How to Cancel QuillBot Premium (2026)
Cancelling QuillBot means turning off auto-renewal in your account settings. It stops the next charge; it does not claw back the one that already went through.
⚠️ Check this before you cancel
The upgrade page defaults to the annual plan, and the headline it shows is the per-month equivalent — $8.33 — while the card is actually charged $99.95 up front for twelve months. People who thought they were trying an $8 tool find a $100 line on their statement. QuillBot's refund position is that fees are returned only where the law requires it, so the cooling-off window is the one lever that reliably works, and it is short.
Step-by-Step: Cancelling QuillBot Premium
Find the route that matches where you bought the subscription. Cancelling on the wrong one leaves the charge running.
Web (quillbot.com)
Billed by QuillBot (Learneo), via card or PayPal- 1
Sign in and open Account settings
Click your avatar in the top right of the QuillBot editor, then Account. Make sure you are signed into the account that was upgraded — people who signed up with Google and later with email end up with two accounts and cancel the wrong one.
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Go to My plan / Subscription
This shows the current plan, the renewal date, and the amount that will be charged. Note the renewal date before you go further.
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Turn off auto-renewal and confirm
QuillBot frames cancellation as disabling renewal rather than ending the plan. Premium features stay live until the paid period expires, then the account reverts to free.
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Check your email for the confirmation
If no confirmation arrives, the cancellation did not register. Re-open the page and verify the plan now reads as expiring rather than renewing, and keep a screenshot.
Apple App Store (iPhone / iPad)
Billed by Apple- 1
Open iPhone Settings, not the app
Tap your name at the top of Settings, then Subscriptions. Cancelling inside the app itself does nothing to an App Store subscription — this is the single most common reason people keep getting charged after they thought they had cancelled.
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Select the subscription and tap Cancel Subscription
If you do not see it listed, you are signed into a different Apple Account than the one that bought it. Check the receipt email for the Apple Account it was billed to.
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Confirm the end date shown on screen
Apple keeps access live until the end of the paid period and stops renewing after that. Screenshot the confirmation.
Google Play (Android)
Billed by Google- 1
Open the Play Store and go to Payments & subscriptions
Tap your profile icon, then Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions. As with Apple, deleting the app does not cancel anything.
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Select the subscription and tap Cancel subscription
Google will ask for a reason; you can skip it. The subscription stays active until the current period ends.
What Happens to Your Data and Output
- ›Your documents and saved work stay in the account; the free tier can still open them.
- ›Paraphrasing drops to the free word cap per run and to the two free modes, which is the change most people notice first.
- ›Plagiarism checking, the full AI detector, and unlimited humanising stop entirely — these are Premium-only rather than reduced.
- ›The Chrome extension and Word add-in keep working, but at free-tier limits.
- ›If you were mid-way through a long document, export it before the period ends rather than after.
Can You Get a Refund?
QuillBot's help centre states that you can cancel at any time by turning off auto-renewal, and that refunds are issued only if required by law, per Section 5 of its Terms of Service. In practice that means UK and EU buyers can lean on statutory cooling-off rights, and everyone else is asking support for a discretionary exception — do it immediately after the charge, through the Cancellation and refund option on the contact form, and quote the transaction date.
Cheaper Places to Go Instead of QuillBot Premium
Most people cancelling still need the job done. These cover the same ground for less, or for nothing.
Wordtune
Free tier covers rewrites at the volume most students and casual writers actually need.
See the full profile →Grammarly (free)
Stronger on grammar and clarity than QuillBot's free tier, and free forever for the checking half of the job.
See the full profile →DeepL Write
Free rephrasing that is noticeably better on non-English source text than QuillBot's paraphraser.
See the full profile →Paperpal
Aimed at academic writing specifically, with a free daily allowance — the closest fit if the reason you paid was a thesis.
See the full profile →Frequently Asked Questions
How do I cancel QuillBot Premium?
Sign in, open Account → My plan, and turn off auto-renewal. QuillBot does not have a separate 'cancel' action — disabling renewal is the cancellation. Premium stays active until the end of the period you already paid for, then the account drops to free.
I was charged $99.95 when I expected $8.33 — can I undo it?
That is the annual plan: $99.95 billed once for twelve months, advertised as its $8.33 monthly equivalent. It is the single most common QuillBot billing complaint. Refunds are issued only where law requires, so ask support the same day through the Cancellation and refund contact form, and if you are in the UK or EU cite your statutory cooling-off right explicitly.
Will I lose my documents if I cancel QuillBot?
No. Saved documents remain accessible on the free tier. What you lose is capability: full paraphrasing modes, the plagiarism checker, and unlimited AI humanising all revert to free-tier limits or disappear.
Can I pause my QuillBot subscription instead of cancelling?
QuillBot's help centre documents a pause option alongside cancellation, which suits students who only need Premium during term. It is in the same Account → My plan area as the renewal toggle. If you cannot see it, cancelling and resubscribing later achieves the same thing at the cost of losing any legacy pricing.
I cancelled but was charged again the next month — why?
Almost always one of two things: the subscription was bought through the App Store or Google Play, so only Apple or Google can stop it, or there are two QuillBot accounts and the renewal is on the other one. Check which email address the receipt was sent to and cancel there.
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