- Audible has launched a new $8.99-per-month Standard plan in the US and several other regions.
- The plan includes one audiobook per month and unlimited listening from a curated library, but you lose access to your audiobooks if you cancel.
- Audible says early testing drove strong sign-ups, positioning the cheaper tier as an option for more casual listeners.
I used to subscribe to Audible’s Premium plan for quite a while, even though it always felt fairly pricy. You got one audiobook credit a month, and whatever you picked was yours to keep, even if you canceled. I thought that was a nice touch, but even so, I just don’t listen to enough audiobooks to make that price feel sensible. Podcasts take up a lot of my audio time, and I rarely go back to the books I bought years ago. I ended up canceling because the model and price didn’t really match how I listen.
Now Audible has introduced a new Standard plan for $8.99 per month in the US, launching alongside rollouts in the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and France. The new tier includes one audiobook per month from Audible’s full catalog, plus unlimited listening from a curated library featuring Audible Originals and nearly 200 titles that were previously available on Wondery Plus.