The Verge Mar 26, 07:13 PM
Streaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikes There’s more good stuff to watch than ever — if you can afford it. | Image: Amazon
Death. Taxes. All your streaming services getting a little more expensive all the time. These are the new certainties in life, it seems.
Netflix has raised the cost of its subscription repeatedly in recent years. Disney Plus, Prime Video, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, Peacock — practically any service you can name — charges more per month than it did a few years ago, and many of them have introduced ad breaks. As customers cancel cable more quickly than anyone expected, the studios and distributors are looking for a way to make up the lost revenue. Good shows, live sports, and movies are more in demand — and thus more expensive — than ever.
And after a decade of spending money like it was going out of style because all investors cared about were subscriber numbers, companies are looking for any way they can to improve their bottom line. They’re cracking down on password sharing, canceling shows for the tax breaks, and even selling prized content to other platforms. But the most common strategy is simply to charge you, the viewer, more.
We’re tracking all the price increases and other changes from streaming services so you can make sure you’re only paying for what you want. (We’ll also include discounts and deals, though those seem to happen less and less.) Here’s the latest:
Netflix is raising prices again
Amazon Prime Video nearly doubles the price to go ad-free and stream 4K video
Crunchyroll is raising prices again
Paramount Plus is getting a price hike in early 2026
HBO Max is raising prices for the third year in a row
Apple TV Plus is getting more expensive and will cost $12.99 per month
Roku’s new ad-free video service only costs $2.99 per month
Peacock is raising its prices by $3
Max’s password sharing crackdown is about to get serious.
Max is going to make you pay for people you share your password with
Plex Pass is going up in price — and now you’ll need it for remote playback
Max’s ad-supported tier is losing CNN and the Bleacher Report
Amazon Music Unlimited is getting a price hike
Netflix won the streaming wars, and we’re all about to pay for it
Fubo’s cheapest streaming plan is now $85 per month
Amazon’s push to make Prime Video profitable.
Remember when Netflix was just $7.99?
Netflix is raising prices again, as the standard plan goes up to $17.99
Discovery Plus is raising its prices
YouTube TV is letting some subscribers hold off that price hike
Sling TV’s streaming TV price goes up by $5.99 next month
GeForce Now Founders won’t be subject to Nvidia’s upcoming 100-hour-a-month data cap.
YouTube Premium subscribers are reporting price hikes around the globe
Disney’s password-sharing crackdown starts ‘in earnest’ this September
The price of Disney Plus is about to go up
Paramount Plus is getting yet another price hike
Max raises prices across its ad-f