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Actions runner pricing: /en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing
Add sales tax certificate: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/add-sales-tax-certificate
Ask the GitHub community: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions
Automate usage reporting: /en/billing/tutorials/automate-usage-reporting
Azure DevOps licenses: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/azure-devops-licenses
Azure billing: /en/billing/reference/azure-billing
Azure sub connection: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/azure-sub-connection
Azure subscription: /en/billing/reference/azure-subscription
Azure subscriptions: /en/billing/concepts/azure-subscriptions
Billing and payments: /en/billing
Billing cycles: /en/billing/concepts/billing-cycles
Billing for enterprises: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/billing-for-enterprises
Billing manager onboard: /en/billing/get-started/billing-manager-onboard
Billing reports: /en/billing/reference/billing-reports
Billing roles: /en/billing/reference/billing-roles
Blog: https://github.blog
Budgets and alerts: /en/billing/concepts/budgets-and-alerts
Buy Advanced Security: /en/billing/how-tos/products/buy-advanced-security
Cancel Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/cancel-marketplace-app
Cancel sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/cancel-sponsorship
Cloud and local sandboxes: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/cloud-and-local-sandboxes
Combined enterprise use: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/combined-enterprise-use
Concepts: /en/billing/concepts
Connect Azure sub: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/connect-azure-sub
Contact support: https://support.github.com
Control costs at scale: /en/billing/tutorials/control-costs-at-scale
Cost center allocation: /en/billing/reference/cost-center-allocation
Cost centers: /en/billing/concepts/cost-centers
Create as CSP partner: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-as-csp-partner
Create client enterprise: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-client-enterprise
Create client org: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-client-org
Declined card: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/declined-card
Disable GHAS for enterprise: /en/billing/how-tos/products/disable-ghas-for-enterprise
Discounted plans: /en/billing/concepts/discounted-plans
Downgrade Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/downgrade-marketplace-app
Downgrade plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/downgrade-plan
Downgrade sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/downgrade-sponsorship
Download license use: /en/billing/how-tos/products/download-license-use
End sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/end-sponsorship
Enterprise license usage: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/enterprise-license-usage
Expert services: https://services.github.com
GHES license files: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
Gather insights: /en/billing/tutorials/gather-insights
Git LFS: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/git-lfs
GitHub Actions: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-actions
GitHub Advanced Security: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-advanced-security
GitHub Code Quality: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-code-quality
GitHub Codespaces: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces
GitHub Copilot billing: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-billing
GitHub Copilot licenses: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses
GitHub Docs: /en
GitHub Marketplace apps: /en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-marketplace-apps
GitHub Packages: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-packages
GitHub Spark: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-spark
GitHub Sponsors: /en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-sponsors
GitHub license users: /en/billing/reference/github-license-users
GitHub's plans: /en/get-started/learning-about-github/githubs-plans
Home: /en
How GitHub billing works: /en/billing/get-started/how-billing-works
How billing works: /en/billing/get-started/how-billing-works
Impact of plan changes: /en/billing/concepts/impact-of-plan-changes
Introduction to billing: /en/billing/get-started/introduction-to-billing
Learn how to contribute: /contributing
License reports: /en/billing/reference/license-reports
Locked account: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/locked-account
Make a contribution: https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/billing/concepts/impact-of-plan-changes.md
Making payments to third-parties through GitHub: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties
Manage GHAS licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/products/manage-ghas-licenses
Manage client org: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/manage-client-org
Manage enterprise invoice: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-enterprise-invoice
Manage payment info: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-payment-info
Manage pending changes: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-pending-changes
Manage user licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-user-licenses
Managing your plan and GitHub licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses
Monitor costs with soft budgets: /en/billing/tutorials/soft-budgets
Payments in India: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/india-one-time-payments
People who consume a license in an organization: /en/billing/reference/github-license-users
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
Privacy policy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Privacy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Product and SKU names: /en/billing/reference/product-and-sku-names
Product usage included: /en/billing/reference/product-usage-included
Redeem coupon: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/redeem-coupon
Set up budgets: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-budgets
Status: https://www.githubstatus.com/
Supported payment methods: /en/billing/reference/supported-payment-methods
Terms: /en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
Types of GitHub accounts: /en/get-started/learning-about-github/types-of-github-accounts
Upgrade Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/upgrade-marketplace-app
Upgrade plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/upgrade-plan
Upgrade sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/upgrade-sponsorship
Usage-based licenses: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses
Use cost centers: /en/billing/how-tos/products/use-cost-centers
View and estimate spending: /en/billing/how-tos/products/estimate-spending
View and manage paid use of GitHub products: /en/billing/how-tos/products
View enterprise usage: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage
View product/license use: /en/billing/how-tos/products/view-productlicense-use

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Impact of changing your plan on billing
Learn how upgrading or downgrading your plan is reflected in billing.
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How plan changes affect billing
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How plan changes affect billing
When you change your paid plan, the impact on billing depends on the type of change:
Scenario
When is billing affected?
Is proration applied?
When does access change?
Upgrade plan
Immediate
Yes
Immediately
Downgrade or cancel plan
End of current cycle
No
End of current cycle
Add paid seats/licenses
Immediate (prorated)
Yes
Immediately
Remove paid seats/licenses
Next billing cycle
No
End of current cycle (unless access revoked)
Key takeaways:
Upgrades are billed and applied immediately.
Downgrades and cancellations take effect only after the current billing cycle ends.
Adding seats is prorated and grants immediate access.
Removing seats takes effect in the next cycle, unless access is manually revoked.
Each account on GitHub is billed separately. Upgrading an organization account enables paid features for the organization's repositories only and does not affect the features available in repositories owned by any associated personal accounts. Similarly, upgrading a personal account enables paid features for the personal account's repositories only and does not affect the repositories of any organization accounts. For more information about account types, see
Types of GitHub accounts
.
Making a change to the GitHub plan for your personal account, organization, or enterprise account does not affect billing for use of GitHub features, such as Copilot or paid apps purchased in GitHub Marketplace.
For more information, see
GitHub's plans
and
How GitHub billing works
.
Examples
The following examples illustrate how billing rules are applied in practice:
Canceling a monthly subscription:
Kumiko pays on the 5th of each month. She cancels on October 10th. Her subscription remains active until November 4th, then downgrades on November 5th.
Switching from yearly to monthly:
Ravi has a yearly subscription billed October 5th. He switches on December 10th, but the change won’t apply until the next renewal on October 5th the following year.
Adding paid seats:
Mada’s organization pays for 25 seats on the 15th. She adds 10 more on June 4th. She’s immediately charged a prorated amount for June 4–14, and billed for 35 seats starting June 15th.
Removing paid seats:
Stefan’s organization pays for 50 seats annually on May 20th. On September 30th, he removes 20 seats. The change takes effect on the next renewal (May 20th), when the organization will pay for 30 seats.
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Managing your plan and GitHub licenses
Making payments to third-parties through GitHub
View and manage paid use of GitHub products
People who consume a license in an organization
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