- YouTube’s new pre-paid plans provide flexibility in a price conscious market.
- YouTube’s subscriptions plans are cheaper, but the billing recurs on a monthly basis.
- The new YouTube prepaid plans are already live in India.
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium were
launched in India back in March this year. At that time, YouTube offered only subscription plans which started at ₹99 per month, which are auto billed.
Now Google India announced YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium prepaid plans in India, offering more flexibility in a price conscious market. These prepaid plans start at ₹109 per month, with many variations.
YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium prepaid plan details
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Monthly | Quarterly | Monthly | Quarterly |
YouTube Music Premium | ₹ 109 | ₹ 309 | ₹ 99 | - |
YouTube Premium | ₹ 139 | ₹ 399 | ₹ 129 | - |
The
YouTube Music Premium service is the affordable of both the plans. Users can opt for a monthly plan at ₹109 or a quarterly plan at ₹309, which makes it slightly more economical.
Similarly, the
YouTube Premium prepaid plans start at ₹139 per month or ₹399 for three months.
Pawan Agarwal, Posted by Pawan Agarwal, Head of Music Content Partnerships, India & South Asia, YouTube,
said, “With these new plans for India, users can now purchase prepaid plans without enrolling in an ongoing subscription and enhance their viewing and listening experience with all the paid membership benefits for the period that they pay for.”
The YouTube Premium service also includes ad-free music, which makes it a more value for money option when compared to the standalone YouTube Music plans.
“At any point, users will also be to extend their paid benefits by an additional 1-month or 3-months by purchasing additional top-ups for their membership,” he said.