How to Cancel GitHub Copilot in 2026
GitHub Copilot Individual costs $10/month or $100/year. But with GitHub now offering a free Copilot tier, you might be paying for something that's available at no cost. Here's how to cancel or downgrade.
Cancel Copilot Individual
- Go to github.com/settings/billing
- Under Copilot, click Manage
- Click Cancel or Downgrade to Free
- Confirm — access continues until end of billing period
✅ Good news: GitHub launched Copilot Free — you get 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month at no cost. For many developers, this is enough.
Copilot Plans Comparison
- Free: $0 — 2,000 completions + 50 chat messages/month
- Pro: $10/mo — unlimited completions, unlimited chat, multi-model choice
- Business: $19/user/mo — organization policies, audit logs, IP indemnity
- Enterprise: $39/user/mo — fine-tuned models, knowledge bases
Already Free for Students and OSS
Before canceling, check if you qualify for free Copilot:
- Students: Free through GitHub Education (verified .edu email)
- Teachers: Free through GitHub Education
- Open source maintainers: Free for popular OSS projects
Cancel Copilot Business/Enterprise
Organization admins manage Copilot subscriptions:
- Go to your organization → Settings → Copilot
- Remove individual seats or cancel the entire subscription
- Billing adjusts prorated — you only pay for days used
Free AI Coding Alternatives
- Copilot Free: Downgrade instead of canceling — keep 2,000 completions/month
- Codeium/Windsurf: Free unlimited completions, supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim
- Amazon Q Developer: Free AI coding assistant from AWS
- Tabnine: Free tier with basic completions
- Continue.dev: Open source, connect any AI model you want
⚡ Strategy: Try Copilot Free + Codeium together. Use Copilot Free for its 2,000 completions, then Codeium covers the rest — unlimited and free. Combined, they match or exceed paid Copilot for most workflows.
Your Repos Are Safe
Canceling Copilot has zero effect on your GitHub repositories, profile, or any other GitHub functionality. Copilot is purely an add-on service. Your code, issues, PRs, and Actions all continue working exactly as before.
Annual Savings: $100-$468/Year
Individual saves $100/year; Business saves $228/seat/year. For a team of 10 on Business, that's $2,280/year — and with Copilot Free now available, the ROI calculation has fundamentally changed.
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