--- title: "Firefox’s free built-in VPN drops its 50 GB monthly cap until January 31, 2027, Mozilla says" url: https://badiyaa.com/firefox-free-vpn-unlimited-data/ published: 2026-11-11T21:45:00+00:00 modified: 2026-11-11T21:45:00+00:00 section: Tech publisher: Badiyaa --- # Firefox’s free built-in VPN drops its 50 GB monthly cap until January 31, 2027, Mozilla says Mozilla says Firefox's free built-in VPN gives signed-in users unlimited data from November 10 to January 31, 2027, lifting the usual 50 GB cap. Firefox’s free built-in VPN has dropped its monthly data cap until the end of January. Mozilla said on November 10 that everyone using the feature gets unlimited data from that day through January 31, 2027, as long as they sign in with a Mozilla account. Normally the free tier stops at 50 GB a month. Mozilla pitched the change as a holiday present, calling it “our gift to you” and tying it to the season of family visits, travel planning and online shopping. The offer covers Firefox on desktop and on Android; Mozilla says an iOS version is coming soon. ## How long the free ride lasts Counting November 10 itself, the window runs 21 days in November, 31 in December and 31 in January, or 83 days in all. Under the normal limit, a user would get 50 GB in each of those three monthly cycles, about 150 GB in total, before the VPN paused. For most people that ceiling was already generous for shopping, banking and reading. The people who gain most are heavy users: travelers streaming over hotel Wi-Fi, or anyone who leaves the VPN on all day. When the free cap is in force, Mozilla’s launch post explains, IP protection pauses once you hit the limit, and Firefox asks you to confirm before it carries on browsing without the VPN. ## What the built-in VPN does, and what it does not The feature sends Firefox’s browsing traffic through a proxy network, so websites see the proxy’s IP address instead of yours. That makes it harder for sites to guess your location from your IP address or link your visits together, and it hides which sites you open from whoever runs a shared Wi-Fi network. It also lets you pick the country your connection appears to come from. Mozilla is blunt about the limits: - It does not make you anonymous. Sites can still recognize you through cookies or when you log in to an account. - It does not erase history on your own device; Mozilla points people to a Private Window for that. - It only covers Firefox. Other apps on your phone or computer are not protected unless you pay for the separate Mozilla VPN subscription. Mozilla also says the free VPN does not sell browsing data, show ads or keep a record of the sites you visit. ## How to turn it on Sign up for or log in to a Mozilla account. On a desktop, click the VPN icon in the Firefox toolbar. On Android, open the three-dot menu and go to Settings, then VPN. Follow the setup prompts and switch it on. Availability depends on the country; the launch post lists 29 places, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, much of Europe, Japan and Mexico. ## A short timeline Mozilla introduced the built-in VPN for desktop in March 2026, starting with Firefox 149 in the US, UK, Germany and France. It added location selection on May 19 and began rolling the feature out to Android on July 28. The holiday offer lands in the free tier’s first winter. For more on how big tech companies are changing the tools people use every day, see our [tech section](https://badiyaa.com/category/tech/), including the story of how [JPMorgan Chase blocked outside AI agents from logging in to customer accounts](https://badiyaa.com/jpmorgan-chase-blocks-ai-agents-muse-accounts/). The unlimited period ends on January 31, 2027, after which the free tier is set to return to its 50 GB monthly allowance. *Image: Monika Wahi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons* *This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by our Editorial Desk. [How we work](https://badiyaa.com/editorial-policy/).*