub Push Rejected: File Exceeds 100 MB Limit
• GitHub 'Permission Denied' or 403 When Pushing Over HTTPS
• GitHub Locked Out: Lost 2FA Device or Recovery Codes
• GitHub Actions Workflow Stuck in Queued / Waiting for a Runner