Apple Music pricing
Apple's music streaming service, with Individual, Family and Student plans
- Priced by
- Flat per account
- Headquarters
- Cupertino, US
- Founded
- 2015
- Pricing page tracked since
- Unknown
- Last checked
- Nov 2, 2026
Exhibit 1
Apple Music Student rose 40% since 2018, from $4.99 to $6.99
Apple Music price history and price changes, USD per month
No longer sold (1 plan)
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| Observed | Individual | Family | Student | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2015 | $9.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Jan 1, 2016 | $9.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Sep 13, 2018 | $4.99 | |||
| Mar 1, 2021 | $9.99 | $14.99 | $4.99 | |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $4.99 | |||
| Jun 20, 2022 | $4.99 | |||
| Jun 23, 2022 | $5.99 | |||
| Oct 23, 2022 | $9.99 | $14.99 | ||
| Oct 26, 2022 | $10.99 | $16.99 | ||
| Sep 1, 2023 | $4.99 | |||
| Mar 1, 2024 | not offered | |||
| Jul 16, 2026 | $10.99 | $16.99 | $5.99 | |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $11.99 | $19.99 | $6.99 | |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $11.99 | $19.99 | $6.99 |
Apple Music's pricing page has been read at 14 points in time between Jul 2015 and Nov 2026. Prices are USD per month.
Individual has been listed since Jul 2015, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Oct 2022 (+10%), and finally went up to $11.99 by Jul 2026 (+9%).
Family has been listed since Jul 2015, starting at $14.99. It went up to $16.99 by Oct 2022 (+13%), and finally went up to $19.99 by Jul 2026 (+18%).
Student appeared by Sep 2018 at $4.99. It went up to $5.99 by Jun 2022 (+20%), and finally went up to $6.99 by Jul 2026 (+17%).
Voice appeared by Mar 2022 at $4.99. It was no longer listed by Mar 2024.
Read from the US Apple Music pages. Each change is pinned between the last snapshot with the old price and the first with the new one: Student rose from $4.99 to $5.99 between 20 and 23 June 2022; Individual ($9.99 to $10.99) and Family ($14.99 to $16.99) between 23 and 26 October 2022; and all three again between 16 and 22 July 2026. Student starts when the page first listed it (September 2018). The voice-only Voice plan ($4.99) was listed in 2022 and 2023 and gone by March 2024. The 2015 and 2016 prices come from apple.com/music, read on 1 July 2015 and 1 January 2016.
Plans and prices
One price per account or subscription, not per team member. Prices as extracted on Nov 2, 2026.
Individual
$11.99per month
Nov 2, 2026
Family
$19.99per month, up to 6 people
Nov 2, 2026
Student
$6.99per month, verified students
Nov 2, 2026
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Pricing page over the years
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Apple Music pricing questions
- How much does Apple Music cost?
- Apple Music plans start at $6.99 per month, verified students for Student and go up to $19.99 per month, up to 6 people for Family. Prices are as shown on the pricing page when it was last read on Nov 2, 2026.
- Has Apple Music raised its prices?
- Apple Music last raised a list price in Jul 2026: Student went from $5.99 to $6.99 (+17%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Individual has been listed since Jul 2015, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Oct 2022 (+10%), and finally went up to $11.99 by Jul 2026 (+9%). Family has been listed since Jul 2015, starting at $14.99. It went up to $16.99 by Oct 2022 (+13%), and finally went up to $19.99 by Jul 2026 (+18%). Student appeared by Sep 2018 at $4.99. It went up to $5.99 by Jun 2022 (+20%), and finally went up to $6.99 by Jul 2026 (+17%). Voice appeared by Mar 2022 at $4.99. It was no longer listed by Mar 2024. Read from the US Apple Music pages. Each change is pinned between the last snapshot with the old price and the first with the new one: Student rose from $4.99 to $5.99 between 20 and 23 June 2022; Individual ($9.99 to $10.99) and Family ($14.99 to $16.99) between 23 and 26 October 2022; and all three again between 16 and 22 July 2026. Student starts when the page first listed it (September 2018). The voice-only Voice plan ($4.99) was listed in 2022 and 2023 and gone by March 2024. The 2015 and 2016 prices come from apple.com/music, read on 1 July 2015 and 1 January 2016. Every Apple Music price change, dated, in the pricing news feed
About Apple Music
Apple Music lists 3 plans, starting with Individual ($11.99 per month). Apple Music is based in Cupertino, United States and was founded in 2015. Its go-to-market is product-led. It works in Music Streaming, Consumer, Subscription. In its own words: "Apple Music is a consumer streaming service, not business software, tracked here for its long price history. In the US the Individual plan cost $9.99 a month from the 2015 launch until October 2022, $10.99 until July 2026 and $11.99 since. Family and Student plans rose in the same steps, and a voice-only plan was listed in 2022 and 2023."