Subscription cost
How much is Hulu per year?
The "cheap" streamer whose No-Ads upgrade quietly doubles the bill.
per year on the With ads plan
That is $2,398 over 20 years, and that assumes the price never goes up again.
View data as a table
| Period | Total paid | Inflation-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $120 | $120 adjusted |
| 5 years | $599 | $636 adjusted |
| 10 years | $1,199 | $1,374 adjusted |
| 20 years | $2,398 | $3,221 adjusted |
What else could that money buy?
- a high-end laptop
- 2 × a new flagship phone
- 6 × a pair of premium headphones
- 19 × a nice dinner for two
About Hulu
Hulu occupies an unusual spot: a deep on-demand library plus next-day network TV, frequently bundled with Disney+ and ESPN. The ad-supported plan is among the cheaper streaming options, while the No-Ads tier costs roughly double, a gap worth weighing against how much the ads actually bother you. Like its peers, Hulu has raised prices repeatedly, so the standalone cost has drifted well above its original launch price. The ten- and twenty-year totals here often surprise people who think of Hulu as the cheap service, especially once the No-Ads upgrade is factored in. If you hold the Disney bundle, compare the combined price against the sum of the standalone plans. Enter your tier above to project your real Hulu spend over time, then switch to the cancel-vs-invest view to see what the same money could become.
Plan prices last verified 4 weeks ago.
How to cancel Hulu
- Log in at hulu.com/account in a browser.
- Scroll to Your Subscription and select Cancel.
- Decline the pause and discount offers if you want out entirely, then confirm.
- Streaming continues until the end of the paid period. If Hulu comes through the Disney bundle or another partner, cancel with that partner instead.
Cancellation flows change. If a step looks different, the provider's own help pages have the current version.