- YouTube tests a subscription to two people
- It costs less than two individual subscriptions and less than a family plan
- It is currently available in France, Taiwan, India and Hong Kong
YouTube is currently piloting a subscription to the YouTube bonus of two people in selected countries which allows two people to divide a subscription without going all in a family plan.
Like Spotify Duo, the level to two people from Youtube allows two people who live together to divide a subscription at a lower cost than if the two have subscribed separately, and as cheaper than a full family plan.
YouTube told Techcrunch that it was one of the experiences of the company that are considering “new ways of providing greater flexibility and greater value to our Premium Youtube subscribers”.
For example, in France, one of the test countries, an individual plan costs € 12.99 per month and a family plan is € 23.99, while a plan for two people is € 19.99.
On the basis of these prices, we would expect that a duo based in the United States may cost perhaps $ 18.99 (so perhaps £ 16.99 or $ 26.99 at), although we will have to see if youtube judges the test or not.
If you want to try this subscription to two people as soon as possible, you will have to live in India, France, Taiwan or Hong Kong.
Otherwise, you will want to consider dividing a family plan or opting for another experiences to reduce the costs of YouTube, YouTube Lite. This plan has just deployed in the United States and costs $ 7.99 per month – against $ 13.99 per month for a full plan.
It allows you to watch “the most” videos without advertising, but does not include musical clips without advertising, access to Youtube music or the offline background. It is therefore ideal if you want premium YouTube but you already have access to a music streaming service.
Duo seems perfect for me and my partner, because even if we use a few streaming services, the one on which we count both is youtube.
I had thought of hanging a premium plan for a while, but an individual account is too much, and a family plan looks too much. But I’m still not sure I am ready to pay for YouTube.
Although advertisements have worsened, they are (generally) far from being unbearable in my experience, and certainly not so bad that I would consider that I would not pay anything at $ 13.99 / £ 12.99 / $ 16.99 per month – or even divide a duo plan.
The biggest advantage would be an offline video, but I cannot see that it is essential that when I am on a flight – which has been a few times so far this year, but not enough to justify a payment each month.
To this end, I expect something really essential to premium YouTube that raises the above experience simply without advertising. As tempting as the duo plan is not yet enough to conclude the agreement for me.
