YouTube Premium Premium Lite vs Individual
Individual costs $6 more a month ($72 a year) than Premium Lite. Here is exactly what that extra money buys.
Premium Lite
$7.99 a month
Best for: People who only want the advertisements gone from ordinary YouTube videos and do not use it for music.
Individual
$13.99 a month
Best for: One person who watches a lot of YouTube and also listens to music there.
What you get by choosing Individual
- YouTube Music without advertisements: Included (instead of Not included)The cheapest Premium Lite membership does NOT include advertisement-free music.
Same on both
people who get their own sign-in (1), no advertisements on videos (included), save videos to watch without internet (included), keeps playing when you close the app (included).
Which one should you pick?
It depends on what you actually use. If you don't need youtube music without advertisements, Premium Lite does the same job for less. Answer a few questions and we'll tell you which plan fits.
Prices and features verified September 21, 2026 from YouTube Premium's official pages (source ↗). Prices are before tax and can change. See all YouTube Premium plans.