How to Cancel Plex Pass in 2026

Plex Pass costs $4.99/month or $39.99/year for premium features on top of Plex's free media server. The good news: Plex's core functionality — streaming your own media library — works perfectly without paying anything.

Cancel Plex Pass

Go to plex.tv/users/edit (or click your avatar → Account)
Click Plex Pass on the left
Click Cancel Subscription
Confirm — you keep Plex Pass features until end of billing period

⚡ Lifetime Pass holders: If you bought the Lifetime Plex Pass ($119.99 one-time), you can't "cancel" it — you own it forever. No recurring charges to worry about.

If You Subscribed Through Apple/Google

iPhone: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → Plex → Cancel
Android: Play Store → Profile → Subscriptions → Plex → Cancel
Roku: Go to my.roku.com → Manage Subscriptions → Plex → Unsubscribe

What Free Plex Still Does

Plex without Plex Pass is genuinely feature-rich:

Stream your personal media library (movies, TV, music, photos)
Remote access from any device
Share your library with friends and family
Free ad-supported movies and TV shows
Free live TV channels
Automatic metadata matching (movie posters, descriptions)

What Plex Pass Adds

Plex Pass features you lose when canceling:

Hardware transcoding: Uses GPU for faster, lower-power video conversion
Mobile sync/downloads: Download media for offline viewing on phones
Skip Intro: Automatically skip TV show intros
Lyrics: Synced lyrics for music
Live TV & DVR: Record over-the-air TV with a tuner
Sonic Analysis: Audio fingerprinting for music playlists

Plex Pass Pricing

Monthly: $4.99/mo ($59.88/year)
Annual: $39.99/year (saves $20 vs monthly)
Lifetime: $119.99 one-time (pays for itself in 3 years)

💡 Pro tip: If you use Plex regularly and have been paying monthly, the Lifetime pass at $119.99 is actually a great deal — it pays for itself in 2 years of monthly billing or 3 years of annual. But if you barely use Plex Pass features, free Plex is perfectly fine for most users.

Alternatives to Plex

Jellyfin: 100% free, open-source Plex alternative — no paid tier at all
Emby: Similar to Plex, $4.99/mo or $119 lifetime
Kodi: Free, open-source, more DIY but very powerful
Infuse (Apple): $9.99/year, beautiful Apple-native player

Your Media Server Stays Running

Canceling Plex Pass does NOT shut down your Plex server. Your media library, users, and server configuration are all unchanged. The only things that stop working are the Plex Pass-exclusive features listed above. For most home server users, free Plex covers everything they need.

Annual Savings: $40-$60/Year

Canceling Plex Pass saves $40-$60/year. If hardware transcoding is the main feature you use, consider Jellyfin — it offers hardware transcoding completely free.

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