Coursera
learning
Regular price
$59/mo (Coursera Plus monthly) or $399/yr (Coursera Plus annual)
Discount you can get
~50% off the monthly plan for 1–2 months (typically $29/mo instead of $59/mo), offered during the cancellation flow when selecting 'too expensive' as the reason
Heads up: This info is researched by AI and not guaranteed to be accurate. Companies change their cancellation and retention processes at any time. There is always a risk that following these steps could result in your account being cancelled rather than receiving a discount. Proceed at your own discretion.
How to unlock this discount
Log into your Coursera account and click your profile icon in the top-right corner.
Go to 'Settings' or 'My Purchases' / 'Subscription' from the dropdown menu.
Locate your Coursera Plus subscription and click 'Cancel Subscription' or 'Manage Subscription'.
When prompted for a cancellation reason, select 'It's too expensive' or 'Cost' as your reason — this is the trigger for the retention offer.
You will be presented with a retention screen showing a discounted rate (commonly ~50% off for 1–2 months). Review the offer.
Click 'Accept Offer' or 'Keep My Subscription' with the discount applied. Do NOT click 'Continue to Cancel'. Your subscription continues at the reduced rate.
Insider Tips
Always select 'too expensive' or 'cost-related' as your cancellation reason — this is the most reliable trigger for a monetary retention offer. If Coursera first offers you a 'pause subscription' option, decline it
the actual price discount usually appears on the next screen. If you're on the annual plan, consider switching to monthly first (after your annual term ends) and then initiating the cancellation flow, as monthly subscribers tend to see percentage-off retention offers more frequently. Try the flow near the end of your billing cycle for maximum urgency signaling. If the first offer seems low, some users report that declining it and continuing toward cancellation can surface a second, better offer — though this is not guaranteed and you risk completing the cancellation. Do not actually complete cancellation hoping to get a 'win-back' email
the in-flow offer is typically better than any re-subscription promo
Sources
Pricing data ($59/mo and $399/yr for Coursera Plus) confirmed via multiple sources including coursera.org official pricing page, open2study.com/coursera/pricing, devopscube.com, and coursmos.com (all updated for March 2026). The retention/cancellation flow discount is based on community reports from Reddit threads (r/coursera, r/learnprogramming) and deal-sharing forums from mid-2025 through early 2026 describing ~50% off monthly offers when initiating cancellation with 'too expensive' selected. No official Coursera documentation confirms the retention offer (as is typical — companies don't advertise these), hence medium confidence. Exact offer may vary by account age, usage history, and region.