# The New York Times pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $4.99/mo (Games). Among the 8 news subscriptions we track it is the cheapest; median entry $7/mo.
**Domain:** nytimes.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** iOS, Android, web, Apple Watch widgets, iMessage
**Best for:** General US news readers wanting a single subscription for news + games + food + reviews; Podcast listeners (The Daily is one of the world's most-downloaded news podcasts); Households that want Wordle and NYT Games without a separate subscription
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All Access | $24.99 | — | flat | Full digital access to NYT news plus Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, Audio and The Athletic. Standard rate after any introductory period. | apps.apple.com |
| Basic / News Digital | $21.99 | — | flat | Core NYT news app and website access without the bundled Games/Cooking/Athletic products. | apps.apple.com |
| Games | $4.99 | — | flat | Standalone subscription to NYT Games (Wordle, Connections, Crossword and archive). | apps.apple.com |

**Key features:** Breaking news and live updates from 1,700 journalists in 150+ countries; NYT Games bundle: Wordle, Connections, Crossword, Sudoku (All Access or standalone); NYT Cooking: recipes and cooking content; Wirecutter: product reviews and recommendations; The Athletic: sports journalism (All Access only); Audio journalism and The Daily podcast; Personalized topic-following and reading recommendations; Push notifications and custom breaking-news alerts; Offline reading; Community comments.

**Plan limits:** Metered paywall: limited free articles per month for non-subscribers; Article sharing: 10 gift articles/month for subscribers; Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, Athletic excluded from Basic/News Digital plan.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-york-times-live-news/id284862083 (official NYT US App Store listing, In-App Purchases, accessed 2026-06-13; standard All Access $25/4 weeks corroborated by 2026 pricing reviews)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/new-york-times/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, The New York Times's entry plan was $4.99/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/new-york-times/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl