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Audible pricing (2026)
Audible starts at $7.95/mo (Audible Plus) as checked on 2026-09-26, read from dealnews.com — the public source it was captured from, not a Audible page; 3 plans. Best for Largest audiobook catalog seekers. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $7.95/mo (Audible Plus)
- Free tier: No · 30-day trial
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Largest audiobook catalog seekers; Amazon/Kindle ecosystem users; Exclusive Originals listeners; Whispersync read-listen switchers; Heavy listeners wanting annual credit savings
As of · every figure below links to its source
Audible plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audible Plus | $7.95 | — | Flat monthly | Unlimited access to the Plus Catalog (curated library of audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals included at no extra cost); does not include a monthly credit for premium titles. 30-day free trial for new members. Corrected from stale $7.99 App Store figure to current $7.95. | dealnews.com |
| Audible Premium Plus STALE · 2026-09-05 | $14.95 | −17% | Flat monthly | Includes 1 credit/month redeemable for any premium title (including new releases) regardless of price, Plus Catalog access, and 30% off additional purchases. Month-to-month rate $14.95. Corrected from stale $15.99 App Store figure. Confirmed by Audible newsroom and two June 2026 comparison sources. | audible.com |
| Audible Premium Plus Annual (12 Credits) STALE · 2026-09-05 | $12.46 | — | Flat monthly | Billed annually at $149.50/year for 12 credits delivered upfront (~$12.46/mo effective, ~$12.46 per credit). Includes Plus Catalog access. Month-to-month Premium Plus rate is $14.95/mo. Corrected from stale $159.99/year ($13.33/mo) figure. | audible.com |
Last verified 2026-09-26. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 2 of 3 plans above are marked. Read 2026-09-10. Audible publishes its prices client-side: audible.com/ep/memberbenefits, /ep/audible-plus and /plans all return a document with no price in it at all, so a plain reader — ours included — sees none. Premium Plus at $14.95/mo is confirmed first-party in the Internet Archive capture of that page taken 2026-01-13, which renders "$14.95/mes" and "Premium Plus (2 créditos al mes) $22.95". Audible Plus at $7.95 is not on that page and could not be confirmed first-party today; it rests on a NAMED PUBLIC SOURCE, which this record cited without saying so. It wants a browser-tier read to settle. Cross-checked against makeheadway.com. This note predates a correction to the plans above, from 2026-09-11; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$7.95/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Audible, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Audible. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Audible Premium Plus Annual (12 Credits). Correction 2026-09-11: The annual discount of 17% moved off "Audible Premium Plus Annual (12 Credits)" onto "Audible Premium Plus". "Audible Premium Plus Annual (12 Credits)" records $12.46/mo, which is its own note's $149.5 yearly total over 12 months — the annual price, with the saving already in it. The page prints the percentage as a discount off the figure in the same row, so the pair offered a reader $10.34/mo, a rate the vendor does not publish. The note names $14.95/mo month-to-month and "Audible Premium Plus" records exactly that, so the saving is true of that row and now sits there. No price moved on either row.
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Audible Plus. Provenance corrected, price unchanged. Audible renders every price client-side — /ep/memberbenefits, /ep/audible-plus and /plans all serve a document containing no price — so this figure rests on a named public source rather than the vendor's page, which the record did not disclose. Premium Plus at $14.95 is separately confirmed first-party in the 2026-01-13 Internet Archive capture of the membership page.
Capabilities
Integrations: Amazon Echo, Alexa, Kindle, WhisperSync for Voice, Sonos, Fire tablets, iOS, Android.
Key features: 1M+ title catalog across 130+ genres; Audible Originals — exclusive audio dramas, memoirs, podcasts; Whispersync for Voice — syncs listening/reading position with Kindle ebooks; Offline downloads to mobile and select Kindle devices; Great Listen Guarantee — return any credit-purchased title within 365 days; 30% discount on additional a la carte purchases (Premium Plus); Amazon Prime exclusive: 3-month free trial; Plus Catalog: thousands of titles included at no extra credit cost.
Plan limits: Credits valid for up to 12 months (non-expiring in some tiers); Plus Catalog is curated subset — not full 1M+ title library; Great Listen Guarantee (365-day return) applies only to credit purchases by active members; No free tier — subscription required for catalog access.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Audible cost?
Audible starts at $7.95/mo (Audible Plus); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-26.
Is Audible cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Audible publishes a 17% discount for paying annually (on the Audible Premium Plus plan). Verified 2026-09-26.
What are cheaper alternatives to Audible?
Cheaper audiobook services than Audible (entry $7.95/mo) include AudiobooksNow at $3/mo. Verified 2026-09-26.
Does Audible support HIPAA?
Audible's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does Audible have a free plan?
No — Audible publishes no free tier; it offers a 30-day free trial.
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