Peloton in 2026: Still Worth the Subscription?

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Peloton raised its prices last fall, so anyone weighing the subscription in January is looking at a bigger bill than a year ago.

The All-Access Membership, the one you need to use a Peloton Bike, Tread or Row, went from $44 to $49.99 a month. For existing members the new price took effect with the first billing cycle on or after October 31, 2025. That is about $600 a year, and it covers everyone in the household.

The app-only tiers went up as well. App+ rose from $24 to $28.99 and includes unlimited equipment classes on non-Peloton machines. App One rose from $12.99 to $15.99 and limits cardio equipment classes to three a month, which is fine if you mostly do strength, yoga or running outdoors.

The increase arrived with new hardware, the Cross Training series, and an AI layer called Peloton IQ that builds workout plans and, on the higher-end machines, uses a camera to check your form. IQ carries no extra charge, but its most advanced features only work on the Bike+, Tread+ and Row+. The Cross Training Bike is listed at $1,695 and the Bike+ at $2,695.

So the real question is whether the classes are worth $50 a month to you, not whether the bike is good. The instructors and the class library are the reason people stay, and nothing in the cheaper competition matches the volume of live and on-demand content. But a gym membership often costs the same or less, and it comes with equipment you did not have to buy.

If you already own a Peloton, cancelling All-Access leaves you with a much less useful machine, so the $50 is mostly locked in. If you do not own one, the math is harder. Hardware plus three years of membership runs well past $3,000 for the basic bike.

The short version: if you already ride four or more times a week, the new price is still reasonable. If you are buying in, try the App+ tier on whatever equipment you have first. Pay for the hardware only once you know the habit sticks.

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Tomasz Mieczkowski

Writes the lifestyle tech beat for Drafted Tech. Every piece says at the top how we got the product, or that we never had it.

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