Which music streaming service is the cheapest?

(NEXSTAR) — Earlier this week, Apple announced that its music-streaming service, Apple Music, would increase its monthly single subscription price by $1 — the latest of several services to recently raise prices.

In a statement to CNBC, Apple said the increase was in response to “an increase in licensing costs” in addition to supporting “innovative features.”

While recent price hikes have impacted video streaming (Netflix hiked plan prices by $1-$2 in January), could Apple Music’s hike signal further hikes for streaming music platforms? While it’s too early to know what impact this will have on subscriptions, the news has you wondering where the biggest music streaming bang for your buck might be.

Here’s a breakdown of current costs and plans for the major music streaming platforms.

Spotify

The green music giant currently offers four ad-free paid subscription plans: Individual at $9.99 per month, Duo (two accounts) at $12.99 per month, Family (five accounts) at $15.99 per month, and Student (one account ) for $4.99 per month.

Spotify’s Family and Student plans offer a few additional bells and whistles, including the ability to block explicit music (Family) and bonus subscriptions to video streaming services Hulu and Showtime (Student).

apple music

There are currently four different Apple Music subscription plans. The recently increased Individual plan costs $10.99 per month, while the Family (six accounts) and Student plans cost $16.99 and $5.99 per month, respectively.

Apple Music’s Voice plan is a newer addition and costs $4.99 per month. The limited service is intended for streaming via Siri on Apple devices and does not include offline streaming.

The cost of the individual music plan is the only one that’s increased, although Apple also lowered prices for its Apple TV+ video streaming service (now $6.99 per month) and its bundled storage/gaming service Apple One (now $16.95 per month).

Amazon Music Unlimited

Amazon Music Unlimited currently has four subscription plans: Individual at $8.99 per month, Family (six accounts) at $14.99 per month, Student at $0.99 per month, and Single Device (for use with Amazon Voice/Fire TV products) for $4.99 per month.

Unlimited is a separate service from Amazon Music Prime, a free music streaming service included with the Prime subscription. According to Amazon, Prime offers two million streamable songs versus 90 million with Unlimited.

tide

The audio-savvy Tidal currently only has two paid subscription plans, HiFi and HiFi Plus, which cost $9.99 per month and $19.99 per month, respectively. Sound quality varies by plan, and the HiFi Plus plan includes what Tidal calls “Direct Artist Payouts,” meaning up to 10% of a user’s subscription is directed to the artists they listen to the most.

While there are no general cost tiers for users like other music streamers, Tidal instead offers “discounts,” including 50% off plans for students and 40% off for military and first responders. The family discount offers six accounts for $14.99 per month for HiFi and $29.99 per month for HiFi Plus.

youtube music

There are currently three paid YouTube Music subscription plans: Individual at $9.99 per month (or $99.99 annually), Family (five accounts) at $14.99 per month, and Student at $4.99 per month.

YouTube Music offers users the ability to upload their own audio to their libraries, making it a good option for people who have files that aren’t available to stream yet.