YouTube is testing a revamp of its Premium Lite subscription tier. User screenshots made the rounds on social media this week, and today a Google rep later confirmed to multiple other outlets that the plan is being tested in Australia,

Some users are reporting that they are seeing an option to subscribe to YouTube Premium Lite, a plan that was discontinued in 2023.

YouTube has introduced a new feature on the platform that was previously exclusively for Premium users, taking it out from behind the paywall and making it available for everyone.

YouTube is testing a new version of its Premium Lite subscription tier in Australia, Germany and Thailand, a Google rep confirmed. It would have limited ads, which the fine print describes as most videos being ad-free,

Google used to offer a Premium Lite subscription tier for YouTube as part of a pilot program, but axed it in 2023. A new iteration could make a comeback.

I watch a lot of YouTube. I don’t watch any ads. And I refuse to pay $14 per month for YouTube Premium on principle. Maybe Google can tempt me onto the straight-and-narrow with a cheaper “Premium Lite” option?