HBO Max price increase 2023
3 HBO Max changes took effect in 2023. Prices went up on Jan 12, 2023. Standard: $14.99/mo → $15.99/mo.
2023 at a glance
- Changes in 2023
- 3
- Jan–Dec 2023
- Biggest increase
- +$1 · +7%
- Standard: $14.99/mo → $15.99/mo
- Cheapest plan now
- $10.99/mo
- Basic with Ads
Price history
2023 in context
Every price on record; 2023 is shaded and the other years are dimmed. Turn plans on or off to compare them.
Now
$10$15$20$25
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 | 2023-05-23 | $19.99 |
| Premium | 2024-06-04 | $20.99 |
| Premium | 2025-10-21 | $22.99 |
| Basic with Ads | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| Basic with Ads | 2025-10-21 | $10.99 |
| Basic with Ads (annual) | 2022-01-01 | $99.99 |
| Basic with Ads (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $109.99 |
| Standard (annual) | 2022-01-01 | $149.99 |
| Standard (annual) | 2024-06-04 | $169.99 |
| Standard (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $184.99 |
| Premium (annual) | 2023-05-23 | $199.99 |
| Premium (annual) | 2024-06-04 | $209.99 |
| Premium (annual) | 2025-10-21 | $229.99 |
Plan prices
2023: start vs end
US prices on Jan 1 and Dec 31, from the price history. Plans whose price changed come first; plans discontinued before 2023 are left out.
| Plan | Jan 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $14.99/mosince on or before | $15.99/mosince | +$1 · +7% |
| Basic with Ads | $9.99/mosince on or before | $9.99/mosince on or before | Unchanged |
| Premium | — | $19.99/mosince | Record starts in 2023 |
| Basic with Ads (annual) | $99.99/yrsince on or before | $99.99/yrsince on or before | Unchanged |
| Standard (annual) | $149.99/yrsince on or before | $149.99/yrsince on or before | Unchanged |
| Premium (annual) | — | $199.99/yrsince | Record starts in 2023 |
Changes
Every HBO Max change in 2023
- Got 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
- Neutral$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
- Got 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
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