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How to cancel GitHub Pro

Free · no accountUpdated 20 August 2026

Open github.com/settings/billing. Under Current plan, choose Downgrade to Free. Organisation plans are billed separately — check github.com/organizations if you also pay for one. Private repositories stay; only the Pro features stop.

What GitHub Pro costs

A month

$4

A year

$48

3 years

$144

A typical published price, not a quote — plans and regions vary, and the figure that matters is the one on your own statement. The longer figures are that price multiplied out, with no price rise assumed.

Step by step

  1. 1Open github.com/settings/billing.
  2. 2Under Current plan, choose Downgrade to Free.
  3. 3Organisation plans are billed separately — check github.com/organizations if you also pay for one.
  4. 4Private repositories stay; only the Pro features stop.
Open GitHub Pro’s cancel page

Cancelled and still charged?

Then the charge is not coming from GitHub Pro. Whoever took your money holds the subscription — if you subscribed inside an app, it is the app store, and only the app store can stop it.

How to subscribe to GitHub Pro

For when you want it back — or want to start on the right plan this time.

  1. 1Open github.com/settings/billing and choose Upgrade.
  2. 2Pick Pro for a personal account, or Team for an organisation.
  3. 3Team is billed per user per month.
  4. 4Students get Pro free through the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
GitHub Pro plans ↗

And the rest of them?

GitHub Pro was one. Most people are paying for between eight and twelve things and can name four. TotalSubs puts them on one screen with one number, and warns you before the next one renews.

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