Q1Will my LinkedIn Premium badge disappear immediately when I cancel?
No — your Premium badge stays visible until your billing period ends. Once you downgrade to Basic, the badge is removed from your profile within 24 hours.
You're paying $39.99/month (Career), $59.99/month (Business), $169/month (Sales Navigator Core), or $119.95/month (Recruiter Lite). Annual plans save 20-25%.
Sign in at linkedin.com.
Click your profile picture (top-right) > Premium subscription settings (or go to linkedin.com/premium/manage).
Under Manage subscription, click Cancel subscription.
Choose a reason if prompted, then click Continue to cancel.
Confirm. You keep Premium features until the end of the billing period.
Open Settings > your name > Subscriptions.
Tap LinkedIn Premium.
Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
Open Google Play > profile > Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions.
Tap LinkedIn Premium > Cancel subscription.
Confirm.
Your account converts to the free LinkedIn Basic plan at billing period end.
You lose InMail credits, advanced search filters, and 'Who's viewed your profile' beyond 5 entries.
Premium-only signals (open profile, Premium badge) disappear from your public profile.
Saved searches, learning courses in progress, and notes on candidates stay attached to your account.
LinkedIn keeps your account, connections, messages, and history indefinitely on the free plan. LinkedIn Learning courses you've started remain accessible if you have personal progress, but new Premium content is locked. Notes on Recruiter or Sales Navigator profiles remain visible only when you reactivate Premium.
No — your Premium badge stays visible until your billing period ends. Once you downgrade to Basic, the badge is removed from your profile within 24 hours.
LinkedIn offers a 1-month money-back guarantee on annual plans for first-time Premium subscribers. After that window, you can only cancel future renewal — no refund on remaining months.
If you're not interviewing, the main Premium value (InMail, who viewed you, applicant insights) is wasted. The Learning courses are a small benefit. Most users only need Premium for the 1-3 months they're actively job-searching.
Career Premium at $39.99/month ($299.88/year if annual) is the entry tier. There's no cheaper plan — you can't downgrade within Premium. The free tier doesn't include any Premium features.
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