Music streaming pricing

Individual (Prime members) has been listed since Oct 2016, starting at $7.99. It went up to $10.99 by Jan 2026 (+38%), and finally went up to $11.99 by Nov 2026 (+9%).

Individual (non-Prime) has been listed since Oct 2016, starting at $9.99. It went up to $11.99 by Jan 2026 (+20%), and finally went up to $12.99 by Nov 2026 (+8%).

Family appeared by Aug 2021 at $14.99. It went up to $21.99 by Mar 2026 (+47%).

Student appeared by Jan 2026 at $5.99. The price was unchanged through Nov 2026.

Single-device (Echo) has been listed since Oct 2016, starting at $3.99. It was no longer listed by Jan 2021.

One reading per five years: the October 2016 launch page, the first copies of 2021 and 2026, and the live pages on 2 November 2026. Changes happened somewhere between these readings. Family and Student come from their own pages (/family and /student), read at the first copy of the year that had them. The 2021 Student price of $0.99 was a Prime Student offer, so the Student line starts in 2026. The $3.99 single-device Echo plan was on the launch page and gone by 2021.

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.

Premium Individual has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Jul 2023 (+10%), then went up to $11.99 by Jun 2024 (+9%), and finally went up to $12.99 by Jan 2026 (+8%).

Unlimited has been listed since Jul 2011, starting at $4.99. It was no longer listed by Jan 2016.

Premium Student appeared by Dec 2019 at $4.99. It went up to $5.99 by Jul 2023 (+20%), and finally went up to $6.99 by Jan 2026 (+17%).

Premium Duo appeared by Sep 2020 at $12.99. It went up to $14.99 by Jul 2023 (+15%), then went up to $16.99 by Jun 2024 (+13%), and finally went up to $18.99 by Jan 2026 (+12%).

Premium Family appeared by Oct 2016 at $14.99. It went up to $15.99 by May 2021 (+7%), then went up to $16.99 by Jul 2023 (+6%), then went up to $19.99 by Jun 2024 (+18%), and finally went up to $21.99 by Jan 2026 (+10%).

Read from the US plan pages. Each price change is pinned between the last snapshot with the old price and the first with the new one: Family went from $14.99 to $15.99 between 25 April and 1 May 2021; every plan rose between 21 and 24 July 2023, again between 1 and 7 June 2024 (Student stayed at $5.99) and again between 14 and 20 January 2026. Individual was $9.99 from the US launch in July 2011 until July 2023. The cheaper Unlimited tier (no offline listening) was gone by January 2016. Student and Duo start when the Premium page first listed their prices; Family starts on the October 2016 Family page.

Individual has been listed since Jun 2018, starting at $9.99. It went up to $10.99 by Jan 2026 (+10%), and finally went up to $11.99 by Oct 2026 (+9%).

Family has been listed since Jun 2018, starting at $14.99. It went up to $16.99 by Jan 2026 (+13%), and finally went up to $18.99 by Oct 2026 (+12%).

Student appeared by Jan 2021 at $4.99. It went up to $5.49 by Jan 2026 (+10%), and finally went up to $5.99 by Oct 2026 (+9%).

One reading per five years: the first priced US copy after the May 2018 launch (19 June 2018), the first copies of 2021 and 2026, and the newest US copy (24 October 2026), because the live page shows euros to a visitor in Finland. Changes happened somewhere between these readings. The 2018 page had no Student plan. YouTube Premium, which includes Music Premium, is priced on another page and is not tracked here.