Coursera Promo Codes & Coursera Plus Discounts

1. Preview a course before you pay for it

   Free first module, or a full course without a certificateLow effortAnyone deciding whether a course is worth paying for

   Coursera says Preview is available for most courses: it opens the whole first module, graded assessments included, and locks the modules after it. Select courses offer Full Course, No Certificate, which unlocks every lesson and graded assessment but awards no certificate. Previewing a course that belongs to a Specialization or Professional Certificate opens all its materials except graded assessments, and Coursera's help center counts over 2,800 free courses, which may not come with certificates.^{[9, 10, 12]}

   1. Open the course description page and click Enroll, Start for free or Enroll for free.
   2. Pick the Preview this course link under the main button, or Full Course, No Certificate where it's offered.
   3. Upgrade to the paid version later only if you want the certificate.

2. Pay yearly for Coursera Plus if you'll keep learning

   $399 a year instead of $59 a monthLow effortLearners planning several courses

   On the US Coursera Plus page captured October 9, 2026, monthly billing cost $59 and yearly billing $399, which Coursera labelled Save 40%. Seven monthly payments at that rate add up to $413, so the yearly plan is the cheaper choice from the seventh month on. Coursera Plus covers 10,000+ courses, Guided Projects, Specializations and Professional Certificates — over 90% of the catalog — but Degree program courses and certain Professional Certificates may be left out.^{[1, 2, 7]}

   1. Look for the Coursera Plus badge on the courses you want, to check they're included.
   2. Choose the yearly option on the Coursera Plus page; it carries a 14-day money-back guarantee.
   3. Already paying monthly? Cancel, let the paid month run out, then restart on yearly billing.

3. Apply for financial aid on the course you need

   A discount off that course's priceSome effortLearners who can't afford the certificate fee

   Coursera says most courses offer financial aid. You describe your education, career goals and finances in an application of at least 150 words, and the review can take up to 16 days; the size of the discount may depend on your application and where you live. An approval covers that one course for 180 days, and Specializations aren't covered as a whole, so you apply course by course.^{[10, 11, 12]}

   1. Before enrolling, find Financial aid available under More questions? on the course description page.
   2. Click Learn more, then Continue to application, and write at least 150 words.
   3. Don't start a free trial while you wait: it cancels the application.

4. Check whether your state offers Coursera free

   Free catalog access for residents of six statesSome effortResidents of California, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York or Tennessee

   Coursera's help center lists US state partnerships that give residents free access to the Coursera catalog, which it puts at 7,000+ courses and 4,000+ projects. The sponsors are the California State Library (a library card is needed), the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Missouri Job Center, Nevada's Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the New York State Department of Labor and Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce (through Jobs4TN). Every one except California asks you to register with the sponsoring agency first, and separate terms may apply.^[12]

5. Test a subscription with the free trial, then decide

   7 days free on most monthly plansLow effortNew subscribers to Coursera Plus or a Specialization

   Coursera says most monthly subscriptions start with a free trial: 7 days, including monthly Coursera Plus, or 1 day on some shorter Specializations. Cancel before it ends and you aren't charged, and you keep access until the trial runs out; you get one free trial per subscription. Start it in a web browser — the Coursera app can't start free trials — and expect a $0 or $1 card authorization that disappears within 5–7 business days.^{[3, 6]}

6. Ask your employer to reimburse Coursera Plus

   Your learning budget pays instead of youSome effortEmployees with an education benefit

   Coursera's Coursera Plus page says you can be reimbursed if your employer's education benefit covers online learning programs. Coursera emails a Coursera Plus receipt you can submit, so check your employer's rules before you pay.^[1]

Codes and offers kept by David Jones, who lists only codes the store makes public.

Coursera presents its occasional promotions on coursera.org itself, with the terms and limits shown alongside the offer, and decides who qualifies. We list only offers Coursera publishes on its own pages, each with its end date.

• 3 free months of Google's Gemini plan with a Google Career Certificate

  Enroll in any Google Career Certificate on Coursera and get 3 months of Google's paid Gemini plan on Google One at no extra cost. It's a bonus from Google, not a discount on Coursera's price.

  Found on coursera.org on Oct 17, 2026

  Terms

  Redeem by December 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT, with a Google Account; one trial per user, and only for people who received the offer from Coursera. A payment method is needed at sign-up, and once the free months end Google One bills $19.99 a month (or its then-current price, plus tax) unless you cancel at one.google.com. Not for Google One members on an add-on, on a higher plan, on a family plan they don't manage, or subscribed through a third party.

  See the offer

  Ends Dec 31, 2026

1. Coursera Plus doesn't cancel your other subscriptions

   Specialization subscriptions you already pay for keep running after you start Coursera Plus, so you'd be billed for both. Cancel the old ones yourself; your course progress is kept.^{[1, 2]}

2. A free trial cancels a pending financial aid application

   Starting a trial for a subscription that includes the course you applied for cancels your financial aid application. If you've already started one, cancel it and apply again once the trial period has ended.^{[11, 12]}

3. A yearly refund takes back your certificates

   Refunding a yearly Coursera Plus plan within its 14 days removes access to any Course Certificate you completed in that time, and your courses drop to Preview mode. To keep a certificate, you'd have to pay that course's fee.^{[3, 4]}

4. Yearly renewals can't be refunded

   Coursera Plus subscriptions renew for the same length of time unless you cancel, and Coursera's terms say renewal charges on yearly plans aren't refunded. Your next charge date is shown in Purchases, so cancel before it if you're done.^{[7, 13]}

5. Opening paid content can cost you a refund

   Coursera's terms say refunds aren't available once you've accessed or unlocked premium content from a purchase, and Coursera may also refuse refunds after heavy use, repeated requests or chargebacks. Use the free preview to judge a course before paying.^{[3, 13]}