Prime Video changes in 2024
3 Prime Video changes took effect in 2024.
2024 at a glance
- Changes in 2024
- 3
- Jan–Dec 2024
- Biggest increase
- None
- No price went up in 2024
- Cheapest plan now
- $14.99/mo
- Prime Monthly
- Last change in 2024
- on or before
- Prime Video with ads dropped Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos; they now need the $2.99 ad-free add-on
Price history
2024 in context
Every price on record; 2024 is shaded and the other years are dimmed. Turn plans on or off to compare them.
Now
$12$13$14$15$16
20222023202420252026
| Prime Monthly | 2022-01-01 | $12.99 |
| Prime Monthly | 2022-02-18 | $14.99 |
| Prime Annual | 2022-01-01 | $119 |
| Prime Annual | 2022-02-18 | $139 |
| Prime for Young Adults | 2022-01-01 | $6.49 |
| Prime for Young Adults | 2022-02-18 | $7.49 |
| Prime Access | 2022-01-01 | $5.99 |
| Prime Access | 2022-02-18 | $6.99 |
| Prime Video Ultra | 2024-01-29 | $2.99 |
| Prime Video Ultra | 2026-04-10 | $4.99 |
Plan prices
2024: start vs end
US prices on Jan 1 and Dec 31, from the price history. Plans whose price changed come first; plans discontinued before 2024 are left out.
| Plan | Jan 1, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Monthly | $14.99/mosince | $14.99/mosince | Unchanged |
| Prime Annual | $139/yrsince | $139/yrsince | Unchanged |
| Prime for Young Adults | $7.49/mosince | $7.49/mosince | Unchanged |
| Prime Access | $6.99/mosince | $6.99/mosince | Unchanged |
| Prime Video Ultra | — | $2.99/mosince | Record starts in 2024 |
Changes
Every Prime Video change in 2024
- ≤ Got worseGet, got worse
Prime Video with ads dropped Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos; they now need the $2.99 ad-free add-on
Was Dolby Vision + Atmosnow Ad-free add-on only
- ≤ Got betterPay, got better
Amazon's half-price Prime Student plan ($7.49/mo) opened to anyone aged 18–24, not just students
Was Students onlynow Students or ages 18–24
- Got worse+$2.99/mo ad-freeGet, got worse
Prime Video started showing ads in movies and shows; keeping it ad-free costs $2.99/mo extra
Was No adsnow Ads, or +$2.99/mo
Keep exploring