Hulu Price 2026: $11.99/mo

As of Jul 2026, Hulu (With Ads) costs $11.99/month in the US — +100% from $5.99 in 2021, across 4 price hikes. That comparison is the primary plan charted on this page: current US list price versus the stored launch price, with every intervening change kept as a dated event. The latest change took it from $9.99 to $11.99/month on Oct 21, 2025, as reported by Variety. Each event links to a primary source — an official newsroom post or reputable reporting — listed in the pricing log below. Prices are US list prices in USD, excluding tax; promotional and app-store rates can differ. Subscription Price Guide is an independent index and is not affiliated with Hulu. Every statistic on this page — current price, total increase, hike count, highs and lows — is computed at build time from the stored event log, so the page, the structured data and the index cannot disagree.

Hulu costs $11.99 per month with ads or $18.99 per month for the No Ads plan in the US, prices set on October 21, 2025. Hulu + Live TV, which includes Disney+ and ESPN Select plus 95+ live channels, runs $89.99 per month with ads or $99.99 with the ad-free on-demand library.

Hulu is not shutting down, but Disney is folding it into the Disney+ app over the course of 2026, with a fully unified app expected by the end of the year. Hulu becomes a hub inside Disney+, the standalone Hulu app is being retired on some devices starting February 2026, and existing plans, prices, logins, and watch history carry over.

Hulu's standard 30-day free trial is no longer consistently offered — it was reported discontinued in June 2026, though promotional trials still appear at sign-up from time to time. Without one, the cheapest ways in are Hulu (With Ads) at $11.99 per month or the $1.99 per month student rate for verified college students.

College students pay $1.99 per month for Hulu (With Ads), 83% off the regular $11.99 price, after verifying enrollment through SheerID. The discount applies only to the ad-supported plan and lasts as long as you remain an eligible student and re-verify when asked. There is no student pricing for the No Ads or Live TV plans.

Two screens can stream Hulu at once on the standard With Ads and No Ads plans. You can download the app and stay signed in on as many supported devices as you like, but only two can play video at the same time, regardless of how many profiles are on the account.

Yes. Every Hulu + Live TV plan includes Disney+ and ESPN Select at no extra cost, along with 95+ live channels. The with-ads bundle is $89.99 per month and the version with ad-free on-demand Hulu and Disney+ is $99.99. A Live TV Only plan without the on-demand libraries costs $88.99 per month.

Yes. The Duo Basic bundle includes Hulu and Disney+ with ads for $12.99 per month, about $11 less than subscribing separately, and Duo Premium makes both ad-free for $19.99. Adding HBO Max brings it to $19.99 with ads or $32.99 ad-free per month. Each bundle is billed as a single subscription.

Hulu raised prices on October 21, 2025: Hulu (With Ads) went from $9.99 to $11.99 per month and Hulu + Live TV rose $7 to $89.99. Disney has increased Hulu prices almost every October since 2021, though the No Ads plan has held at $18.99 since October 2024.