YouTube is testing a new tier of the Premium Subscription for Two People, serving as a more economical option between an individual and a family plan. 

This new plan is presently being Googled in select regions and looks to provide cost savings for couples, roommates, or any two people living under the same roof.

Availability and Pricing

Prices in other regions are not confirmed but are expected to be less than two individual subscriptions. 

For instance, two individual YouTube Premium memberships in the US would be priced at about $28 per month.

Thereby, it suggests that the two-person scheme would be priced somewhere between $18 and $19 per month in the case it becomes available in the US. 

Benefits

This new subscription tier offers the full benefits of YouTube Premium for two different accounts, which are listed as:

Ad-free videos

Playback in the background

Offline downloads

YouTube Music Premium

Comparison with Family Plan

The existing family plan allows up to five family members residing at a similar location to share the subscription. 

While it adds benefits for much larger families, the two-person plan will add much value for households of two.

The Google Family Group lets you share your subscription with other members.

People titled Google Families

The two-person plan would require the following from both account members:

At least thirteen years old

To own a Google account

To register themselves into the same Google Family Groups

Future Availability

No official date has been released for this two-person plan in other regions or for other users. Let's wait and watch when will it be rolling out!

Since other similar features have stayed longer in the position of beta testing, it seems likely that this plan would take some time to reach beyond the initial testing markets. 

The Wrap Up

Essentially, the new YouTube Premium for two persons makes the plan cost-efficient halfway between the individual and family plans and targets smaller households such as couples, or roommates. 

Currently, the plan is under very limited testing but brings all the benefits of YouTube Premium to two users under one subscription price, cheaper than would be paid for two separate individual accounts. 

Availability beyond this test remains unclear, but this is one more step in YouTube's changing goal of diversifying the subscription model to serve better the needs of a changing user base.

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