Spotify today announced the launch of a new paid Basic plan that offers a small discount for opting out of audiobook access. Priced at $10.99 per month, the basic option includes all of Spotify’s music benefits such as ad-free playback, but without the added monthly audiobook listening time.
The standard $11.99 Premium Individual plan that Spotify offers includes ad-free playback and 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month from a catalog of more than 250,000 titles. Until now, Spotify didn’t allow customers to choose a cheaper plan that didn’t include audiobook access because it was automatically included in the lowest-tier plan.
In June, Spotify raised its basic price from $10.99 to $11.99 to “give users the best experience,” but with the new basic plan, customers who don’t want to use the audiobook feature can get the previous price of $10.99/month.
Spotify’s new $10.99 per month option equals Apple Music’s $10.99 price, so Spotify is no longer $1 more expensive than Apple Music for a basic music subscription service.
There are no price changes on other plans. Duo is priced at $16.99 and Family is priced at $19.99. Spotify also has a $9.99 per month plan that offers 15 hours of audiobook listening with ad-supported music.
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