YouTube Premium Pricing
Entertainment
$8.99 a month for Premium Lite
Premium Individual is $15.99 a month and Premium Family $26.99 a month. Premium Individual also bills yearly: $159.99 a year. Premium Student needs verification.
YouTube Premium pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | Who it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Lite Lower-priced membership with ad-free streaming, background play, and downloads on most videos | $8.99 a month | Not listed | One person |
| Premium Individual All of YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background | $15.99 a month | $159.99 a year ≈ $13.33 a month our math Saves 17% our math | One person |
| Premium Family Add up to 5 family members (ages 13+) in your household | $26.99 a month | Not listed | You and up to 5 family members |
| Needs verification | |||
| Premium Student | $8.99 a month | Not listed | Eligible students only. Annual verification required. |
What Premium Lite includes
- Most videos ad-free
- Background play on most videos
- Download most videos
- Ad-free YouTube Music
- Benefits cover most non-music content, excluding Shorts; ads may appear when you search or browse
Premium Individual also lists
- Ad-free videos across YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music
- Download videos and watch offline for up to 30 days
- Background play with your screen off
- Ad-free YouTube Music app with 100+ million songs and podcasts
- Premium extras: Jump ahead, queuing, continue watching, and enhanced-bitrate 1080p
Premium Family also lists
- Ad-free videos across YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music
- Download videos and watch offline for up to 30 days
- Background play with your screen off
- Ad-free YouTube Music app with 100+ million songs and podcasts
- Each family member gets their own private, personalized account
Premium Student also lists
- Ad-free videos across YouTube, YouTube Kids, and YouTube Music
- Download videos and watch offline for up to 30 days
- Background play with your screen off
- Ad-free YouTube Music app included
- Eligible students only; annual verification required
Source: www.youtube.com
Price history
No change seen since we started tracking in August 2026.
Checked every night. Last check: Oct 17, 2026.
How to cancel YouTube Premium
Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships, expand Manage membership under YouTube Premium, click Cancel, then confirm with Yes, cancel. You keep Premium (and its bundled YouTube Music Premium) until the end of your current billing period — YouTube does not refund partial months.
Why this score?
Computed from five weighted dimensions: required steps, retention friction, channel restrictions, refund policy, and recovery hostility. See the full rubric.
If you're reconsidering YouTube Premium
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Sources & corrections
- Last full audit: October 17, 2026
- Pricing source: https://www.youtube.com/premium
- Cancellation source: https://www.youtube.com/paid_memberships
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