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New Standard plan: one audiobook a month for $8.99
Audible added a $8.99 Standard plan: pick one audiobook a month, which you can listen to while you stay a member
What changed
- Standard plan
- Was Before: Not offered
- After: $8.99/mo: 1 audiobook a month, listen while a member
- Premium Plus (1 credit)
- Before: $14.95/mo
- After: $14.95/mo
- Unchanged
What this means for you
There is a cheaper way into Audible than Premium: one audiobook a month for $8.99, but you only keep listening to it while you're a member, and an unused month's pick is lost.
What you can do
- Audible Plus closed to new members at the same time →
- If you want to keep your audiobooks after cancelling, Premium's credits buy titles you keep
How we know
Audible's Mar 3, 2026 announcement launches Standard in the US at $8.99: one audiobook a month from the full catalog.
An archived copy of the Plans & Pricing page from Mar 2, 2026 lists only Premium Plus plans.
A later archived copy that day shows Standard at $8.99 a month.
Audible's help center says Standard titles play until you cancel and unused selections don't roll over.
Related records
Sources
- About Audible: Audible Expands Subscription Offerings with New Standard Membership Plan (Mar 3, 2026) · archived copy
- Audible Plans & Pricing, US (before, Mar 2 2026: Premium Plus $14.95/mo, $22.95/mo, $149.50/yr, $229.50/yr; no Standard) · archived copy
- Audible Plans & Pricing, US (after, Mar 2 2026: Standard $8.99/mo) · archived copy
- Audible Help: Learn about Audible Plus, membership plan table (live check Sep 26 2026)
Full research notes
About Audible (March 3, 2026) announced the Standard membership in the US "Priced at $8.99 USD": subscribers "can select one audiobook each month from Audible's full catalog, retaining access to that title for as long as membership remains active", plus "unlimited ad-free listening access to a select catalog" of Audible Originals and former Wondery+ titles. It says Premium stays at $14.95 a month with one monthly credit to keep titles "regardless of membership status", and that Standard is "available immediately". An archived copy of the US Plans & Pricing page from March 2, 2026 (morning) lists only Premium Plus plans ($14.95/mo, $22.95/mo, $149.50/yr, $229.50/yr); a later archived copy the same day already shows Standard at $8.99/mo, so the date is that first archived copy (on or before), a day before the announcement. Audible's help center (live check September 26, 2026) lists Audible Standard at $8.99/month: "Listen to your selected audiobooks until you cancel" and "Unused monthly selections don't roll over to the next month". Audible Plus closed to new members the same week (separate record).
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