YouTube Premium just got more expensive in India: Check out the new prices
YouTube Premium — the ad-free subscription service for pain offered by the Google-owned platform — has received a price hike in India. With the change, all subscription plans, including individual, family and student, are now significantly more expensive. While the increase is small for some plans, others cost significantly more than their original prices. It is currently unclear if the streaming service will offer a grace period to existing subscribers before they have to pay the new monthly subscription.
With YouTube Premium, subscribers get benefits such as ad-free video streaming, the ability to watch videos or listen to music in the background, Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode, and improved high-definition video streaming.
YouTube Premium price hike announced in India
The new YouTube Premium pricing is already live on the company’s website. website. It affects both prepaid and recurring subscription plans. The recurring Individual plan, which lets users stream YouTube content for a single user, now costs Rs. 149 per month, up from the previous price of Rs. 129 per month.
Meanwhile, users who opted for the Family plan will now have to shell out Rs. 299 per month. This plan, which gives access to YouTube Premium to up to five users, previously cost Rs. 189.
Even after the price hike, YouTube Premium’s Student plan remains the cheapest way to watch ad-free videos. However, it has also received a slight price hike from Rs. 79 per month to Rs. 89 per month.
Prices of the prepaid plans have also been revised in a similar manner. Notably, prepaid YouTube Premium plans do not renew automatically. All YouTube Premium plans and their revised prices are listed below:
| Plan | Old Price (in Rs.) | Revised Price (in Rs.) | Increase (in Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student (monthly) | 79 | 89 | 10 |
| Individual (monthly) | 129 | 149 | 20 |
| Family (monthly) | 189 | 299 | 110 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Monthly) | 139 | 159 | 20 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Quarterly) | 399 | 459 | 60 |
| Individual (Prepaid – Annual) | 1290 | 1490 | 200 |
New users can opt for a one-month trial of an Individual, Family, or Student YouTube Premium subscription to experience all the benefits before signing up for the streaming service. After that, they’ll be charged the adjusted YouTube Premium prices.
