Apple Music vs YouTube Music Premium
Apple Music's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Individual at $11.99/mo; YouTube Music Premium's cheapest plan anyone can buy is YouTube Music Premium Individual at $11.99/mo. Apple Music has raised prices 5 times since 2022, and YouTube Music Premium has raised prices 3 times since 2022. US prices, verified Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Apple Music
- Cheapest now
- $11.99/mo
- Individual
- Increases
- 5
- since 2022
- Last change
- 2026
YouTube Music Premium
- Cheapest now
- $11.99/mo
- YouTube Music Premium Individual
- Increases
- 3
- since 2022
- Last change
- —
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Apple Music: $11.99/mo · Individual
- YouTube Music Premium: $11.99/mo · YouTube Music Premium Individual
- Price increases
- Apple Music: 5 since 2022
- YouTube Music Premium: 3 since 2022
- Latest increase
- YouTube Music Premium: on or before YouTube Music Premium Student is now $5.99/mo and annual $119.99
- Last change
- YouTube Music Premium: None recorded
- Ads
- Apple Music:
- Individual: Ad-free
- YouTube Music Premium: Not listed
- Audio quality
- Apple Music:
- Individual: Lossless + Spatial Audio
- YouTube Music Premium: Not listed
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified .
Apple Music
- Individual$11.99/mo
- Family$19.99/mo
- Student$6.99/mo
YouTube Music Premium
- YouTube Music Premium Individual$11.99/mo
- YouTube Music Premium Individual (annual)$119.99/yr
- YouTube Music Premium Family$18.99/mo
- YouTube Music Premium Student$5.99/mo
Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time, from each service's records. A hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
2023202420252026
| Individual | 2022-01-17 | $9.99 |
| Individual | 2022-10-24 | $10.99 |
| Individual | 2026-07-17 | $11.99 |
| Family | 2022-01-17 | $14.99 |
| Family | 2022-10-24 | $16.99 |
| Family | 2026-07-17 | $19.99 |
| Student | 2022-01-17 | $4.99 |
| Student | 2022-06-23 | $5.99 |
| Student | 2026-07-17 | $6.99 |
Now
$9$10$11$12$13
202420252026
| YouTube Music Premium Individual | 2023-07-12 | $9.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Individual | 2023-07-20 | $10.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Individual | 2026-04-10 | $11.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Individual (annual) | 2023-07-12 | $99.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Individual (annual) | 2023-07-20 | $109.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Individual (annual) | 2026-04-18 | $119.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Family | 2023-07-12 | $14.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Family | 2023-07-20 | $16.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Family | 2026-04-10 | $18.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Student | 2023-07-12 | $4.99 |
| YouTube Music Premium Student | 2023-07-20 | $5.49 |
| YouTube Music Premium Student | 2026-04-18 | $5.99 |
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