What is the difference between the Basic and Premium Duo plans?

[Madikis]

Is the only difference the 15hrs or audiobook access?

[Maxim · Accepted solution]

Hey @Madikis,

Thanks for reaching out.

Yeah, that's right. The Basic plans don't have access to Audiobooks that are included in Premium 🙂

I hope this clears things up.

[Madikis]

Hey Maxim. Thanks for the quick response. That clarifies things. I'm facing another price increase and want to minimize the impact. It's an annoying reality that seems to be happening more frequently from all sides these days.

[Maxim]

Hey @Madikis,

Yeah, I can totally understand that. I'm glad I was able to clear things up 🙂

Have a great rest of your day.

[Raccoon2]

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@Maxim wrote:

Yeah, that's right. The Basic plans don't have access to Audiobooks that are included in Premium 🙂

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From Spotify's support page, they also say that Basic Premium is

"A streaming-only option with all of the benefits of Premium Individual but without music downloads. "

This seems to be a recent change. Can you or someone confirm that switching to Basic makes it online online, without offline listening?

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[Maxim]

Hey @Raccoon2,

This is the first time I've heard about this limitation. I'll get this looked into and will get back to you as soon as I hear back.

[Maxim]

Hey again, @Raccoon2,

I can confirm that Spotify Basic does include offline listening in most regions, with the exception of South Korea. Users there don’t have access to offline listening with the Basic plan, which might have caused some confusion if you came across a page specific to that region.

If you’re not in South Korea, you’ll definitely still have the ability to download music with the Basic plan.

Here’s the article for more detailed info: https://support.spotify.com/article/spotify-basic/

Let me know if you have any other questions 🙂