One other day, one other subscription value hike, this time for YouTube Premium. Each plan for YouTube’s ad-free tier goes up, and relying on which one you may have, you might be paying as a lot as $4 per thirty days extra.
As reported by 9to5Google, YouTube has began emailing subscribers concerning the value modifications, quite than asserting them publicly, and a few Reddit customers have posted screenshots of the emails they’ve obtained. The emails say that the will increase will kick in throughout the June 2026 billing interval. Particular person plans are actually $16 per thirty days, up from $14, so a $2 hike. If you happen to’re on a YouTube Premium household plan, you’ll now pay $27 per thirty days, a $4 enhance from the earlier value of $23.
As a reminder, YouTube Premium unlocks ad-free viewing and listening on YouTube (together with YouTube Youngsters) and YouTube Music, in addition to offline viewing and the flexibility to proceed listening within the background with different apps open. A household plan permits as much as six accounts to get pleasure from all the identical advantages.
Each the Lite — which permits ad-free viewing and downloads for many, however not all, YouTube movies, and excludes music — and Music Premium plans are getting $1 will increase, so the previous now prices $9 per thirty days, whereas the music streaming service is as much as $12 per thirty days from $11 earlier than, in keeping with 9to5Google. This makes it dearer than Apple Music when taken by itself (YouTube Music Premium can also be bundled with the YouTube Premium particular person and household plans at no further price).
YouTube Premium final raised its costs (additionally quite quietly) in 2023, additionally by $2 for the common plan. The newest value hikes comply with Spotify placing its costs up by comparable quantities again in February. Netflix additionally jacked up the price of all of its plans final month.
