YouTube is experimenting with a Spotify Duo-style Premium plan

After lastly releasing

YouTube Premium Lite
not too long ago within the US, Google is as soon as once more testing one other new model of

YouTube Premium
, however this time it is meant for 2 folks.

In accordance with a report from Moneycontrol, Google is testing a two-person YouTube Premium subscription tier in choose markets, together with India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Whereas it isn’t being examined within the US simply but, it is potential that if it is profitable it may change into accessible at a later date, similar to Premium Lite did.

YouTube spokesperson Alex McQuiston confirmed in an announcement to The Verge that the corporate is certainly presently “experimenting” with a two-person YouTube Premium Plan.

“We’re experimenting with new methods to offer better flexibility and worth to our YouTube Premium subscribers, together with providing a two-person Premium plan choice, permitting two folks to share a subscription at a decreased value,” McQuiston mentioned.

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It is like Spotify Duo however for YouTube Premium

The tier is barely cheaper than the YouTube Premium household plan

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Android Police stories that in India, the brand new two-person YouTube Premium plan prices 219 Indian Rupees (about $2.60), which is barely cheaper than the five-person household plan priced at 299 Indian Rupees (about $3.50). In India, the person plan for YouTube Premium prices 140 Indian Rupees (about $1.70) monthly.

If this new YouTube Premium tier ever comes stateside, it is going to value considerably greater than it does in India. Nevertheless, its pricing there suggests it will likely be set between YouTube Premium’s particular person and household plans, which is sensible given what it gives.

This plan could be fairly helpful for anybody residing with a roommate or associate who desires to separate the price of YouTube Premium. It resembles

Spotify Duo
, a subscription plan provided by Spotify that enables two folks residing on the identical deal with to share the advantages of Spotify Premium at a decrease value than paying for 2 particular person plans. Like Spotify Duo, the two-person YouTube Premium plan permits customers to keep up separate YouTube accounts.

As somebody who has been subscribed to

YouTube Premium for over two years
, I admit it is onerous to dwell with out it now, particularly contemplating how flooded with adverts YouTube has change into. Hopefully, this two-person YouTube Premium subscription tier makes its technique to the US sometime.

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