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YouTube Premium price: Individual, Family, Student
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What YouTube Premium costs in the United States, what the annual plan saves, how Family compares per person, and the increases since 2023.
YouTube Premium Individual, cost of 12 months
$191.88
| Price | $15.99 a month |
| Annual plan | $159.99, saves $31.89 |
| Since Jul 1, 2023 | $11.99 to $15.99 (+33%) |
| Last change seen | Nov 1, 2026, +$2 |
List price read on Nov 1, 2026, before sales tax. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
YouTube Premium removes ads from YouTube, allows downloads and background play, and includes YouTube Music. In the United States it costs $15.99 a month for one person, or $159.99 for a year paid at once, which saves $31.89. The Family plan costs $26.99 a month and the Student plan $8.99. New members get a one-month trial. Individual cost $11.99 in the copy of YouTube's page of July 1, 2023 and $13.99 in that of August 1, 2023; it is $15.99 in the copy of November 1, 2026. The yearly plan went from $119.99 to $159.99 over the same period, and Family from $22.99 to $26.99. Prices read in the Internet Archive copy of YouTube's US Premium page of November 1, 2026, before sales tax.
How much has this plan gone up?
YouTube Premium Individual, Jul 1, 2023 to today
+33%
| Price on Jul 1, 2023 | $11.99 |
| Price today | $15.99 |
| Extra per year at today's price | $48 |
| Increases since | 2 |
The oldest copy read for this plan is from Jul 1, 2023.
Prices read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Premium against a music subscription
YouTube Premium costs $3 a month more than Spotify Premium Individual, and includes a full music service. Someone who would pay for both can drop the music subscription; someone who only wants music has YouTube Music on its own, not tracked here. The music prices guide compares all three services plan by plan.
What the copies show
The copies of 2023 and 2026 bracket two changes for Individual: $2 between July 1, 2023 and August 1, 2023, and $2 more at a date between August 2023 and November 2026 that these copies do not narrow down. This site gives only the dates its copies prove.
YouTube Premium plans and prices today
| Plan | Ads | Monthly | Annual plan | Cost of a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | no | $15.99 | $159.99 | $159.99 |
| Family (up to five members) | no | $26.99 | none | $323.88 |
| Student | no | $8.99 | none | $107.88 |
Is the annual plan worth it?
YouTube Premium Individual: annual plan against 12 monthly payments
Annual saves $31.89
| Annual plan | $159.99 |
| 12 months at $15.99 | $191.88 |
| Annual plan pays off from | 11 months |
| Saving over a full year | $31.89 |
List prices before sales tax. An annual plan is paid up front and renews unless canceled.
YouTube Premium price history
| Plan | Old price | New price | Change | Old price last seen | New price first seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | $13.99 | $15.99 | +$2 (14%) | archived copy, Aug 1, 2023 | archived copy, Nov 1, 2026 |
| Family (up to five members) | $22.99 | $26.99 | +$4 (17%) | archived copy, Aug 1, 2023 | archived copy, Nov 1, 2026 |
| Student | $7.99 | $8.99 | +$1 (13%) | archived copy, Aug 1, 2023 | archived copy, Nov 1, 2026 |
| Individual | $11.99 | $13.99 | +$2 (17%) | archived copy, Jul 1, 2023 | archived copy, Aug 1, 2023 |
| Student | $6.99 | $7.99 | +$1 (14%) | archived copy, Jul 1, 2023 | archived copy, Aug 1, 2023 |