Spotify simply raised costs once more. This is how a lot you will pay now

We’re solely two weeks into 2026, but the worth hikes have already begun, and this time it is not due to skyrocketing RAM prices. The music streaming big Spotify has introduced it’s elevating the costs of its Premium subscription plans within the US, Estonia, and Latvia by $1 to $2, relying on the plan. The value hike is ready to take impact in February.

Within the US, the Particular person plan will improve from $12 to $13 per thirty days, the Scholar plan from $6 to $7, the Duo plan from $17 to $19, and the Household plan from $20 to $22 per thirty days.

“Occasional updates to pricing throughout our markets mirror the worth that Spotify delivers, enabling us to proceed providing the absolute best expertise and profit artists,” Spotify defined in a blog post.

In an e-mail Spotify is sending to affected prospects, the corporate justifies the worth hike by saying it should proceed to permit it “to maintain delivering a terrific expertise.”

Spotify is the costliest music-streaming service

Spotify already raised costs exterior the US final yr

In comparison with its two largest opponents, Spotify stays the costliest music streaming service within the US at $13 a month now — $2 greater than Apple Music and YouTube Music, each of which cost $11 month-to-month for his or her respective particular person plans.

Final yr, Spotify raised prices throughout the board for Premium members in lots of nations worldwide, together with in South Asia, the Center East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific area. The US averted final yr’s value hike, however at present’s information reveals that it did not final very lengthy.

Spotify first launched within the US at $10 a month in 2011, and since then, it has raised costs solely twice. The primary time was in July 2023, when the worth went as much as $11 a month, after which in June 2024, when it elevated from $11 to $12 a month. So this February’s value hike would be the third time Spotify has elevated costs within the US.

In fact, as a part of its value change announcement, Spotify is touting all the advantages it affords Premium members, comparable to ad-free music listening, offline music downloads, and its new lossless audio possibility, which lastly launched final yr, 4 years after the corporate initially introduced it.

In mild of the AI increase, Spotify has additionally been including extra AI options to its platform over the previous few years for Premium members, together with an AI DJ that curates music for you and offers commentary, in addition to an AI Playlist function that’s in beta, which generates a playlist of songs for you primarily based on the immediate you present it.

This newest value hike may not come as a shock to some, as again in November, The Financial Times reported that Spotify was planning to boost costs within the first quarter of this yr. JPMorgan analysts reportedly projected that if Spotify raised costs by $1 a month in 2026, because it has now formally executed, it could generate roughly $500 million in extra income.

Spotify’s newest value hike takes impact in February, and when you’re at present subscribed to Premium, it is best to obtain an e-mail concerning the upcoming modifications quickly.