Roblox Premium vs Plus: What Changed and Is It Worth It?

Here's the part most "is Roblox Premium worth it" answers still skip: you can't buy Roblox Premium anymore. Roblox stopped taking new Premium sign-ups when it launched Roblox Plus on April 30, 2026, and Plus is the subscription a new member gets now. So the real question is whether Plus is worth $4.99 a month to you, and, if you're still on Premium, whether to keep it.

This guide covers both: what Plus actually includes, what legacy Premium members kept and lost, what happened to Premium Payouts, how buying Robux works, and when a gift card on sale is still the smarter buy. The subscription details below come from Roblox's own Plus announcement and its creator documentation for Plus and its Plus help page.

What happened to Roblox Premium

Premium was Roblox's paid membership for years, the thing that used to be Builders Club. It came in tiers that differed mainly in how much Robux landed in your account each month, and it bundled a 10% bonus on Robux purchases with the right to trade and resell items.

On April 10, 2026, Roblox announced Roblox Plus and said that with its rollout it would no longer offer new sign-ups for Premium. Plus went live globally on April 30, 2026. Existing Premium members can continue their membership; anyone else who wants a subscription gets Plus.

You still don't need any subscription to play. The overwhelming majority of Roblox is free, as we hammer on in the Roblox beginner's guide. A subscription changes the economics of spending, trading and selling. It doesn't make you better at anything.

The honest one-liner: Premium was a Robux spending plan; Plus is a discount-and-access plan. The base Plus subscription doesn't drop Robux into your account every month, so the old "it pays off if you'd buy that Robux anyway" math doesn't carry over.

What Roblox Plus includes

Roblox Plus is available globally at $4.99 USD a month. Here's what that buys, per Roblox's announcement, its Plus help page and its creator documentation:

The discount is the core of it, and it applies to what you buy: in-game items, avatar items and other eligible purchases. That's a different shape from Premium's old perk, which was a 10% bonus on the Robux you bought. The jump to 20% only arrives in your third consecutive month, so Plus rewards staying subscribed, and cancelling puts you back at 10%.

Trading is the other big one. Unlimited trading and reselling of Limiteds is a subscriber benefit, and with Premium closed to new members, Plus is the subscription that unlocks it. Roblox's trading help page lists one exception for now: as a limited-time promotion, users in the United States can make up to 2 free trades a month without a subscription. We go deep on that whole economy in the Roblox trading and limiteds guide. The private-server cut has its own breakdown in our Roblox Plus private servers guide.

What existing Premium members kept and lost

If you're still on Premium, Roblox's announcement and its Premium help page spell out the split:

So should a Premium member switch? If the monthly stipend is why you subscribed, Premium still delivers it and base Plus doesn't. The Plus 500/1000/2000 bundles do add monthly Robux, but Roblox's own Plus FAQ says Premium 1000 and Premium 2200 members are still paying the lowest price for that monthly Robux allotment. If you spend Robux on items more than you collect it, Plus's 10-20% discount and fee-free transfers are the perks to weigh, and Roblox lets you hold Plus and Premium at the same time. Compare the two on the in-app subscription page before you cancel anything, and treat a cancelled Premium membership as gone for good: Roblox's Premium help page says you can't resubscribe once you cancel.

What changed for creators

The old creator-side pitch for Premium was Premium Payouts: Robux paid to developers based on how much time Premium members spent in their experience. That program ended before Plus existed. Roblox's creator docs mark Engagement-Based Payouts as deprecated effective July 24, 2025, replaced by the Creator Rewards program.

Two programs now fill that role:

• Creator Rewards' Daily Engagement Reward. Roblox's Creator Rewards announcement said it would replace Engagement-Based Payouts on July 24, 2025. At launch it paid 5 Robux when an "Active Spender" (someone who has spent at least $9.99 on Roblox in the past 60 days) spent at least 10 minutes in your experience in a day, counting only the first three experiences that user launched that day. Roblox said the amount may change.
• Roblox Plus payouts. Per the creator docs, you can earn up to 250 Robux a month for each new Plus subscriber you bring in, for their first three consecutive months (750 in total), once the subscription is paid rather than during a free trial, with a 60-day holding period. You can also earn up to 100 Robux per subscriber who spends at least 60 minutes a month in your paid private servers, and 10% of the amount when a subscriber transfers Robux through your game.

If you've worked through the how to make a Roblox game pipeline and have a live experience, those are the levers to understand. If you're purely a player, none of this affects your buy decision, but it explains why a game might prompt you to subscribe to Plus from inside the experience: Roblox gave creators an API for exactly that, and pays them when it works.

How buying Robux actually works

Step back from the subscription for a second, because you may not want a recurring bill at all, just some Robux. Here's how that side works.

Robux is bought in bundles: you pick a pack and pay once. Roblox adjusts the exact bundle sizes and prices over time and they vary by region and platform, so treat any specific dollar figure as a moving target and check the current pricing before you buy. One platform difference is official: Roblox's Ways to Get Robux page says buying on the web, on a computer or with a gift card gets you up to 25% more Robux. It lists that bonus only for those three, so buying inside a phone app can get you fewer Robux for the same money. If you remember Premium's 10% bonus on Robux purchases: it ended on May 30, 2026.

A few rules that don't change no matter what the prices are:

1. Buy only through official channels. The Roblox app (on phone, computer or console), the Roblox website, or Roblox gift cards from authorized retailers, online or in-store. Roblox's gift card terms say cards from unauthorized sellers, internet auction sites included, aren't valid, and third-party "cheap Robux" sellers are a scam or a ban risk.
2. There is no such thing as a free Robux generator. Every site, video, and in-game banner promising free Robux is a scam built to steal your login. The only legitimate ways to get Robux without paying full price are covered in our how to get Robux safely guide, and none of them involve a "generator."
3. Compare the per-Robux rate, but only buy what you'll use. A better per-unit rate on a bigger pack is only a deal if you actually spend it. A giant bundle you half-use is worse value than a small one you spend completely.

Gift cards versus Roblox Plus

These two do different jobs now, so it helps to lay them side by side.

Gift cards have two underrated advantages. First, they go on sale. Retailers sometimes discount Roblox gift cards, and a card bought at a discount can beat the per-Robux rate of in-app bundles. Second, they're a hard spending cap: load a fixed amount onto an account with no saved payment method and you can't overspend, which is exactly why they're the right tool for a kid's account or anyone watching a budget. Gift cards also get the up-to-25% Robux bonus that Roblox lists for gift card, web and computer purchases, and doesn't list for tapping "buy Robux" inside a phone app.

Base Plus doesn't hand you Robux, so it isn't a substitute for a gift card. A Plus subscriber still needs Robux from somewhere, and a discounted gift card is a fine place to get it.

So is Roblox Plus worth it?

Start with the break-even math, because it's simple. The discount covers the $4.99 fee on its own only if 10% of what you spend on eligible items in a month is worth more than $4.99. That's roughly $50 worth of Robux spent on eligible items at 10%, or roughly $25 once the discount hits 20% in your third consecutive month. Below that, the discount alone doesn't pay for it and the case rests on the other perks.

Worth it if any of these is a clear yes:

• Do you spend roughly $25-50 or more of Robux on eligible items every month? Then the discount covers the fee, especially from month three, when it doubles to 20%. Resold Limiteds don't get the discount. Stay subscribed; cancelling resets you to 10%.
• Do you want to trade Limiteds regularly or resell them? Unlimited trading and reselling is a Plus benefit (US users get up to 2 free trades a month during a limited-time promotion), and with Premium closed to new members, Plus is the subscription to get.
• Do you publish and sell avatar items? Publishing and selling on the Marketplace is a Plus benefit too.
• Do you regularly send Robux to friends or family? Fee-free transfers are Plus-only, within Roblox's age and parental-consent rules.

Skip it if you're a casual or occasional spender. If you buy Robux a couple times a year, rarely touch the Marketplace, and don't trade or sell, a discounted gift card bought when you actually want something is cheaper. There's no shame in being a free player who buys a gift card twice a year, and the games don't play any worse for it.

Already on Premium? Keep it if the monthly stipend is what you use, because base Plus doesn't replace it. Weigh a switch if you spend Robux on items more than you stockpile it, and remember Roblox isn't taking new Premium sign-ups if you cancel.

The genuinely bad outcome is the same as it ever was: subscribing "just in case," forgetting about it, and paying $4.99 every month for a discount you never use.

Quick Action Checklist

Decide before you subscribe, not after:

• Roblox Premium takes no new sign-ups; Roblox Plus ($4.99 a month) replaced it on April 30, 2026
• Spend roughly $25-50+ of Robux on eligible items monthly? Plus's 10-20% discount likely pays for itself
• Stay subscribed past month two: the discount rises to 20% in month three and resets to 10% if you cancel
• Want unlimited trades or to resell Limiteds? That takes a subscription, and for new members that's Plus (US users get up to 2 free trades a month for now)
• Don't expect monthly Robux from base Plus; only the Plus 500/1000/2000 bundles include it
• Still on Premium? Your stipend and trading continue, but the 10% Robux-purchase bonus ended May 30, 2026
• Build games? Premium Payouts ended July 24, 2025; learn Creator Rewards and Plus payouts instead
• Only spend occasionally? Buy a discounted gift card instead
• Buy Robux only via the app, website, or gift cards from authorized retailers
• Never use a "free Robux generator" — every one is a scam
• Compare the per-Robux rate on each pack, but only buy what you'll spend
• On mobile, a gift card gets the up-to-25% Robux bonus that Roblox doesn't list for in-app purchases