diff --git a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/components/PricingTable.vue b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/components/PricingTable.vue
index 82ec83c97..1015a5129 100644
--- a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/components/PricingTable.vue
+++ b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/components/PricingTable.vue
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ import type {
   TierKey,
   TierPricing
 } from '@/platform/cloud/subscription/constants/tierPricing'
+import { isPlanDowngrade } from '@/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank'
+import type { BillingCycle } from '@/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank'
 import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
 import {
   FirebaseAuthStoreError,
@@ -272,8 +274,6 @@ type SubscriptionTier = components['schemas']['SubscriptionTier']
 type CheckoutTierKey = Exclude<TierKey, 'founder'>
 type CheckoutTier = CheckoutTierKey | `${CheckoutTierKey}-yearly`
 
-type BillingCycle = 'monthly' | 'yearly'
-
 const getCheckoutTier = (
   tierKey: CheckoutTierKey,
   billingCycle: BillingCycle
@@ -345,6 +345,15 @@ const currentTierKey = computed<TierKey | null>(() =>
   subscriptionTier.value ? TIER_TO_KEY[subscriptionTier.value] : null
 )
 
+const currentPlanDescriptor = computed(() => {
+  if (!currentTierKey.value) return null
+
+  return {
+    tierKey: currentTierKey.value,
+    billingCycle: isYearlySubscription.value ? 'yearly' : 'monthly'
+  } as const
+})
+
 const isCurrentPlan = (tierKey: CheckoutTierKey): boolean => {
   if (!currentTierKey.value) return false
 
@@ -446,7 +455,23 @@ const handleSubscribe = wrapWithErrorHandlingAsync(
       if (isActiveSubscription.value) {
         // Pass the target tier to create a deep link to subscription update confirmation
         const checkoutTier = getCheckoutTier(tierKey, currentBillingCycle.value)
-        await accessBillingPortal(checkoutTier)
+        const targetPlan = {
+          tierKey,
+          billingCycle: currentBillingCycle.value
+        }
+        const downgrade =
+          currentPlanDescriptor.value &&
+          isPlanDowngrade({
+            current: currentPlanDescriptor.value,
+            target: targetPlan
+          })
+
+        if (downgrade) {
+          // TODO(COMFY-StripeProration): Remove once backend checkout creation mirrors portal proration ("change at billing end")
+          await accessBillingPortal()
+        } else {
+          await accessBillingPortal(checkoutTier)
+        }
       } else {
         const response = await initiateCheckout(tierKey)
         if (response.checkout_url) {
diff --git a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.test.ts b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cce7ab050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { getPlanRank, isPlanDowngrade } from './subscriptionTierRank'
+
+describe('subscriptionTierRank', () => {
+  it('returns consistent order for ranked plans', () => {
+    const yearlyPro = getPlanRank({ tierKey: 'pro', billingCycle: 'yearly' })
+    const monthlyStandard = getPlanRank({
+      tierKey: 'standard',
+      billingCycle: 'monthly'
+    })
+
+    expect(yearlyPro).toBeLessThan(monthlyStandard)
+  })
+
+  it('identifies downgrades correctly', () => {
+    const result = isPlanDowngrade({
+      current: { tierKey: 'pro', billingCycle: 'yearly' },
+      target: { tierKey: 'creator', billingCycle: 'monthly' }
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('treats lateral or upgrade moves as non-downgrades', () => {
+    expect(
+      isPlanDowngrade({
+        current: { tierKey: 'standard', billingCycle: 'monthly' },
+        target: { tierKey: 'creator', billingCycle: 'monthly' }
+      })
+    ).toBe(false)
+
+    expect(
+      isPlanDowngrade({
+        current: { tierKey: 'creator', billingCycle: 'monthly' },
+        target: { tierKey: 'creator', billingCycle: 'monthly' }
+      })
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('treats unknown plans (e.g., founder) as non-downgrade cases', () => {
+    const result = isPlanDowngrade({
+      current: { tierKey: 'founder', billingCycle: 'monthly' },
+      target: { tierKey: 'standard', billingCycle: 'monthly' }
+    })
+
+    expect(result).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.ts b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f85c8af91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/cloud/subscription/utils/subscriptionTierRank.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import type { TierKey } from '@/platform/cloud/subscription/constants/tierPricing'
+
+export type BillingCycle = 'monthly' | 'yearly'
+
+type RankedTierKey = Exclude<TierKey, 'founder'>
+type RankedPlanKey = `${BillingCycle}-${RankedTierKey}`
+
+interface PlanDescriptor {
+  tierKey: TierKey
+  billingCycle: BillingCycle
+}
+
+const PLAN_ORDER: RankedPlanKey[] = [
+  'yearly-pro',
+  'yearly-creator',
+  'yearly-standard',
+  'monthly-pro',
+  'monthly-creator',
+  'monthly-standard'
+]
+
+const PLAN_RANK = PLAN_ORDER.reduce<Map<RankedPlanKey, number>>(
+  (acc, plan, index) => acc.set(plan, index),
+  new Map()
+)
+
+const toRankedPlanKey = (
+  tierKey: TierKey,
+  billingCycle: BillingCycle
+): RankedPlanKey | null => {
+  if (tierKey === 'founder') return null
+  return `${billingCycle}-${tierKey}` as RankedPlanKey
+}
+
+export const getPlanRank = ({
+  tierKey,
+  billingCycle
+}: PlanDescriptor): number => {
+  const planKey = toRankedPlanKey(tierKey, billingCycle)
+  if (!planKey) return Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
+
+  return PLAN_RANK.get(planKey) ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
+}
+
+interface DowngradeCheckParams {
+  current: PlanDescriptor
+  target: PlanDescriptor
+}
+
+export const isPlanDowngrade = ({
+  current,
+  target
+}: DowngradeCheckParams): boolean => {
+  const currentRank = getPlanRank(current)
+  const targetRank = getPlanRank(target)
+
+  return targetRank > currentRank
+}