Plex blindsides customers by mountaineering costs and eradicating a free characteristic

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Plex has introduced it’s growing the value of its Plex Go to $6 a month and $70 yearly. The Lifetime Plex Go can be growing from $120 to $250.
Plex says it’s elevating costs to handle “rising prices” and since it wants extra sources to ship its companies successfully.
Distant playback (streaming away from residence) will now require a Plex Go or a $2 month-to-month Distant Watch Go beginning April 29, 2025.

Plex is a well-liked streaming service for managing and internet hosting video and media. This yr, it’s set to launch its “newly reimagined Plex Experience,” a whole overhaul of its consumer interface on cell and different platforms. Nevertheless, earlier than that massive replace arrives, Plex has introduced a price increase for its Plex Go subscription.

In a current blog post, Plex revealed that beginning April 29, 2025, the month-to-month value of its Plex Go will rise from $5 to $7. The annual subscription will see a rise from $40 to $70, whereas the lifetime cross will now be priced at $250, up from $120. This worth hike will have an effect on all current and new subscriptions beginning in April. Should you already personal a Lifetime Plex Go, this enhance won’t have an effect on you. If you wish to get a Lifetime Plex Go, now could be the time to do it earlier than the value hike begins.

Plex defined that its determination to extend costs was made to handle “rising prices” and that it stays “dedicated to making sure each Plex Go and our help for private media proceed to thrive.” It’s value noting that that is the primary worth enhance Plex has carried out in ten years, which is kind of totally different from different streaming companies like Netflix or Disney+, which elevate their costs far more regularly.

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Plex is making modifications to Distant Playback

You may want a Plex Go or Distant Watch Go to observe your media away from residence

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Plex has additionally introduced modifications to its distant playback characteristic for private media. Beginning April 29, 2025, distant playback will not be out there totally free. Customers wishing to stream content material from their media server whereas away from their residence community will now want a Plex Go. Alternatively, server homeowners (or different customers who’ve entry to the server) who don’t have a Plex Go can go for a Distant Watch Go at a value of $2 per thirty days or $20 per yr.

Plex’s reasoning for these modifications was as a result of it wants “extra sources to proceed placing forth the perfect private media expertise.” It emphasizes that the value changes for the Plex Go and the introduction of the Distant Watch Go “will assist present these sources.”

On a optimistic observe, Plex has additionally introduced that streaming content material on an area community from its cell app will quickly be free. This implies customers will not want a Plex Go or should pay a one-time activation payment to get rid of the irritating one-minute playback restrict presently in place on Android and iOS units. This modification will happen when Plex launches its new cell expertise later this yr.