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Cheapest streaming services in the US

Netflix Standard with ads, Paramount+ Essential, Peacock Select and YouTube Premium Lite are the cheapest at $8.99/mo. Verified Sep 2026.

How we pick

Each service's cheapest monthly plan that anyone in the US can buy, from its pricing page on the verified date. Student plans, plans with eligibility rules, add-ons that need another subscription and bundles are left out. Whether a plan has ads comes only from its own listing, quoted under its price. Methodology →

Cheapest plan per service, cheapest first

Cheapest plan per service, cheapest first
  1. Netflix · Standard with ads$8.99/mo
  2. Paramount+ · Essential$8.99/mo
  3. Peacock · Select$8.99/mo
  4. YouTube Premium · Premium Lite$8.99/mo
  5. HBO Max · Basic with Ads$10.99/mo
  6. Disney+ · Disney+ (With Ads)$12.49/mo
  7. Hulu · Hulu (With Ads)$12.49/mo
  8. Apple TV+ · Apple TV$14.99/mo
  9. Prime Video · Prime Monthly$14.99/mo
  10. YouTube TV · Entertainment$54.99/mo

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With and without ads

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ServiceCheapest planCheapest with adsCheapest without adsVerified
Netflix$8.99/moStandard with ads$8.99/moStandard with adsAds: Yes$19.99/moStandardAds: No
Paramount+$8.99/moEssentialAd tier not listed
Peacock$8.99/moSelect$8.99/moSelectAds: Yes$19.99/moPremium PlusAds: Limited exceptions
YouTube Premium$8.99/moPremium Lite—$15.99/moPremium IndividualAds: None
HBO Max$10.99/moBasic with Ads$10.99/moBasic with AdsAds: About 6 min/hour$18.49/moStandardAds: Only in live events
Disney+$12.49/moDisney+ (With Ads)$12.49/moDisney+ (With Ads)Ads: With Ads$21.49/moDisney+ PremiumAds: Only in some live content
Hulu$12.49/moHulu (With Ads)$12.49/moHulu (With Ads)Ads: With Ads$21.49/moHulu PremiumAds: Only on a few shows
Apple TV+$14.99/moApple TVAd tier not listed
Prime Video$14.99/moPrime MonthlyAd tier not listed
YouTube TV$54.99/moEntertainmentAd tier not listed

Recent increases

The latest price increases

The newest records of these plans going up.
Hulu ·
Hulu Premium rose to $21.49/mo and Hulu with ads to $12.49/mo ($124.99/yr); the HBO Max bundles went up $2Was $18.99/monow $21.49/mo
+$2.50 PremiumPay, got worse7 sources · Verified
Disney+ · on or before
Disney+ Premium rose to $21.49/mo ($214.99/yr) and Disney+ with ads to $12.49/mo; ad-free Disney+ and Hulu now $21.99Was $18.99/monow $21.49/mo
+$2.50 PremiumPay, got worse4 sources · High confidence
Apple TV+ ·
Apple TV rises from $12.99 to $14.99/mo
Pay, got worse4 sources · Verified
Peacock ·
Peacock raises Select, Premium and Premium Plus prices
Pay, got worse1 source · High confidence
YouTube Premium · on or before
YouTube Music Premium Student is now $5.99/mo and annual $119.99Was $5.49now $5.99
+$10 annualPay, got worse2 sources · High confidence
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