Plex blindsides customers by climbing costs and eradicating a free function

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 cellular and different platforms. Nonetheless, earlier than that huge 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 price 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 present and new subscriptions beginning in April. Should you already personal a Lifetime Plex Go, this enhance is not going to have an effect on you. If you wish to get a Lifetime Plex Go, now’s the time to do it earlier than the worth hike begins.

Plex defined that its choice to extend costs was made to deal with “rising prices” and that it stays “dedicated to making sure each Plex Go and our assist for private media proceed to thrive.” It’s price 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 often.

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Plex is making modifications to Distant Playback

You will want a Plex Go or Distant Watch Go to observe your media away from house

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Plex has additionally introduced modifications to its distant playback function for private media. Beginning April 29, 2025, distant playback will not be out there free of charge. Customers wishing to stream content material from their media server whereas away from their house community will now want a Plex Go. Alternatively, server house owners (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 assets to proceed placing forth the perfect private media expertise.” It emphasizes that the worth changes for the Plex Go and the introduction of the Distant Watch Go “will assist present these assets.”

On a constructive notice, Plex has additionally introduced that streaming content material on an area community from its cellular app will quickly be free. This implies customers will not want a Plex Go or should pay a one-time activation payment to remove the irritating one-minute playback restrict at present in place on Android and iOS units. This alteration will happen when Plex launches its new cellular expertise later this yr.

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