How Much Does a New York Times Subscription Cost?

Updated on July 9, 2026 | Written by Alec Pow
This article was researched using 9 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy.

A New York Times subscription costs about $21.99 per month for News access or $24.99 per month for All Access through the U.S. App Store listing, while Games alone is listed at $4.99 per month on Apple’s NYTimes app page. Promotions can lower the first bill to around $1 per week or $4 per month, but the renewal price is the number that matters.

The real cost depends on whether you want only news, the full bundle, a family plan, Games, Cooking, The Athletic, print delivery, a student offer, or a military discount. Digital prices are easier to compare than home delivery because print pricing depends on ZIP code, delivery days, and local availability.

New York Times subscription cost is mostly a renewal-cost question. A cheap introductory offer can look like a $48 first year, then renew near $263.88 per year for News or $299.88 per year for All Access if billed at the monthly app-listed prices.

Article Highlights

• News access is listed at $21.99 (at $30 per hour, earning that amount would take about 44 minutes, before taxes) per month, while All Access is listed at $24.99 per month.
• All Access adds Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic to the core News subscription.
• Intro offers can cut the first year sharply, but renewal can be more than 5 times higher than a $1 per week promo.
• The All Access Family plan has been reported at $30 per month for a shared plan.
• Student and military offers can be much cheaper than standard renewal pricing.
• Home delivery prices need a ZIP-code quote because print delivery varies by market.

How Much Does a New York Times Subscription Cost?

Subscription type	Current price signal	What it includes
News	$21.99 (about 44 minutes at $30 per hour) per month	NYTimes.com, NYT app, reporting, analysis, newsletters, and core news access
All Access	$24.99 per month	News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic
Games	$4.99 per month	Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Sudoku, and game archives
All Access Family	$30 per month	Shared All Access plan for a small group
Home delivery	Quote by ZIP code	Print delivery, often with digital access attached

The Apple listing is useful because it shows current in-app purchase prices that readers may see when subscribing through iPhone or iPad. Web promotions can differ from app-store pricing, and renewal terms can differ from first-month or first-year offers.

The clean yearly math is simple: $21.99 per month for News becomes $263.88 per year, while $24.99 per month for All Access becomes $299.88 per year. The bundle costs only $3 more per month than News, or $36 more per year, based on those app-listed prices.

What You Are Actually Buying

A New York Times subscription is not one fixed product. News access covers the core newspaper-style journalism on NYTimes.com and in the NYT app. All Access bundles that news product with the company’s side products: NYT Games, NYT Cooking, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic.

That bundle structure changes the value calculation. A reader who only wants political reporting or national news may not need All Access. A household that uses Wordle, Cooking recipes, Wirecutter reviews, and The Athletic may find the bundle easier to justify. Print delivery is a different product again because it includes physical newspaper delivery and depends on where the subscriber lives.

Promo Price vs Renewal Price

The biggest pricing trap is the gap between a promotion and the renewal rate. A common student-facing offer is $1 per week, with verification handled through SheerID according to Student Beans.

A $1 per week promo costs about $52 (about 1.7 hours of work at $30 per hour) for a full year. If the subscription later renews at $24.99 per month, the next year costs $299.88. That is a $247.88 jump from the promo year to the renewal year.

This is why the first charge is not enough to judge the subscription. The reader needs to check the renewal date, the post-promo price, whether billing is monthly or every four weeks, and whether the subscription was purchased through NYTimes.com, Apple, Google, or another platform.

All Access, Family Plans

Axios reported that The New York Times launched an All Access Family plan priced at $30 per month and a Games Family plan at $10 per month, with the plans designed for groups of four people through its family subscription report.

At $30 per month, All Access Family costs $360 per year. Split across four users, that is $7.50 per person per month, or $90 per person per year. A single All Access plan at $24.99 per month costs less for one person, but the family plan can be cheaper when several people want separate access.

Games-only pricing is a separate decision. At $4.99 per month, Games costs about $59.88 per year. Someone who mainly wants Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, or the Crossword may not need a full All Access plan.

Student, Academic, And Military Discounts

Student pricing can be the cheapest legal route for eligible readers. Student Beans lists a New York Times student offer at $1 per week, while some universities provide no-extra-charge access through library-paid Academic Pass programs. CUNY Libraries, for example, says students, faculty, and staff can access complete digital New York Times content that is normally $17 per month through its Academic Pass page.

Military and veteran pricing can be lower as well. WeSalute lists a New York Times All Access offer at $50 for the first year for eligible WeSalute+ members, while stating that the usual All Access offer is $325 per year on its military offer page.

These discounts should be treated as eligibility-based offers, not standard public pricing. The right comparison is not the promo price alone. It is the first-year price plus the renewal price after the discount ends.

Home Delivery Pricing

Print delivery is harder to price from one national number because the New York Times uses delivery-area pricing. The Senior List reported 2026 home-delivery examples ranging from $20 per month for Sunday delivery in the first year to $40 per month for daily delivery in the first year, with digital access included in several print options, on its NYT subscription overview.

Print customers should check the Sunday-only, weekend, weekday, and daily options separately. A Sunday plan may include sections that do not come with a weekday-only plan. Delivery availability can also change by address, apartment access, carrier route, and local distribution.

Do not compare a digital-only renewal price with a home-delivery promo unless both include the same access. Some print plans bundle digital access, while digital plans do not deliver a paper.

Three Subscriber Cost Scenarios

News-only reader: A reader who only wants NYTimes.com and the app pays about $21.99 per month through the app-listed News price. That is $263.88 per year. Paying for All Access adds $36 per year if the app-listed $24.99 price applies.

Bundle household: A household uses Cooking twice a week, plays Games daily, reads Wirecutter before purchases, and follows sports through The Athletic. At $24.99 per month, All Access costs $299.88 per year, which may be easier to justify than separate products.

Four-user family plan: A group of four pays $30 per month for All Access Family. The account costs $360 per year, but the per-user cost is $90 per year when all four slots are used.

First Year Versus Renewal

Assume a new subscriber starts with a $1 per week offer for one year and then renews at the All Access app-listed price of $24.99 per month. The promo year costs about $52. The renewal year costs $299.88.

Across two years, the total becomes $351.88. The average is about $175.94 per year, but that average hides the real billing change: the second year is almost 5.8 times the promo year. That is why a renewal reminder matters more than the sign-up price.

Cancellation And Renewal Friction

Cancellation is part of the cost decision because a forgotten renewal can erase the savings from a promo. Nieman Lab reported in January 2026 that New York subscribers who canceled a New York Times subscription may qualify for payment after a settlement tied to cancellation and refund claims, with the report noting a New York attorney general settlement in its subscription settlement coverage.

Federal subscription rules have been unsettled. Reuters reported that a U.S. appeals court blocked the FTC’s click-to-cancel rule in July 2025, meaning consumers still need to pay attention to the cancellation path for each subscription seller through its FTC rule report.

Before subscribing, check whether you are buying through The New York Times directly or through Apple or Google. The cancellation path may run through the original billing platform.

When The Subscription Makes Sense

Makes sense if:

• You read New York Times reporting several times per week.
• You use at least two All Access products, such as News and Games or Cooking and The Athletic.
• You qualify for student, academic, military, or home-delivery promotional pricing.
• You set a calendar reminder before the renewal date.
• A family plan replaces several separate accounts.

Does not make sense if:

• You only need occasional articles and can rely on gift links or library access.
• You only want Games and do not read the news product.
• You will forget the renewal date after a promo period.
• Your employer, school, or library already provides access.
• You mainly want local news that a regional newspaper covers better.

What We Checked

• Checked current U.S. in-app prices for News, All Access, and Games on Apple’s NYTimes app listing.
• Confirmed family-plan pricing against Axios coverage of the All Access Family launch.
• Cross-referenced student pricing against the Student Beans New York Times student offer.
• Verified military first-year pricing against the WeSalute New York Times offer.
• Checked broader subscription-market context against Reuters reporting that NYT digital-only average revenue per user rose to $9.77 as discounted subscribers moved to higher prices in its Q1 2026 earnings coverage.

Related Newspaper Costs

A New York Times subscription is easier to compare when placed beside the broader cost of newspaper subscriptions, since local papers, national papers, and digital bundles price access differently. Print buyers may also care about related newspaper services, such as the cost of placing an obituary in the newspaper.

Answers to Common Questions

How much is The New York Times per month?

The current U.S. app-listed price is $21.99 per month for News and $24.99 per month for All Access.

What does New York Times All Access include?

All Access includes News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, Audio, and The Athletic.

Is NYT Games cheaper by itself?

Yes. NYT Games is listed at $4.99 per month, so it is cheaper than a full News or All Access subscription.

Does The New York Times have a student discount?

Yes. Student-facing offers can be around $1 per week, and some schools provide Academic Pass access through their libraries.

What is the main hidden cost?

The main hidden cost is renewal. A low intro offer can renew near $21.99 to $24.99 per month unless the subscriber cancels or changes plans.