How to Cancel GitHub Copilot
There are five different cancel paths, depending on whether you pay personally, got a seat at work, or are billed through Azure. Find your plan on the table, then jump to the steps that match.
First: are you sure it is GitHub Copilot?
Two products from the same parent company have nearly the same name. They are not the same thing and they bill on different platforms.
- GitHub Copilot is the AI pair programmer that lives inside VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Xcode. The charge on your card or invoice will say GitHub. This page is for you.
- Microsoft Copilot (sometimes called Copilot Pro or Copilot in Microsoft 365) is the consumer and Office assistant. The charge will say Microsoft or come through your Microsoft 365 subscription. Use our Microsoft 365 cancel guide instead.
Rule of thumb: if you have never opened VS Code, you probably do not have GitHub Copilot.
Pick your plan, then follow the matching path
Not sure which tier you have? Open github.com/settings/billing/summary on a desktop browser. The Copilot line item names your plan and tells you whether it is billed directly by GitHub or routed through an organization or Azure subscription.
| Plan | Price | Who can cancel | Where to cancel | Access ends | Refund? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot Pro | $10/mo or $100/yr | You (the subscriber) | Web, billing summary | End of period; reverts to Free | No (TOS L.3); annual edge case via support |
| Copilot Pro+ | $39/mo (monthly only) | You | Web, billing summary | End of period; reverts to Free | No |
| Copilot Business | $19/user/mo | Org admin only | Org Settings, Licensing | End of billing cycle | No |
| Copilot Enterprise | $39/user/mo | Enterprise admin only | Enterprise Settings | End of billing cycle | No |
| Azure-billed Copilot | Metered, varies | Org or enterprise owner | Azure portal + GitHub | When Azure sub is disconnected | Per Azure subscription terms |
| Copilot Free / Student / Teacher / Maintainer | $0 | You (disable, not cancel) | Settings, Copilot, Disable | Instantly on disable | N/A |
Prices reflect github.com plans as of May 2026. GitHub is moving Copilot to metered, usage-based billing starting June 1, 2026, which will change line items but not the cancel paths above.
Copilot Pro and Pro+ (personal subscription)
If you pay GitHub directly from a personal card, this is you. Self-serve, three to four clicks. The button is buried inside Billing, not the Copilot settings page where you'd expect it. The community thread "I can't cancel copilot" is full of users who searched the wrong page for half an hour.
Open the billing summary directly
Shortcut: github.com/settings/billing/summary. Desktop only. The mobile app does not expose Copilot cancellation. Sign in with the account that actually owns the sub.
Open the GitHub Copilot row
Scroll to the GitHub Copilot section under Add-ons or Licensing (renamed during the 2025–2026 UI overhaul, both labels still in the wild). Click Manage subscription.
Cancel subscription, confirm, screenshot
A reason survey may appear; not a gate, leave it blank. Confirm Cancel Copilot Pro or Cancel Copilot Pro+. Screenshot the billing summary showing the end date. GitHub does not always email confirmation, and community discussion #159868 documents users who believed they cancelled and kept getting charged.
Pro+ gotcha: the $39 tier (introduced April 2026) is closed to new signups during the transition window. You can re-subscribe to Pro afterward, but may not be able to return to Pro+ at the same price. Read the confirmation screen before clicking.
Copilot Business and Enterprise (admin only)
If your employer is paying for your seat ($19/user/mo Business, $39/user/mo Enterprise), you cannot cancel it yourself. Only an org owner or billing manager can. "Cancelling" means revoking all seats; partial cancellation is just unassigning seats. Leaving the org does not always remove the seat automatically (GitHub community discussion #162655, still open as of May 2026).
If you are the admin:
- Profile picture → Organizations → open the org with the Copilot plan.
- Org Settings → Billing and licensing → Licensing. (Sometimes under Copilot → Access on the new platform.)
- Change Copilot status from Enabled to Disabled.
- Click Confirm and remove seats. Billing stops at end of cycle.
Source: GitHub's official org cancel docs.
Enterprise twist: if the org received Copilot through an enterprise account, the org admin also cannot cancel. Only the enterprise admin can, from Enterprise Settings → Policies → Copilot. Two layers of authority above the end user; usually a different team than per-org billing. Ask them to disable at the enterprise level, not just unassign your seat. The latter only stops usage; the former stops billing.
If you are an employee on a seat: email your admin and ask them to unassign you. If you previously paid for Copilot Pro yourself, GitHub auto-cancels that personal plan and prorate-refunds when an org assigns you a Business seat. Documented behavior, not a one-off.
Azure-billed Copilot (a separate cancel)
Some orgs pay for Copilot through a linked Azure subscription. Charges land on the Azure invoice, not github.com. Cancelling inside GitHub alone may not stop them. Do both: disconnect inside GitHub and cancel in Azure. This is the path that catches finance teams off guard, especially after the June 2026 usage-based billing transition.
Option A: disconnect inside GitHub
- Org or enterprise Settings → Billing and licensing → Payment information.
- Next to the Azure subscription ID, click remove.
- Per docs: "your usage can no longer exceed the amounts included with your plan". Effectively ends metered charges.
Option B: cancel in the Azure portal
- Sign in at
portal.azure.comas subscription owner. - Cost Management + Billing → Subscriptions.
- Select the Copilot-funding sub → Cancel subscription. If next invoice still shows Copilot, also do Option A.
Source: GitHub docs on Azure billing.
Free, Student, Teacher, Maintainer
No billing on these tiers; nothing to cancel financially. To make Copilot stop showing in your IDE: open github.com → Settings → Copilot → toggle Copilot Free to Disabled. Then sign out of Copilot in VS Code (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P, "GitHub Copilot: Sign Out") or JetBrains. Same flow for Student, Teacher, Maintainer. Verified status expires when GitHub re-checks eligibility, usually annually.
Downgrades and refunds, briefly
Often you want downgrade, not cancel:
- Pro+ at $39 too steep? Switch to Pro ($10/mo) from the same Manage subscription dropdown.
- Cancelling Pro auto-downgrades to Copilot Free (limited monthly budget at $0). No separate signup.
- Leaving an employer? Ask them to unassign your seat on your last day rather than cancelling anything yourself.
Refunds: GitHub's TOS Section L.3 says no refunds for partial months, downgrades, or unused months. In practice, support has issued discretionary refunds for accidental annual renewals. Open a ticket at support.github.com/contact/account under "Billing, payments, or receipts". Community thread #34299 shows people resolved within four business days, and others who went the PayPal dispute route as fallback. If you are on an annual plan and renewal is approaching, cancel before it hits. Our annual plan trap breakdown covers why Copilot Pro's $100 annual only saves if you stay past month 10.
Questions people actually ask
I want to cancel Microsoft Copilot, not GitHub Copilot. Am I in the right place?
Probably not. GitHub Copilot is the AI coding assistant inside VS Code and JetBrains. Microsoft Copilot is the general assistant bundled with Microsoft 365 and Windows. Check the merchant name on your card statement: if it says Microsoft (not GitHub), use the Microsoft 365 cancel guide.
My employer assigned me a Copilot Business seat. How do I cancel it?
You cannot. Only an org admin (or, on enterprise accounts, an enterprise admin) can revoke a seat. Email them. And note that leaving the company does not always auto-unassign the seat, which has been a documented gap since at least discussion #162655.
Can I get a refund for the unused part of my month or year?
Officially, no. GitHub's TOS Section L.3 says no refunds, no exceptions. Unofficially, support has refunded accidental annual renewals on a case-by-case basis. Open a ticket at support.github.com under "Billing, payments, or receipts" and explain. No guarantee.
Will cancelling Copilot Pro delete my GitHub account?
No. Cancellation only ends the paid Copilot subscription. The GitHub account, repos, and settings stay. The account drops to Copilot Free, which is a real, zero-cost tier with a limited monthly request and completion budget.
I cancelled, but Copilot still shows up in my IDE. Why?
Because Copilot Free now exists, and cancellation only ends the paid tier. To get Copilot fully out of your IDE, open github.com Settings, then Copilot, and disable Copilot Free. Then sign out of Copilot in VS Code or JetBrains.
My charge comes from Azure, not GitHub. Where do I cancel?
Both places, to be safe. Disconnect the Azure subscription from inside GitHub (org or enterprise Settings, Billing and licensing, Payment information, remove), and cancel the subscription itself in portal.azure.com under Cost Management + Billing. Then verify the next Azure invoice is clean.
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