Audible
Audible, Inc. (Amazon) · Books & Audio · Last change:
The cheapest Audible plan is Standard at $8.99/mo (US, verified Sep 26, 2026). No Audible price increase is on record since 2022. Premium has cost $14.95/mo since January 2022. The last change was on Mar 3, 2026: New members can no longer join Audible Plus at $7.95; the cheapest plan for them is now Standard at $8.99.
At a glance
- Cheapest plan
- $8.99/mo
- Standard
- Since
- No change
- Premium: $14.95/mo
- Price increases since 2022
- 0
- None on record
Current plans
Compare Audible plans
| Standard | Premium | Premium 2 Credits | Premium 24 Credits (annual) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99/mo | $14.95/mo or Credits: “12 credits at time of purchase to be used to redeem any title from our Premium selections” · Keep titles: “Any title you get with a credit is yours to keep” · Included catalog: “Access to unlimited streaming and listening from the Audible Plus Catalog” · Member discount: “Exclusive sales and discounts on purchased titles” · Pricing page: Listed on the Plans & Pricing page (live check Sep 26, 2026) | $22.95/mo | $229.50/yr |
| Audiobooks | “Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection” | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Keep titles | “Listen to your selected audiobooks until you cancel” | “Any title you get with a credit is yours to keep” | “Any title you get with a credit is yours to keep” | “Any title you get with a credit is yours to keep” |
| Unused selections | “Unused monthly selections don't roll over to the next month” | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Included catalog | “unlimited ad-free listening access to a select catalog” | “Access to unlimited streaming and listening from the Audible Plus Catalog” | “Access to unlimited streaming and listening from the Audible Plus Catalog” | “Access to unlimited streaming and listening from the Audible Plus Catalog” |
| Pricing page | Listed on the Plans & Pricing page (live check Sep 26, 2026) | Listed on the Plans & Pricing page (live check Sep 26, 2026) | Not shown on the Plans & Pricing page since Jun 24, 2026 or earlier; still listed at $22.95 in the help center | Listed on the Plans & Pricing page (live check Sep 26, 2026) |
| Credits | Not listed | “1 credit per month to be used to redeem any title from our Premium selections” | “2 credits per month to be used to redeem any title from our Premium selections” | “24 credits at time of purchase to be used to redeem any title from our Premium selections” |
| Credit expiry | Not listed | “credits do expire 12 months after they are issued or when membership is cancelled” | Not listed | Not listed |
| Member discount | Not listed | “Exclusive sales and discounts on purchased titles” | “Exclusive sales and discounts on purchased titles” | “Exclusive sales and discounts on purchased titles” |
✓ included · ✗ not included · — not listed. Hover or tap an underlined value for the exact wording.
Price history
What each plan has cost
- Standard$8.99/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Premium$14.95/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Premium 2 Credits$22.95/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Premium (annual)$149.50/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Premium 24 Credits (annual)$229.50/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
Timeline
Every Audible change
2026
2 changes
- Got worse+$1.04 entry pricePay, got worse
New members can no longer join Audible Plus at $7.95; the cheapest plan for them is now Standard at $8.99
Was Plus $7.95/monow Standard $8.99/mo
- ≤ NeutralGet, got neither better nor worse
Audible added a $8.99 Standard plan: pick one audiobook a month, which you can listen to while you stay a member
Was No Standard plannow Standard $8.99/mo
2023
2 changes
- Got betterAllowed, got better
US customers can now buy Audible titles with cash, not just credits, inside the iPhone and iPad app
Was Credits only in iOS appnow Credit or cash in iOS app
- ≤ Got worseGet, got worse
Audible's Premium Plus page stopped promising 30% off extra audiobooks; the member discount now varies by title
Was 30% off extra titlesnow Discount varies by title
Questions
Audible prices: common questions
How much is Audible now?
Audible costs $8.99/mo for Standard and $14.95/mo for Premium (US prices, verified Sep 26, 2026).
When did Audible last raise prices?
No Audible price increase is on record since 2022.
How much has Audible gone up since 2022?
Premium costs $14.95/mo, the same as in January 2022.
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