Is YouTube Premium worth it in 2026?
YouTube Premium is easy to start on mobile and easy to forget, since it's billed through the app store. At roughly $222 a year, whether YouTube Premium is worth it comes down to one question: do you actually use it?
- You use it most weeks.
- It's your only service in this category.
- The value clearly beats the $222/yr.
- You can't recall the last time you used it.
- You also pay for Spotify or Apple Music or SiriusXM.
- It started as a free trial you forgot about.
YouTube Premium runs $13.99–$22.99/mo — 12% more than the average music subscription we track (~$16/mo across the music services we track). The most common overlap for music subscribers is paying for Spotify, Apple Music, SiriusXM at the same time — worth checking your statement for before deciding.
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Prices are typical US ranges as of 2026 and may change. Finletix is not affiliated with YouTube Premium.