YouTube Premium Price Increase in India: Individual, Student, And Family Plans Vs Spotify And Apple Music

YouTube, the Google-owned platform, hasn't cleared the cloud yet whether the streaming service will offer a grace period for existing subscribers before they must pay the new monthly subscription

YouTube Premium Price Increase in India

YouTube Premium Price Increase in India: YouTube has increased the subscription prices for its premium users in India across all tiers. The Google-owned platform has increased the subscription prices in the country with up to a 58 per cent price hike on certain plans. The platform currently has a global user base of over 100 million subscribers. 

Notably, the prices of student, individual, and family plans have gone up, and the new prices are already in force. However, the company hasn't cleared the cloud yet whether the streaming service will offer a grace period for existing subscribers before they must pay the new monthly subscription. 

It is important to note that YouTube premium subscribers get benefits such as ad-free streaming of videos, the ability to watch videos or listen to music in the background, picture-in-picture (PiP) mode, and enhanced high-definition video streaming.  

YouTube Premium Subscription Cost In India For Student, Family

The plans have recently seen an increase across various plans. The Student Monthly plan has gone up from Rs 79 to Rs 89, while the Individual Monthly plan has hiked from Rs 129 to Rs 149. The Family Monthly plan has experienced the most significant hike, jumping from Rs 189 to Rs 299.

Plan Type	Previous Price	New Price	Increase
Student Monthly Plan	Rs 79	Rs 89	Rs 10
Individual Monthly Plan	Rs 129	Rs 149	Rs 20
Family Monthly Plan	Rs 189	Rs 299	Rs 110
Individual Prepaid Monthly	Rs 139	Rs 159	Rs 20
Individual Prepaid Quarterly	Rs 399	Rs 459	Rs 60
Individual Prepaid Annual	Rs 1,290	Rs 1,490	Rs 200

For those opting for the prepaid options, the Individual Prepaid Monthly plan has increased from Rs 139 to Rs 159, the Individual Prepaid Quarterly plan from Rs 399 to Rs 459, and the Individual Prepaid Annual plan has gone up from Rs 1,290 to Rs 1,490. 

Spotify Premium Subscription Cost In India For Individual, Family

The plan starts at Rs 119 per month for individuals, Rs 179 per month for a family plan (covering up to six Premium accounts), and Rs 59 per month for students. With the Premium subscription, you get benefits like ad-free, high-quality music, offline downloads, the ability to play music in any order, organize your listening queue, and more.

Plan	Monthly Cost (INR)	Description
Individual	119	Ad-free, high-quality music, offline downloads, ability to play music in any order, organize your listening queue, and more.
Family	179	Covers up to six Premium accounts with all the benefits of the individual plan, allowing each family member to have their own personalized listening experience.
Student	59	All the benefits of the individual plan at a discounted rate for students.

Apple Music Subscription For Individual Cost In India For Individual 

The individual plan is available for Rs 149 per month. For those using multiple Apple services, the Apple One plan is a better option at Rs 195 per month, bundling Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, and iCloud+ with 50GB of storage.

For families, Apple One offers a plan at Rs 365 per month for up to five members, including the same services with 200GB of iCloud+ storage.

Plan	Cost (INR)	Services Included	Storage	Number of Users
Apple Music (Individual)	149	Apple Music	N/A	1
Apple One (Individual)	195	Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, iCloud+	50GB	1
Apple One (Family)	365	Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, iCloud+	200GB	Up to 5