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Hulu price history & increases

Streaming video · Live TV · Sports

$12.49/moWith ads

17 changes17 hikesWith ads +109% since 2021last change Sep 23, 2026official pricing ↗

Hulu on its own, and Hulu + Live TV (the "Live TV" plans below), which includes Hulu with ads, Disney+ with ads and ESPN Select.

One page per provider: this page also covers Hulu + Live TV (official page), which used to have its own page here. All plans and their history are below.

Current Hulu prices (US)

PlanPriceBillingHow we know
With ads $12.49 monthly hand-verified Nov 2, variety.com
Premium (no ads) $21.49 monthly hand-verified Nov 2, variety.com
Live TV, with ads $99.99 monthly hand-verified Nov 2, variety.com
Live TV, no ads $109.99 monthly hand-verified Nov 2, streamingbetter.com

US list prices in USD before tax, promotions and bundles.

Free plan or trial: Free trial for new subscribers on some plans.

Sports: Hulu + Live TV includes ESPN, FOX, NBC, CBS and ESPN Select.

Hulu price history

$0$20$40$60$80$100$12020222023202420252026Premium (no ads) $21.49With ads $12.49Live TV, with ads $99.99Live TV, no ads $109.99
Monthly price by plan. Each step is a sourced change below; the line before the first change only shows the earlier price, not how long it applied.
  1. +4%
    price increase
    • With ads: $11.99/mo → $12.49/mo
    Sep 23, 2026 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  2. +13%
    price increase
    • Premium (no ads): $18.99/mo → $21.49/mo
    Sep 23, 2026 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  3. +11%
    price increase
    • Live TV, with ads: $89.99/mo → $99.99/mo
    Sep 23, 2026 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  4. +10%
    price increase
    • Live TV, no ads: $99.99/mo → $109.99/mo
    Sep 23, 2026 · source: streamingbetter.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  5. +20%
    price increase
    • With ads: $9.99/mo → $11.99/mo
    Oct 21, 2025 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  6. +8%
    price increase
    • Live TV, with ads: $82.99/mo → $89.99/mo
    Oct 21, 2025 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  7. +4%
    price increase
    • Live TV, no ads: $95.99/mo → $99.99/mo
    Oct 21, 2025 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  8. +25%
    price increase
    • With ads: $7.99/mo → $9.99/mo
    Oct 17, 2024 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  9. +6%
    price increase
    • Premium (no ads): $17.99/mo → $18.99/mo
    Oct 17, 2024 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  10. +8%
    price increase
    • Live TV, with ads: $76.99/mo → $82.99/mo
    Oct 17, 2024 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  11. +7%
    price increase
    • Live TV, no ads: $89.99/mo → $95.99/mo
    Oct 17, 2024 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  12. +20%
    price increase
    • Premium (no ads): $14.99/mo → $17.99/mo
    Oct 12, 2023 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  13. +10%
    price increase
    • Live TV, with ads: $69.99/mo → $76.99/mo
    Oct 12, 2023 · source: variety.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  14. +14%
    price increase
    • With ads: $6.99/mo → $7.99/mo
    Oct 10, 2022 · source: techcrunch.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  15. +15%
    price increase
    • Premium (no ads): $12.99/mo → $14.99/mo
    Oct 10, 2022 · source: techcrunch.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  16. +17%
    price increase
    • With ads: $5.99/mo → $6.99/mo
    Oct 8, 2021 · source: techcrunch.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2
  17. +8%
    price increase
    • Premium (no ads): $11.99/mo → $12.99/mo
    Oct 8, 2021 · source: techcrunch.com · prices checked on the page Nov 2

Cheaper streaming video alternatives

Services in the same category whose cheapest monthly plan costs less than Hulu's ($12.49/mo). Plans differ in what they include.

ServiceFromHikesLast change
YouTube Premium & YouTube Music $5.99/mo 3 Apr 10, 2026
beIN SPORTS CONNECT $5.99/mo 0 –
Amazon Prime & Prime Video $6.99/mo 3 Apr 10, 2026
NFL+ $6.99/mo 0 –
Netflix $8.99/mo 16 Mar 26, 2026
Paramount+ $8.99/mo 8 Jan 15, 2026

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