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How do I cancel Stainless?
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Short answer
Resign Stainless Paid Services from account settings, or opt out of auto-renewal there. It takes a couple of minutes. You keep the subscription until the current Service Term ends. Stainless does not give a prorated refund of the fee paid for that term.
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What you are cancelling
SDK, docs and MCP generator. Public plan tabs are Free, Starter, Pro and Enterprise. Paid dollar amounts are not in the public HTML. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website and team plans - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
Step-by-step instructions
Billing is Stripe. Credit card or linked bank account for ACH debit. Billed upfront monthly or annually.
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Open account settings
Sign in. Terms 5.6: you can change or resign Paid Services at any time by going to account settings. The pricing FAQ places upgrade and downgrade in Billing settings.
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Resign the Paid Service or opt out of auto-renewal
Unless you opt out of auto-renewal in account settings, Paid Services renew for successive periods of the same duration at the then-current non-promotional rate. Follow the cancellation or plan-change prompts shown there. Stainless does not publish a separate Cancel button label.
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Use the subscription through the current Service Term
If you terminate a Paid Service, you may use the subscription until the end of the then-current Service Term, and it will not renew after that term expires.
Paid Services cannot be terminated before the end of the period already paid. There is no prorated refund of that term's fee.
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Invoice or purchase-order billing
The pricing FAQ says Stainless Business and Enterprise plans offer purchase orders and invoicing with negotiable payment terms. Resigning Paid Services is still through account settings under the self-service terms.
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Not cancelling today? Put it in your calendar.
Tell us when Stainless renews and download a calendar reminder that lands two days before, with this guide and the direct cancellation page inside. Nothing is stored - the file is yours.
Refunds, downgrades, pausing and your data
Four questions people ask before they cancelCan I get my money back?
You are not eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of the subscription fee paid for the then-current Service Term. Paid Services cannot be terminated before the end of the period already paid, and except as expressly provided in the self-service terms Stainless will not refund fees already paid. If a trial is cancelled and you are charged by mistake, the terms say to contact Stainless.
Is there a cheaper way to stay?
You can upgrade or downgrade between Stainless plans in Billing settings any time. When a trial ends you lose paid features unless you subscribe or downgrade yourself to the free plan. Free remains listed at $0 with up to 5 generators.
Can I pause instead of cancel?
No subscription pause option is documented on the public pricing FAQ or self-service terms.
What happens to my account data?
Generated SDK code stays yours under Apache 2.0. If you discontinue Stainless, Stainless stops publishing OpenAPI and security updates to the SDKs, and you can keep using the existing code. Stainless retains profile information and credentials for as long as you have an account, and other Personal Data as long as needed to provide the Services. The public terms do not publish a post-cancel Content deletion window.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cancel Stainless?
Change or resign Paid Services in account settings, or opt out of auto-renewal there. The pricing FAQ also points at Billing settings for plan changes. Stainless does not publish a separate Cancel button label.
When does cancellation take effect?
You may use the Paid Service until the end of the then-current Service Term. It does not renew after that term expires.
Does Stainless refund unused time?
No prorated refund of the subscription fee paid for the then-current Service Term. Paid Services cannot be ended before the period already paid, and Stainless will not refund fees already paid except as the terms expressly provide.
What happens to my SDKs when I cancel?
The generated code is yours under Apache 2.0. Stainless stops publishing OpenAPI and security updates. You can keep using the existing code.
How much is Starter?
The public pricing HTML does not publish a Starter, Pro or Enterprise dollar amount. Free is shown as $0. Qualifying non-commercial open-source projects can get Starter free after emailing Stainless.
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