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HiFi and HiFi Plus merged into one plan
Tidal merged HiFi and HiFi Plus into one $10.99 plan with HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos; Family with them costs $16.99
What changed
- Individual
- Was Before: HiFi $10.99/mo (up to 16-bit, 44.1 kHz); HiFi Plus $19.99/mo (HiRes FLAC, Dolby Atmos)
- After: $10.99/mo, HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos included
- Family
- Was Before: HiFi $16.99/mo; HiFi Plus $29.99/mo
- After: $16.99/mo, HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos included
- Student
- Was Before: HiFi $4.99/mo; HiFi Plus $9.99/mo
- After: $4.99/mo, HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos included
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- Existing subscribers
- Moved to the Individual plan at $10.99; HiFi Plus users of DJ integrations kept at $19.99 with the DJ Extension (Tidal Support)
What this means for you
HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos no longer cost extra: former HiFi Plus subscribers pay $9 less a month, and Family HiFi Plus households $13 less. Using Tidal in DJ software now costs $9 a month on top of Individual.
What you can do
How we know
An archived copy of Tidal's US pricing page from Mar 3, 2024 lists HiFi at $10.99 and HiFi Plus at $19.99.
Tidal's support article says HiFi and HiFi Plus merge on Apr 10, 2024 into one $10.99 plan with HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos.
It says the HiFi and HiFi Plus Family plans combine at $16.99 a month.
By May 3, 2024, the pricing page lists Individual at $10.99 and Family at $16.99, with HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos.
Related records
Sources
- Tidal Support: Upcoming Changes to TIDAL Subscriptions (Mar 5, 2024) · archived copy
- Tidal pricing page, US: before, HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers (Mar 3 2024) · archived copy
- Tidal pricing page, US: after, one tier with HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos (May 3 2024) · archived copy
- Music Business Worldwide: TIDAL streamlines offerings, merging HiFi and HiFi Plus into single $10.99-a-month tier (Mar 2024) (secondary)
Full research notes
Tidal's support article "Upcoming Changes to TIDAL Subscriptions" (updated March 5, 2024) says that starting April 10, 2024 all streaming features, "including all premium audio formats", are on a single tier called TIDAL. HiFi and HiFi Plus subscribers move to the Individual plan with "over 110 million tracks in lossless quality, including HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos, at a consolidated price of $10.99 USD/month"; "The HiFi Plus and HiFi Family plans will be combined into a new Family subscription tier priced at $16.99 USD/month"; students "will continue to enjoy a reduced rate of $4.99 USD/month". Access to Tidal's catalog in DJ software becomes a DJ Extension add-on at $9 USD/month on Individual plans; HiFi Plus subscribers who used DJ integrations in the last 90 days were kept at $19.99 with the add-on. The US pricing page lists HiFi (up to 16-bit, 44.1 kHz) at $10.99, Family $16.99, Student $4.99, and HiFi Plus (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz, HiRes FLAC, Dolby Atmos) at $19.99, Family $29.99, Student $9.99 in the March 3, 2024 capture; the May 3, 2024 capture lists Individual $10.99, Family $16.99 and Student $4.99, all with "lossless, HiRes FLAC, and Dolby Atmos". The Military and First Responder discounts ended separately, and Tidal Free ended the same day; both have their own records.
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