HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery · Streaming · Last change: Oct 21, 2025
Current plans
US · Last verified Sep 25, 2026
Basic with Ads
$10.99/mo- Streams
- 2 devices at once
- Video quality
- Full HD 1080p
- Ads
- About 6 minutes per hour in shows and movies
- Extra member
- $7.99/mo add-on, 1 per account (WarnerMedia-billed only)
Standard
$18.49/mo- Streams
- 2 devices at once
- Video quality
- Full HD 1080p
- Downloads
- 30 (download limits apply)
- Ads
- None in shows and movies; live events have ads
- Live sports
- Included
- Extra member
- $7.99/mo add-on, 1 per account (WarnerMedia-billed only)
Premium
$22.99/mo- Streams
- 4 devices at once (only 2 for sports)
- Video quality
- 4K Ultra HD (as available)
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos (as available)
- Downloads
- 100 (download limits apply)
- Ads
- None in shows and movies; live events have ads
- Live sports
- Included
- Extra member
- $7.99/mo add-on, 1 per account (WarnerMedia-billed only)
Basic with Ads (annual)
$109.99/yr- Savings vs monthly
- 16%
Standard (annual)
$184.99/yr- Savings vs monthly
- 16%
Premium (annual)
$229.99/yr- Savings vs monthly
- 16%
Price history
What each plan has cost
Price in effect over time. ≤ marks a price in effect on or before that date.
- Standard$18.49
Now
$12$16$20
start of record · ≤
20222023202420252026
| Standard | 2022-01-01 | $14.99 |
| Standard | 2023-01-12 | $15.99 |
| Standard | 2024-06-04 | $16.99 |
| Standard | 2025-10-21 | $18.49 |
- Premium$22.99
Now
$18$21$24
start of record
202420252026
| Premium | 2023-05-23 | $19.99 |
| Premium | 2024-06-04 | $20.99 |
| Premium | 2025-10-21 | $22.99 |
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- Basic with Ads$10.99
Now
$8$10$12
start of record · ≤
20222023202420252026
| Basic with Ads | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| Basic with Ads | 2025-10-21 | $10.99 |
- Basic with Ads (annual)$109.99
Now
$94$102$110
start of record · ≤
20222023202420252026
| Basic with Ads (annual) | 2022-01-01 | $99.99 |
| Basic with Ads (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $109.99 |
- Standard (annual)$184.99
Now
$138$162$186
start of record · ≤
20222023202420252026
| Standard (annual) | 2022-01-01 | $149.99 |
| Standard (annual) | 2024-06-04 | $169.99 |
| Standard (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $184.99 |
- Premium (annual)$229.99
Now
$188$209$230
start of record
202420252026
| Premium (annual) | 2023-05-23 | $199.99 |
| Premium (annual) | 2024-06-04 | $209.99 |
| Premium (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $229.99 |
Timeline
Every HBO Max change
- Oct 21, 2025Got worse+$1.50 StandardPay, got worse
HBO Max raised every plan: Basic with Ads $10.99, Standard $18.49 and Premium $22.99 a month
Was $16.99now $18.49
- Apr 22, 2025Got worse+$7.99 per extra memberAllowed, got worse
Sharing Max outside your household now needs a $7.99/mo Extra Member add-on, limited to 1 per account
Was Not offerednow $7.99/mo, 1 per account
- Mar 30, 2025Got worseGet, got worse
Max's Basic with Ads plan lost live sports (B/R Sports) and CNN Max; Standard and Premium keep both
Was Included on all plansnow Standard and Premium only
- ≤ Feb 28, 2025Got worse+2 min of ads/hourGet, got worse
Max's Basic with Ads plan went from about 4 to about 6 minutes of ads per hour, at the same $9.99
Was About 4 min/hournow About 6 min/hour
- Jun 4, 2024Got worse+$1 Ad-FreePay, got worse
Max raised Ad-Free to $16.99/mo and Ultimate Ad-Free to $20.99/mo; With Ads stayed $9.99
Was $15.99now $16.99
- May 23, 2023Got worse+$4/mo for 4KGet, got worse
When HBO Max became Max, 4K moved from the $15.99 Ad-Free plan to a new $19.99 tier and Ad-Free dropped to 2 streams
Was 4K on $15.99 Ad-Freenow 4K only on $19.99 Ultimate
- May 23, 2023Neutral$19.99/moPay, got neither better nor worse
Max added a $19.99/mo Ultimate Ad-Free plan with 4K, 4 streams and 100 downloads; Ad-Free stayed $15.99
Was No Ultimate plannow Ultimate, $19.99/mo
- Jan 12, 2023Got worse+$1 Ad-FreePay, got worse
HBO Max's Ad-Free monthly plan rose $1 to $15.99; With Ads and the yearly Ad-Free plan stayed the same
Was $14.99/monow $15.99/mo