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The New York Times pricing (2026)
The New York Times starts at $4.99/mo (Games) as checked on 2026-09-03, read from apps.apple.com — the public source it was captured from, not a The New York Times page; 3 plans. Best for General US news readers wanting a single subscription for news + games + food + reviews. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $4.99/mo (Games)
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- 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
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-03
The New York Times plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Access STALE · 2026-09-03 | $24.99 | — | Flat monthly | 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 STALE · 2026-09-03 | $21.99 | — | Flat monthly | Core NYT news app and website access without the bundled Games/Cooking/Athletic products. | apps.apple.com |
| Games STALE · 2026-09-03 | $4.99 | — | Flat monthly | Standalone subscription to NYT Games (Wordle, Connections, Crossword and archive). | apps.apple.com |
Last verified 2026-09-03. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. 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)
Price changes
Price on record
$4.99/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 The New York Times, 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 The New York Times. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Source replaced, price unchanged. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-york-times-live-news/id284862083 answers 301 and lands on https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nytimes-us-and-global-news/id284862083 — the same page at the address the site now uses. The figure is unchanged and still stands on the day it was read; only the link the reader follows is corrected, so it no longer bounces through a redirect. Same host, same scheme, and the destination keeps every distinguishing word of the page's own name.
Capabilities
Integrations: iOS, Android, web, Apple Watch widgets, iMessage.
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.
Frequently asked questions
How much does The New York Times cost?
The New York Times starts at $4.99/mo (Games); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-03.
Does The New York Times support HIPAA?
The New York Times's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does The New York Times have a free plan?
No — The New York Times publishes no free tier.
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