Paramount Plus Free Trial: Best Ways to Stream for Free in 2024

Paramount Plus Essential Monthly Subscription

Actively enrolled students can cut their Paramount Plus Essential monthly cost from $5.99 down to $4.49. All you'll need to do is follow the above link and verify that you are indeed a student, and the floodgates of entertainment shall open wide.

Does Paramount Plus Have a Free Trial?

Yes, Paramount Plus has a free trial that new users can take advantage of. There are two plans to choose from, but either way, you'll get a full week to try them out before being charged.

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Paramount Plus Free Trials to Check Out

Paramount Plus

If you're interested in going straight to the source, you can sign up for a free trial of Paramount Plus with the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Paramount Plus site
2. Scroll down to the "Pick Your Plan" section
3. Choose the plan you want to try
4. Click "Try 1 Week Free" under whichever plan you're interested in
5. Follow the steps to complete your sign-up
6. Start streaming your favorites!

Amazon Prime Video

While you can directly sign up with Paramount Plus, it might not be necessary, since you can try out the service if you're a member of others. For instance, if you're an Amazon Prime member and want to sign up for a Paramount Plus free trial that way, you can do the following:

1. Navigate to the Amazon Prime Paramount Plus page
2. Look at the two different plans to choose from (available if you're signed in)
3. Pick whichever one you're interested in and click "Select plan"
4. Check your info to ensure that everything is correct
5. Click "Start your free trial — Pay later" and begin exploring your streaming options

Note that you'll need to check your email address signing up this way, and the payment will default to whatever method you have on file for your Amazon Prime account.

Walmart Plus

Walmart offers a 30-day trial of its paid service Walmart Plus, which includes Paramount Plus as a benefit now. Because of that, there's a good chance that taking advantage of the trial of Walmart Plus will enable you to get a Paramount Plus free trial for 30 days, as well.

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If you're interested in the service, you can sign up at Walmart and then head to the Paramount Plus benefit page on Walmart's site to ensure that your benefit is set up. Just be sure to cancel your Walmart Plus plan before the 30-day trial is up if you aren't interested in keeping it indefinitely. If you decide to stick with it, the annual plan is $98.

The Roku Channel

If you have a Roku device, you can get your free trial of Paramount Plus that way, as well. Head to this Roku page and click "See all plans" to get the process started. You'll need to sign into your Roku account or create a free one, but from there you should be able to click "See plans" again to sign up for a free 7-day trial of Paramount Plus.

What Else to Know About Paramount Plus

How to Cancel a Paramount Plus Free Trial

This is going to depend on where you signed up, but in general, you should find the steps to cancel your Paramount Plus free trial on Paramount's "How can I cancel my Paramount+ subscription?" page.

If you signed up on Paramount's site, you should be able to take the following steps:

1. Log in to your account
2. Click the username in the upper right corner
3. Click Account
4. Scroll down and click "Cancel subscription"

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How Much Does Paramount Plus Cost?

Paramount Plus has two different plan options, and at the time of publication, they were one of the cheaper streaming services out there. Choose from the Paramount Plus Essential plan for $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year; it includes limited ads. Alternatively, the Paramount Plus with SHOWTIME plan is $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year, and boasts everything from the base plan as well as the following benefits:

• SHOWTIME originals and movies
• Local live CBS station
• Live sports and events
• Download shows to watch later
• No ads except live TV and select shows

Paramount Plus Has a Student Discount

If you're a student and on a tight budget, it's worth noting that Paramount Plus offers a student discount. You won't save a ton — it's 25% off the regular price of the Essential plan — but every little bit helps! Students will need to verify their status, and then they can look forward to paying $4.50 per month.

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