Premium Duo also comes with a new feature. This is halfway between the $9.99 cost of a standard Premium subscription and the $14.99 price of a Family one.Ĭurrently, child-free couples looking to save money have to opt for a Family subscription even though they have no use for the other four slots included. However, pricing in those markets suggests if it is rolled out to the USA, it will cost $12.49 per month. It’s only available in five countries at present: Colombia, Chile, Denmark, Ireland and Poland. Dubbed Premium Duo, it sits between the existing solo and Family subscriptions, and is ideal for those without kids …įirst spotted by a Redditor in Poland, Spotify confirmed the new subscription model to The Verge. Some Spotify users recently received a survey asking them if they would pay $19.99/month to get access to new audiophile features including studio sound, a headphone tuner, audio insights, and more.Spotify is testing a new Premium deal which offers a cheaper subscription to couples.
In addition to this potential price increase for Spotify Premium, the company is also testing the waters for a more expensive “Platinum” plan. I feel good about this upcoming year, and what it means about pricing for our service,” Ek said.
The Family plan is also $2 more expensive at $16.99 per monthĪccording to the Spotify CEO, a price increase in the US market “is one of the things we would like to do and it’s something we will with our label partners. In comparison, Apple Music, which is the main competitor to Spotify raised the price of its individual plan from $9.99 to $10.99/month in the US. Spotify Premium in the US currently costs $9.99/month for the individual plan, and the company also offers Duo and Family plans at $12.99 and $15.99/month, respectively. “When our competitors are raising their prices, that is really good for us,” said Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of Spotify on the company’s earnings conference call yesterday (via Deadline). This family plan went from $17.99/month to $22.99, which is a quite significant jump. However, the company is now looking at the opportunity to make its Premium plan more expensive next year after Apple just announced price increases for Apple Music.Īpple isn’t the only company to have announced price hikes: Google also raised the price of its YouTube Premium Family Plan, which also provides access to YouTube Music Premium for up to six users in a family. Spotify announced some positive results for the past quarter yesterday, with the 195 million subscribers number being up 13% year over year.
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