Amazon Prime may be known for offering fast, free delivery—but there’s a lot more to a membership than just the quick shipping and amazing savings.
From fast, free shipping to exclusive access to deals to savings, there are many benefits that make a Prime membership worth the cost—all of which aim to make your life more convenient, simple, and fun. And with Prime Day 2024 coming up July 16 and 17, now it a great time to consider joining.
Here are some of the incredible benefits you’ll enjoy as a Prime member.

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Shopping discounts

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Shopping discounts
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Watch, read, listen, and play all with Prime
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Buy with Prime
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Fast, free delivery
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Free Grubhub+
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How much does a Prime membership cost?
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Shopping discounts
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Prime members save on everything from groceries to books to prescriptions.

That’s right: Prime members can receive all of their eligible medications for one flat, low monthly fee of $5 with Amazon Pharmacy’s RxPass—and can score exclusive deals and in-store savings at Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S.

They get exclusive deals on select everyday favorites, essentials, prepared foods, and more at Amazon Fresh stores—and a discount off hundreds of sale items, and exclusive deals on select products at Whole Foods Market stores. To access these savings, find the “in-store code” on the homepage of the Amazon app to scan at check-out.

Other big discounts include special pricing on Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon Kids+, the only digital content subscription for kids with thousands of books, games, videos, Alexa Skills and more; and Prime Video Channels.

Prime members also have exclusive access to major deals during shopping events like Prime Day 2024, which will start July 16 at 12:01 a.m. PDT and run through July 17—as well as 30-minute early access to Lightning Deals.

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Watch, read, listen, and play all with Prime
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Digital entertainment benefits are included in a Prime membership at no additional cost. Here are a few ways to watch, read, listen and play:

Prime Video is a streaming service that offers a huge library of content, including Thursday Night Football, Emmy winners The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, Emmy-nominated satirical superhero drama The Boys, and the smash hits The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Thirteen Lives, Being the Ricardos, Reacher, and Coming 2 America.

Prime Reading connects readers to a rotating selection of 3,000 books, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and comics. This includes Amazon Original Stories, binge-worthy short fiction and nonfiction from bestselling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and new voices including Dean Koontz, Mindy Kaling, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and more. Readers can also enjoy pre-release, editorially-selected Kindle books across genres through Amazon First Reads.

Prime members also have access to ad-free listening of 100 million songs and millions of podcast episodes with Amazon Music, and exclusive in-game loot, free games, and a free subscription on Twitch.tv with Prime Gaming.

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Buy with Prime
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Prime members in the U.S. can shop directly from merchants’ online stores while enjoying the trusted Prime shopping experience—including fast, free delivery, a seamless checkout experience, and easy free returns on eligible orders.

Prime members see the Prime logo and delivery promise on eligible products in merchants’ online stores, which signals the item is available for free delivery, as fast as next day, with free easy returns.

When shopping with Buy with Prime, checkout is simple and convenient. Prime members use the payment and shipping information stored in their Amazon account, and receive timely shipping and delivery notifications after an order is placed.

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Fast, free delivery
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As you probably know by now, Prime members receive fast, free delivery on millions of items and can also choose from multiple delivery options to ensure a package is delivered to them when and where is most convenient.

  • Free One-Day and Same-Day Delivery: Prime members in the U.S. can shop a selection of over 20 million items eligible for Prime Free One-Day Delivery with no minimum purchase, and hundreds of thousands of items available for Free Same-Day Delivery, within hours, in more than 90 metros.
  • Same-Day Delivery from retailers: Prime members in and near select cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and Washington D.C., have the opportunity to shop retail stores from their local mall, like PacSun, GNC, Sur La Table and SuperDry, through Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app, for Same-Day Delivery. Customers can visit amazon.com/nearme to see if this service is available in their area.
  • Amazon Day: Prime members can select a designated day for a weekly delivery of their packages. This is a free, convenient way to select when and how your package arrives at your doorstep.

Members maximize Amazon’s enormous selection, exceptional value, and fast delivery with Prime. Find more information on Amazon Prime, including details on discounted memberships.

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Free Grubhub+
The Amazon Prime and Grubhub logos and an image of a buffalo chicken sandwich

Every Prime membership comes with free Grubhub+, a $120 value per year—as part of their Prime membership with perks like $0 delivery fees on eligible Grubhub orders over $12, lower service fees, 5% credit back on pick-up orders, and other exclusive offers.

How much does a Prime membership cost?

A Prime membership is $14.99 per month, or $139 per year if you pay annually. Amazon also offers a variety of promotions on Prime membership, including a 30-day free trial for select, eligible customers—as well as Prime Access and Prime Student. These two memberships offer the exact same valuable benefits of a regular Prime membership—including free delivery on more than 300 million items, exclusive perks, and savings for eligible members—at a significant discount.

Young adults ages 18-24 and college students can try Prime Student with a six-month trial, then pay $7.49 per month, or $69 per year. Qualifying government assistance recipients can try Prime Access for 30-days and then pay $6.99 per month. For more information about Prime, including Prime Student and Prime Access, visit aboutamazon.com/prime.

Next, check out our guide to Prime credit cards to find out which card is right for you.