Peacock is most likely to be worth it if you follow the sports NBC carries, such as Sunday Night Football, the NBA or the Premier League, or you watch NBC and Bravo shows the day after they air. Premium costs $12.99 a month in the US and Premium Plus costs $19.99. If you only want it for part of the year, paying monthly beats the annual plan unless you'd keep it for more than ten months.
What Peacock costs
- Premium: $12.99 a month or $129.99 a year, with ads.
- Premium Plus: $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year.
These prices took effect on August 18, 2026 for new and returning subscribers. Before that, Premium was $10.99 a month and Premium Plus was $16.99. Peacock says its plans have no free trials.
What Premium Plus adds
- Far fewer ads: most shows and movies play without commercial breaks, though live sports, events and channels keep their ads.
- Your live local NBC station, 24/7, based on where your device is.
- Downloads of selected titles on phones and tablets. Premium has no downloads.
Both plans stream on up to three devices at once.
The sports
Sports are a big part of Peacock's lineup. It simulcasts every NBC NFL game in the 2026 season, including Sunday Night Football and NBC's playoff games, and it has the exclusive national stream of a Week 17 game on January 2, 2027. Since the 2025-26 season it has carried NBA games, and for 2026-27 that includes about 40 regular-season games on Peacock NBA Mondays.
Peacock also carries Premier League matches, some of them only on Peacock, plus MLB Sunday Night Baseball, the WNBA, Notre Dame and Big Ten football, golf and NASCAR. For WWE fans, it streams Saturday Night's Main Event and the SmackDown library, but WWE's biggest events, including WrestleMania and SummerSlam, are now on ESPN instead.
Shows and movies
Current Bravo series such as The Real Housewives and Top Chef stream the day after they air, along with next-day NBC and Telemundo shows. Peacock also gets movies after their theatrical run, with films from Universal, DreamWorks Animation and Focus Features.
Bundles and other ways to get it
The Apple TV and Peacock bundle costs $17.99 a month with Premium or $22.99 with Premium Plus. Instacart+ memberships that include the Peacock benefit come with Peacock Premium, not Premium Plus, and you have to activate it. Instacart+ costs $9.99 a month or $99 a year.
The catches
- Prices went up twice in two years: a $3 increase in July 2025, then the August 2026 rise.
- Premium is the plan with ads: Premium Plus removes most ad breaks from shows and movies, though live sports, events and channels keep theirs.
- Refunds are rare: Peacock's terms say you must cancel by the day before your next billing date, and prorated refunds generally aren't given.
Cancelling
If Peacock bills you directly, sign in, open Account and select Cancel All Subscriptions, which also ends any add-ons. You normally keep access until the end of the billing cycle. If you pay through Apple, Google, Roku or Amazon, cancel there. For the full steps, see our guide on how to cancel Peacock.
Who should skip it
If you don't watch NFL, NBA or Premier League games and don't follow Bravo or NBC shows, Peacock's library alone is a weaker reason to pay. If your Instacart+ membership includes the Peacock benefit, check it before paying for Peacock separately.
