Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July
Plex is significantly increasing the price of its lifetime pass from $250 to $750 starting in July. This marks the second price hike in as many years, with the previous increase occurring last March. The company is shifting its focus from lifetime memberships to recurring subscriptions to ensure long-term sustainability.
- ▪Plex's lifetime pass price will increase from $250 to $750 on July 1st.
- ▪This is the second price increase in two years, with the previous hike raising the cost from $119.99 to $249.99.
- ▪Plex aims to transition users from lifetime plans to recurring subscriptions for better long-term development.
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- ▪ Plex Is Raising Its Lifetime Subscription Price Again, to a Whopping $750 — CNET
- ▪ Plex triples the cost of its lifetime pass — Mashable
- ▪ Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year — The Verge
- ▪ Plex Tripling Lifetime Plex Pass Price to $750 in July — MacRumors
- ▪ Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750 — Engadget
- ▪ Plex is tripling its lifetime pass from $250 to $750 on July 1, so grab one before the price jumps — XDA Developers
- ▪ Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 — 9to5Mac
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Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July Séamus Bellamy 9:31 am Wed May 20, 2026 T. Schneider/Shutterstock For years, Plex has been an inexpensive, easy way for folks to organize and stream their media collection. Starting in July, Plex will still be an easy way to do that, but it won't be cheap: for the second time in as many years, the service is raising the cost of its lifetime membership, and boy howdy, is this price hike steep. Plex already more than doubled the price of a lifetime Plex Pass subscription from $119.99 to $249.99 last March, and it'll triple again on July 1st to $749.99. At that price, you'd have to subscribe for 11 years (at the current annual rate) to make the lifetime sub worthwhile. Plex isn't setting $750 because it expects you to pay it.
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