YouTube Premium Student vs Family
Here is exactly how Student and Family differ.
Student
Price not verified a month
Best for: Full-time students at an approved college or university.
Family
Price not verified a month
Best for: A household where several people want advertisement-free YouTube and music on their own accounts.
What you get by choosing Family
- People who get their own sign-in: 6 (instead of 1)The family membership covers up to six people who live at the same address, each with their own account.
Same on both
no advertisements on videos (included), youtube music without advertisements (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 people who get their own sign-in, Student 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.