Paramount+
Paramount · Streaming · Last change: Jan 24, 2026
At a glance
- Cheapest plan
- $8.99/mo
- Essential
- Since Jun 2023
- +80%
- Essential: $4.99 → $8.99/mo
- Price increases since 2022
- 3
- Latest Jan 2026
How much is Paramount+ in 2026? Paramount+ costs $8.99/mo for Essential and $13.99/mo for Premium (US, verified Sep 25, 2026). Essential was $4.99/mo in June 2023; it's up 80% since. Paramount+ has raised prices 3 times since 2022. Latest change (Jan 24, 2026): Paramount+ adds live UFC events without a pay-per-view charge.
Current plans
Compare Paramount+ plans
US prices and limits, last verified Sep 25, 2026.
| Essential | Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99/mo or $89.99/yr | $13.99/mo or $139.99/yr |
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Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time. Turn plans on or off to compare them; a hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
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| Essential | 2023-06-26 | $4.99 |
| Essential | 2023-06-27 | $5.99 |
| Essential | 2024-08-20 | $7.99 |
| Essential | 2026-01-15 | $8.99 |
| Premium | 2023-06-27 | $11.99 |
| Premium | 2024-08-20 | $12.99 |
| Premium | 2026-01-15 | $13.99 |
Timeline
Every Paramount+ change
2026
2 changes
- Jan 24, 2026Got betterGet, got better
Paramount+ adds live UFC events without a pay-per-view charge
- Jan 15, 2026Got worsePay, got worse
Paramount+ raises Essential to $8.99/mo and Premium to $13.99/mo
2024
1 change
- ≤ Aug 20, 2024Got worsePay, got worse
Paramount+ raises Essential to $7.99/mo and SHOWTIME to $12.99/mo
2023
2 changes
- Jun 27, 2023Got worsePay, got worse
Paramount+ Essential rises from $4.99 to $5.99/mo
- Jun 27, 2023MixedPay, got better and worse
Paramount+ replaces Premium with a $11.99/mo plan including SHOWTIME
2022
1 change
- Aug 31, 2022Got betterGet, got better
Paramount+ brings optional SHOWTIME bundle viewing into its app
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