Subscription cost
How much is Audible per year?
A monthly credit whose real cost depends on whether you actually use it.
per year on the Premium Plus plan
That is $3,588 over 20 years, and that assumes the price never goes up again.
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| Period | Total paid | Inflation-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $179 | $179 adjusted |
| 5 years | $897 | $952 adjusted |
| 10 years | $1,794 | $2,057 adjusted |
| 20 years | $3,588 | $4,820 adjusted |
What else could that money buy?
- a used motorcycle
- 2 × a flight to Europe
- 5 × a weekend getaway
- 11 × concert tickets for two
About Audible
Audible is the dominant audiobook subscription, typically sold as a monthly credit plus member discounts. Because one credit equals roughly one book, the value depends entirely on whether you actually use each month's credit, unused credits are the quiet way this subscription becomes expensive. At around fifteen dollars a month the annual cost is modest, but the ten- and twenty-year totals are larger than most members expect, particularly if credits pile up unredeemed. Library apps offer a free alternative for many titles, which is worth weighing against the convenience and catalog. The projection here uses your real plan to chart the cost over 1, 5, 10 and 20 years with an inflation-adjusted option. If the long-run figure lands harder than expected, the cancel-vs-invest comparison shows what the same monthly amount might have grown into instead, a useful gut check for any always-on membership.
Plan prices last verified 4 weeks ago.
How to cancel Audible
- Sign in at audible.com in a desktop browser and open Account details. The mobile apps cannot cancel a membership.
- Select Cancel membership at the bottom of the membership section.
- Click through the retention offers and confirm.
- Unused credits disappear when the membership ends, so spend them before you cancel. If you only need a break, the pause option keeps your credits.
Cancellation flows change. If a step looks different, the provider's own help pages have the current version.