Cheapest music subscriptions
Student plans stay in the rank when they are the lowest price on file. The plan name and the stored note say who can buy them.
Verdict
Apple Music Student at $6.99/mo and Spotify Student at $6.99/mo are the lowest monthly run rate in this list, $6.99/mo. Apple Music Student: Eligible students. Spotify Student: Eligible students. The US offer currently includes Hulu with ads.
Among plans that are not marked for eligible students, Apple Music Individual at $11.99/mo and YouTube Music Individual at $11.99/mo are the lowest, at $11.99/mo as a run rate.
Lowest plan on each service
Rank is a monthly run rate of a published price: a monthly price as billed, an annual price divided by 12, a charge every three months multiplied by 4 and divided by 12, and a charge every four weeks multiplied by 13 and divided by 12. The price column is the published charge.
| Rank | Service | Lowest plan | Published price | Ranked on | Run rate | Check | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple Music | StudentEligible students. | $6.99/mo | $6.99/mo | $6.99/mo | Official | Apple | |
| 1 | Spotify | StudentEligible students. The US offer currently includes Hulu with ads. | $6.99/mo | $6.99/mo | $6.99/mo | Official | Spotify | |
| 3 | YouTube Music | IndividualAd-free YouTube Music for one person. No ad-free YouTube video. | $11.99/mo | $11.99/mo | $11.99/mo | Reported | Variety |