Medium
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The cheapest Medium plan is Member at $5/mo (US, verified Sep 26, 2026). No Medium price increase is on record since 2023. Member has cost $5/mo since November 2023. The last change was on or before Nov 27, 2023: Medium adds a $15 monthly Friend membership.
At a glance
- Cheapest plan
- $5/mo
- Member
- Since
- No change
- Member: $5/mo
- Price increases since 2022
- 0
- None on record
Current plans
Compare Medium plans
| Member | Friend of Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5/mo or $50/yr | $15/mo or $150/yr |
✓ included · ✗ not included · — not listed. Hover or tap an underlined value for the exact wording.
Price history
What each plan has cost
- Member$5/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Member (annual)$50/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Friend of Medium$15/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Friend of Medium (annual)$150/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
Timeline
Every Medium change
2023
2 changes
- ≤ NeutralPay, got neither better nor worse
Medium adds a $15 monthly Friend membership
Was Not offerednow $15/month or $150/year
- ≤ Got worseGet, got worse
Medium removes the three free monthly reads of metered stories
2022
1 change
- Got betterGet, got better
Medium makes website text-to-speech available to all readers
Was Limited early accessnow Available to all website users
Questions
Medium prices: common questions
How much is Medium now?
Medium costs $5/mo for Member, $50/yr for Member (annual), $15/mo for Friend of Medium and $150/yr for Friend of Medium (annual) (US prices, verified Sep 26, 2026).
When did Medium last raise prices?
No Medium price increase is on record since 2023.
How much has Medium gone up since 2023?
Member costs $5/mo, the same as in November 2023.
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