{"rewrite":{"id":"r_88b59c1059257079b3a51866","clusterId":"c_078f54d3bbd707f52c43b031","slug":"nine-streaming-services-now-cost-154-a-month-up-61-since-2021","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nine Streaming Services Now Cost $154 a Month, Up 61% Since 2021","summary":"HonestlyRanked compared representative plans for Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, YouTube Premium, and Spotify. Total monthly fees for the nine services went from $95.91 in March 2021 to $154.41 in September 2026, a rise of about 61 percent, or $58.50 a month and $702 a year. Every service rose. Apple TV+ had the largest jump, roughly tripling from $4.99 to $14.99.","whyItMatters":"The increases differ by service, so how much a viewer actually pays depends less on the total than on which plans they happen to combine.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHonestlyRanked picked one representative plan per service: Netflix Standard, Disney+ ad-free Premium, Spotify Premium Individual, and similar tiers for the rest. The March 2021 total was $95.91 a month. By September 2026 it was $154.41, a difference of $58.50 a month and $702 a year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApple TV+ posted the largest increase, from $4.99 to $14.99 a month. Disney+\u0026#39;s ad-free plan went from $7.99 to $18.99, Peacock\u0026#39;s ad-free Premium Plus doubled from $9.99 to $19.99, and Netflix Standard rose about 43 percent to $19.99. Hulu\u0026#39;s ad-free plan rose about 58 percent, Paramount+ Premium about 40 percent, and HBO Max\u0026#39;s ad-free Standard about 23 percent.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Apple TV+ went from $4.99 to $14.99, roughly tripling. It is the steepest mover among the nine, and the cheapest entry tier is where the pricing pressure hit hardest.","twitterPost":"Apple TV+ roughly tripled, from $4.99 to $14.99. The cheapest tier absorbed the sharpest move of the nine.","threadsPost":"Apple TV+ roughly tripled, from $4.99 to $14.99, the largest jump among the nine services tracked. Netflix and Disney+ moved too, but the pricing pressure landed hardest on the lowest entry tier, which is the one subscribers can most easily drop.","newsletterBlurb":"A comparison of representative plans for nine US streaming services found total monthly fees rose about 61 percent, from $95.91 in March 2021 to $154.41 in September 2026. Apple TV+ had the largest increase, roughly tripling from $4.99 to $14.99, while HBO Max's ad-free Standard rose the least at about 23 percent. Because the increases differ by service, the practical cost depends on which plans a viewer combines.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260914-streaming-services-costs-higher-and-higher/\",\"title\":\"Subscription fees for Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, YouTube Premium, Spotify, and more have risen by a whopping 61% over 5 years\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4816,"outputTokens":704,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789386273,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T11:39:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T11:43:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T11:43:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_078f54d3bbd707f52c43b031","canonicalTitle":"Netflix・Disney+・Apple TV+・YouTube Premium・Spotifyなどのサブスク料金は5年間でなんと61％も値上がりしている","representativeArticleId":"a_d02a79f6a2cd82cfe3420b40","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T11:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T11:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T11:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260914-streaming-services-costs-higher-and-higher/","title":"Netflix・Disney+・Apple TV+・YouTube Premium・Spotifyなどのサブスク料金は5年間でなんと61％も値上がりしている"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}