The cost of HBO Max is rising yet again — but how and when will it hit your wallet? https://t.co/jQHXCrVRel
— TVLine.com (@TVLine) October 21, 2025
-Zaslav has made it known in the past that he believed HBO Max was worth more and today he is making it official by immediately raising the price of HBO Max.
-Currently the Basic with Ads plan is $9.99/month or $99.99/year;
the Standard (ad-free) plan is $16.99/month or $169.99/year;
Premium (ad-free with 4K) plan is $20.99/month or $209.99/year
-The new price as of today will be:
HBO Max Basic With Ads $1/month increase, now $10.99 or +$10/year increase, now $109.99/year
HBO Max Standard +$1.50/month increase, now $18.49 or +$15/year increase, now $184.99/year
HBO Max Premium +$2/month increase, $22.99 or +$20/year increase, now $229.99/year
-When HBO Max first launched it was $14.99 for no commercials, $9.99 with commercials….with quality of image not being impacted by the tier you had. Now if you want the BEST image quality, you have to pay for the Premium model.
Cheapest plans (with ads)
Netflix: $7.99/mo.
Hulu: $9.99/mo.
Max: $10.99/mo.
Disney+: $9.99/mo.
Amazon Prime Video: $8.99/mo. (without Prime membership)
Peacock: $7.99/mo. (Premium)
Paramount+: $7.99/mo.
Total: $63.93/month or $767.16/year
Premium and other options
Netflix: $17.99/mo. (Standard, ad-free) or $24.99/mo. (Premium)
Hulu: $18.99/mo. (ad-free)
Max: $18.49/mo. (ad-free)
Disney+: $15.99/mo. (ad-free)
Apple TV+: $9.99/mo., but prices have recently increased to $12.99/mo.
Amazon Prime Video: $17.98/mo. (with Prime membership, but ad-free)
Peacock Premium Plus: $14/mo. (ad-lite, includes downloads)
Total: $116.43/month or $1397.16/year — allegedly (since im not a mather)
