# How to change your billing term

Most ElfHosted subscriptions can be billed monthly, or up front for a longer term at a discount. You can change the term of an existing subscription yourself, from your account.

## Terms and discounts

On most products, the terms are:

| Term | Discount |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly | *(standard price)* |
| 3 months | 5% off |
| 6 months | 10% off |
| 12 months | 20% off |

Some products have different discounts. The **Billing term** dropdown on each product shows the price and the saving for every term before anything goes in your cart, so that's the figure that applies.

A longer term is billed up front, and renews at the same term. You can cancel at any time and keep access to the end of what you've paid for.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Discounts don't stack**
>
> If you also have a membership rate, you get the single best discount, not both added together.

## Changing the term

1. Open [My Account](<https://store.elfhosted.com/my-account/>), then [Subscriptions](<https://store.elfhosted.com/my-account/subscriptions/>)
2. Open the subscription you want to change
3. Click **Change billing term** *(the button also shows your current term, for example "currently monthly")*
4. The product page opens, with the **Billing term** dropdown set to your current term. Pick the term you want: each option shows its price, and longer terms show their saving, e.g. *(save 20%)*
5. Add it to your cart and check out

## When the new term starts

The new term applies **from your next renewal**. The rest of your current period is prorated at checkout, so you pay or are credited the difference for the time that's left.

If you're already on a longer term and keep the same term, the change stays at that cadence.

## If you don't see the button

The **Change billing term** button only shows on a subscription that:

- is **active**
- has **one product** on it
- is for a product that offers billing terms

If your subscription doesn't meet these, ask in [Discord](<https://discord.elfhosted.com>) *(\#elf-help)*.

## Related

- [Switch to a different subscription](<https://docs.elfhosted.com/how-to/switch-subscription/index.md>), to change product and term at the same time
- [Pricing](<https://docs.elfhosted.com/pricing/index.md>)