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 individuals.

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 is not being examined within the US simply but, it is attainable that if it is profitable it might turn out to be accessible at a later date, similar to Premium Lite did.

YouTube spokesperson Alex McQuiston confirmed in a press release to The Verge that the corporate is certainly at the moment “experimenting” with a two-person YouTube Premium Plan.

“We’re experimenting with new methods to offer larger flexibility and worth to our YouTube Premium subscribers, together with providing a two-person Premium plan possibility, permitting two individuals to share a subscription at a lowered 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 studies 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) per 30 days.

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

This plan could be fairly useful for anybody dwelling with a roommate or companion who needs to separate the price of YouTube Premium. It resembles

Spotify Duo
, a subscription plan supplied by Spotify that permits two individuals dwelling on the similar handle 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 stay with out it now, particularly contemplating how flooded with adverts YouTube has turn out to be. Hopefully, this two-person YouTube Premium subscription tier makes its technique to the US sometime.

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