YouTube is testing a new version of its axed Premium Lite subscription. The video-sharing giant has confirmed it is trying out a “different version” of the cheaper version of YouTube Premium in Australia, Germany, and Thailand, after axing it a year ago.

Last year, YouTube axed Premium Lite, its cheaper version of YouTube Premium, but the company has been testing a new version of the subscription in Australia, Germany, and Thailand, YouTube confirmed to Android Authority.

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,

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.

The original Premium Lite subscription began testing in Europe in 2021, but it only lasted a few years, with the video platform eliminating the option in October 2023. The plan's only benefit was removing all ads;

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?