How to Cancel GitHub Copilot (2026 Guide) — Free Alternatives for AI Coding

Updated 2026-02-15 · 4 min read

GitHub Copilot costs $10/month or $100/year for individuals, and $19/month per seat for businesses. It autocompletes code in your editor. But GitHub now offers a free tier with 2,000 completions/month, and open-source alternatives like Codeium are completely free with unlimited completions.

How to Cancel GitHub Copilot

  1. Go to github.com/settings/copilot
  2. Click Cancel subscription or Cancel trial
  3. Select a reason and confirm
  4. Your subscription runs until the end of the billing period
  5. Disable the Copilot extension in VS Code if you want to remove it completely
💡 Free Tier Available

GitHub now offers Copilot Free with 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month. If you're a hobbyist or occasional coder, this might be enough. Cancel the paid plan and switch to Free before paying $10/month.

Free Student/OSS Access

GitHub Copilot is completely free for verified students (via GitHub Education), teachers, and maintainers of popular open-source projects. If you qualify, you're paying for something you could get free. Check education.github.com.

GitHub Copilot Plans (2026)

PlanPriceCompletions
Free$02,000/mo + 50 chats
Pro$10/mo ($100/yr)Unlimited
Business$19/mo/seatUnlimited + admin
Enterprise$39/mo/seatUnlimited + custom models

Free Alternatives

ToolCostNotes
CodeiumFree (individual)Unlimited completions, VS Code + JetBrains
Cursor (free tier)Free (limited)AI-native code editor, built-in chat
Tabby (self-hosted)Free (open source)Run on your own hardware, full privacy
Continue.devFree (open source)Use any model (local or API)

Developer Tool Subscription Stack

ToolMonthly
GitHub Copilot Pro$10
ChatGPT Plus (for coding)$20
Cursor Pro$20
JetBrains All Products$25
Full dev stack$75/mo ($900/yr)
✅ Bottom Line

Try GitHub Copilot Free (2,000 completions/month) before paying. If that's not enough, Codeium offers unlimited free completions. Students and open-source maintainers get Copilot Pro free. Only pay $10/month if you're a professional developer who maxes out the free tier daily.

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