How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium in 2026 - All Plans Covered
Cancel LinkedIn Premium Career, Business, or Sales Navigator on web or mobile. Keep your connections and profile. No refund for partial periods.
To cancel LinkedIn Premium, click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, select Premium features, click Manage subscription, and then Cancel subscription. LinkedIn buries the cancel button behind several screens of retention offers - keep clicking through them. At $39.99/month for Career or $59.99/month for Business, LinkedIn Premium is one of the priciest professional subscriptions. The free trial auto-converts to a paid plan after 30 days, which catches a lot of people off guard. Before you cancel, use up your remaining InMail credits - they expire immediately when your plan ends. Your LinkedIn profile, connections, messages, and job applications all stay intact. The only things you lose are InMail, profile viewers list, LinkedIn Learning access, and the gold badge on your profile.
What you'll learn
- How to cancel LinkedIn Premium on web, iPhone, and Android
- What you keep (profile, connections, messages) vs what you lose (InMail, Learning)
- Free trial cancellation before the auto-charge hits
- LinkedIn Premium Career vs Business vs Sales Navigator differences
- Whether LinkedIn Premium is worth keeping for job searches
LinkedIn does not offer refunds for partial billing periods. Cancel at least one day before your next billing date to avoid being charged for another month.
LinkedIn Premium Plans and Pricing (2026)
| Billing | Price (India) | Price (US) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | - | $39.99/mo |
| Annual | - | $239.88/yr |
| Free Trial | 30 days | 30 days |
The prices above are for Premium Career. LinkedIn also offers Premium Business ($59.99/month), Sales Navigator Core ($99.99/month), and Recruiter Lite ($170/month). In India, pricing is region-adjusted and typically shown in INR during checkout - expect roughly ₹1,500-2,000/month for Career. The annual plan saves about 33% compared to monthly. All plans include a 30-day free trial that auto-converts to paid if not cancelled.
How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium on Web
- 1Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage
- 2Select Premium features from the dropdown
- 3Click Manage subscription under Plan Details
- 4In the LinkedIn Admin Center, click Purchases in the left pane
- 5Select your Active subscription
- 6Click Cancel subscription under Actions
- 7Click Confirm cancel to complete
How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium on iPhone (iOS)
- 1Tap your profile photo
- 2Tap Premium features
- 3Tap Manage your subscription
- 4Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts
How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium on Android
- 1Tap your profile photo
- 2Tap Premium features
- 3Tap Manage your subscription
- 4Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts
If you subscribed through Apple's App Store or Google Play, you must cancel through your phone's subscription settings. The LinkedIn app or website cannot cancel app store subscriptions.
What Happens After You Cancel LinkedIn Premium?
Your Premium features stay active until the end of your billing period. After that, you lose InMail credits (unused ones expire immediately), the full list of who viewed your profile (free tier shows only the last 5 viewers), LinkedIn Learning course access, salary insights on job posts, and the gold Premium badge. Everything else stays: your profile, all connections, sent and received messages, job applications, posts, articles, and endorsements. Your profile does not get deprioritized in search results - that is a common myth. If you downloaded LinkedIn Learning course certificates, those remain on your profile permanently.
LinkedIn Premium in India - Key Notes
LinkedIn adjusts Premium pricing by region. Indian users typically see prices in INR during checkout, and the rate is significantly lower than US pricing. If you subscribed through a credit card and see the charge in USD, you are likely paying the US rate - consider cancelling and resubscribing from an Indian IP address for local pricing. UPI payments for LinkedIn Premium are handled through Google Play on Android. If you set up auto-renewal via UPI, check your bank app for active mandates and revoke the LinkedIn one if cancelling. For students and recent graduates, LinkedIn occasionally offers a reduced rate or extended free trial in India - check linkedin.com/premium before cancelling if a cheaper option might work.
Is LinkedIn Premium Worth Keeping?
If you are actively job searching, Premium Career can be worth it for the 3-5 months of a serious job hunt. The InMail feature and seeing all profile viewers are genuinely useful during that period. But once you land a role, cancel immediately - the value drops to near zero for employed professionals unless you are in sales (Sales Navigator) or recruiting (Recruiter Lite). LinkedIn Learning is decent but Coursera, Udemy, and free YouTube tutorials cover most of the same ground for less money.
Alternatives to LinkedIn Premium
For job searching, Glassdoor and Indeed offer free job listings and salary data. For networking, LinkedIn's free tier still lets you connect, message (with limits), and post content. For professional learning, Coursera offers individual courses from ₹1,500 and Udemy runs sales at ₹399-499 per course. For sales outreach, Apollo.io and Hunter.io offer free tiers for email finding. If you are keeping any paid tools, use RecurStop to track all your professional subscriptions in one place and get reminders before renewal charges hit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does cancelling LinkedIn Premium affect my profile or connections?
No. Your profile, connections, messages, job applications, posts, and endorsements all remain exactly as they are. Cancelling Premium only removes the premium-specific features like InMail credits, full profile viewer list, LinkedIn Learning access, and the gold badge. Your profile visibility in search results is not affected - the idea that free accounts get deprioritized is a myth.
Can I get a refund from LinkedIn Premium?
LinkedIn does not offer refunds for partial billing periods. When you cancel, you keep Premium access until the end of your current billing cycle. If you were charged for a free trial you intended to cancel, contact LinkedIn support through the Help Center - they sometimes make exceptions for trial charges. If you subscribed through Apple, use Apple's refund request process at reportaproblem.apple.com.
How do I cancel a LinkedIn Premium free trial?
Cancel the same way as a paid subscription - Me icon, Premium features, Manage subscription, Cancel. You keep access to all Premium features for the remaining trial days even after cancelling. The key is to cancel before day 30, or LinkedIn will charge your card for the first month. Set a reminder for day 25 to give yourself a buffer.
What happens to my InMail credits when I cancel?
Unused InMail credits expire immediately when your Premium subscription ends. They do not carry over to the free tier. If you have remaining credits, use them before cancelling. Send those messages to recruiters or hiring managers you have been putting off. Once your plan expires, you can only message people you are directly connected with on the free tier.
Do I lose LinkedIn Learning certificates if I cancel Premium?
Certificates for courses you already completed stay on your profile permanently. They do not get removed when you cancel. However, you lose access to LinkedIn Learning courses themselves - you cannot start new courses or continue in-progress ones. If you are mid-course, finish it before cancelling. Completed course certificates remain visible to recruiters and connections on your profile.