The New York Times Price History

An individual NYT All Access subscription's standard rate is $25 every four weeks (about $325 a year) once introductory pricing ends. The news-only Basic Digital Access plan is $17 every four weeks, the All Access Family plan for up to four people is $30 a month, and new subscribers typically start at around $1 a week.

The Times bills its digital plans every four weeks, which means 13 charges a year instead of 12. An All Access plan at $25 every four weeks therefore costs about $325 a year, roughly 8% more than a true $25 monthly plan. Factor this in when comparing NYT with subscriptions billed by calendar month.

Basic Digital Access ($17 every four weeks) covers New York Times news on the site and apps. All Access ($25 every four weeks at the standard rate) adds NYT Cooking, NYT Games including the full Wordle and Crossword archives, Wirecutter, NYT Audio, and The Athletic. If you use even two of those extras, the bundle beats buying them separately.

Yes, but it's an introductory rate. The Times regularly offers new subscribers about $1 a week, billed roughly $4 every four weeks, for the first six months to a year. When the promo ends, billing jumps to the standard rate: $17 every four weeks for news-only or $25 every four weeks for All Access.

Yes. Verified college students can get NYT digital access for about $1 a week through verification platforms like Student Beans and Student Edge. Many universities, including the CUNY system, and some public libraries also provide free NYT digital access through academic passes, so check with your campus library before paying anything.

Standalone NYT Games and NYT Cooking subscriptions each run about $5 a month, or roughly $40 a year when billed annually ($39.99 for Games). If you want two or more Times products, the All Access bundle at a standard $25 every four weeks includes both plus News, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic.

Launched in September 2025, the All Access Family plan costs $30 a month and covers up to four people, each with their own account and separate Wordle streaks, across News, Cooking, Games, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic. At $7.50 per person, it costs $5 more than an individual All Access subscription.