Subscription cost
How much is Amazon Prime per year?
A bundle that touches your shopping habits directly, and is among the stickiest subscriptions there is.
per year on the Annual plan
That is $2,780 over 20 years, and that assumes the price never goes up again.
View data as a table
| Period | Total paid | Inflation-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $139 | $139 adjusted |
| 5 years | $695 | $738 adjusted |
| 10 years | $1,390 | $1,593 adjusted |
| 20 years | $2,780 | $3,735 adjusted |
What else could that money buy?
- a high-end laptop
- 2 × a new flagship phone
- 7 × a pair of premium headphones
- 23 × a nice dinner for two
About Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is really a bundle, fast shipping, Prime Video, music, photos and more, which is what makes its cost so hard to evaluate. It is billed either monthly or as a discounted annual membership, and the annual route is meaningfully cheaper per year for anyone who keeps it twelve months. Prime has risen well above its original price over the years, and because it touches shopping habits directly, it is among the stickiest subscriptions there is. The long-run total is substantial, but so is the utility for heavy Amazon users, the point is to see the number clearly rather than assume it is negligible. This page lets you compare the monthly and annual plans and project either across 1, 5, 10 and 20 years. The cancel-vs-invest view then frames the membership against the alternative use of the money.
Plan prices last verified 2 weeks ago.
How to cancel Amazon Prime
- Sign in at amazon.com, open Accounts & Lists, then Prime Membership.
- Choose Manage membership, then Update, cancel and more, then End membership.
- Amazon shows several reminder screens about losing benefits; keep confirming until you see the cancellation confirmed.
- If you have not used Prime benefits in the current period you may be offered a partial or full refund of the latest charge.
Open the Amazon Prime account page
Cancellation flows change. If a step looks different, the provider's own help pages have the current version.