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  "path": "/2026/04/10/youtube-premium-price-increase/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T08:26:20.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Google is raising prices for YouTube Premium. The increases take effect immediately for new subscribers and in June for existing subscribers.\n\n\nIn the U.S., a YouTube Premium subscription now costs $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year, up from $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year previously. If you have a Family plan, the monthly price is increasing to $26.99, up from $22.99.\n\nThe discounted student plan also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month.\n\nYouTube Premium offers ad-free videos, the ability to play videos in the background without having the YouTube app visible, the ability to download videos for offline playback, ad-free access to YouTube Music, and a few other benefits.\n\nYouTube Premium Lite also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month. With this plan, ads are still shown on music videos, YouTube Shorts, and when you search or browse, and ad-free access to YouTube Music is not included.\n\nThe last YouTube Premium price increase was in 2023.\n\nTags: YouTube, YouTube Premium\n\n\nThis article, \"YouTube Premium Receives a Price Increase\" first appeared on MacRumors.com\n\nDiscuss this article in our forums\n\n",
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