The difference is that Prime is shuffle-only. You can't pick specifically which songs to play. Amazon Music Unlimited is unlimited access to every song on-demand. https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GW3PHAUCZM8L7W9L Answer from cyberchief on reddit.com
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Find differences between Amazon Music Free, Prime, Standard and Unlimited plans. Compare features like HD audio, offline listening, podcasts and streaming limits to select the plan you need.
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Amazon Music FAQs
All-Access Playlists requested ... do not have a full music catalog or ad-free podcasts availability. With Amazon Music Unlimited, you get all of the great features and functionality of Amazon Music Prime…and a lot more....
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Amazon Music Unlimited vs Prime Music - What’s the Difference? | Tom's Guide
February 2, 2023 - Prime Music (free to Prime members) is a neat membership feature, but Music Unlimited ($8.99 per month to Prime members, or $10.99 per month without membership) provides additional ways to control what you're listening to.
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r/AmazonMusic on Reddit: Unlisted differences between Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited
February 27, 2025 -

Amazon has the most complete list of differences between these two tiers that I've seen, but I've noticed less important differences between the desktop and mobile apps I'm confused by.

I had a trial of Unlimited and it just downgraded to regular Amazon Music Prime.

  1. The playlists under "All-access" in the desktop app and iOS app are not the same.

  2. The "My Likes" playlist created from hearting songs in the mobile app is no longer accessible in the desktop app. Clicking it prompts to join Unlimited, whereas I was able to play it before.

  3. I can still add songs to the "My Likes" playlist in the desktop app, and while I can't play that playlist from the desktop, I can play it from the mobile.

All other playlists appear to function equally across both apps. Can anyone confirm this is everyone's experience and maybe the logic behind it?

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Amazon Prime vs. Amazon Music: What's Included?
February 2, 2025 - Amazon Prime includes Amazon Music Prime, a limited music catalog without ads. Amazon Music Unlimited offers a larger library and offline listening. To check your subscription, visit your Amazon account’s 'Memberships & Subscriptions' page.
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[Updated 2025] Amazon Music Unlimited Vs. Prime Music | NoteBurner
4 weeks ago - Since November 03, 2022, Prime ... you can only shuffle play and listen to songs online by then. Amazon Music Unlimited is an "upgrade" version of Prime Music....
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Compare Amazon Music Unlimited Single-Device and Individual Plans - Amazon Customer Service
With the Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan, you can listen to up to six individual streams at the same time.
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Amazon Music Unlimited | 100 million songs ad-free‎
Auto renews at $11.99/month after ($10.99/mo. for Prime members) until canceled. New subscribers only. Limited-time offer. Terms apply. Listen to one audiobook each month. ... This offer of a monthly Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan is a limited time offer, available only to new subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited.
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What's Included with Amazon Music for Prime Members - Amazon Customer Service
Amazon Music for Prime members provides access to 100 million songs ad-free, the largest catalog of ad-free top podcasts, and thousands of playlists and stations. Need to cancel your Amazon Music Unlimited subscription?
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Digital Music News
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Amazon Prime Music vs. Amazon Music Unlimited: What's the Difference?
December 24, 2023 - So it ‘feels free’ if you’re already a Prime junkie. Unlimited on the other hand, is priced as follows: ... With Prime Music, which is free for Amazon Prime members, you have access to over two million songs.
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Prime Music Vs. Amazon Music Unlimited — What's the Difference?
June 10, 2021 - Amazon Prime Music is free and included with Prime memberships, while Amazon Music Unlimited is a premium service that costs $7.99 a month for existing Prime members (or $9.99 a month for those who aren't Prime members).
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Prime Music vs. Music Unlimited: The Ultimate Guide
October 24, 2025 - This makes Prime Music feel more like a highly personalized radio station than a personal music collection. ... Access to the full 100 million song catalog, ad-free. Primarily shuffle-based playback. Standard definition audio quality. Limited offline downloads (only available for All-Access Playlists). Amazon Music Unlimited is the company's premium, standalone music streaming service, designed to compete directly with giants like Spotify and Apple Music.
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How Much Does Amazon Music Cost — Is It Free With Prime? - NerdWallet
June 27, 2024 - With Amazon Music Prime, subscribers get shuffle-only streaming, meaning that songs are in random order. The ability to skip songs and listen offline is limited. ... Amazon Music Unlimited: If you’re a Prime member who wants on-demand music, ...
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What are the differences between Amazon Prime music, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible? - Quora
All three are monthly subscription services, each costing from $10 to $15 apiece. Amazon Prime Music is similar to Spotify or Apple Music. It allows you to stream unlimited music from virtually every artist in history, create play...
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What's the Difference Between Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited?
March 27, 2024 - It can be purchased independently: If you don't need an Amazon Prime account, Amazon Music Unlimited lets you access music and save $4 (Amazon Prime is $14.99 per month, Music Unlimited is $10.99 for non-Prime Members).
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r/AmazonMusic on Reddit: Soo Confused with Amazon Music...What am I paying for?
December 30, 2023 -

I have Prime, and I also pay extra for Amazon Music. Totally fine on Alexa in the house and it is kinda sucking on my phone (I just do podcast and it keeps bluetoothing).
Anyways, on PC trying to log on, they are asking me to upgrade?? And pulling a Spodify saying I have one more skip before an ad?
This is mostly on one wifi, so that is not the issue. Maybe it is a device limit? Because I am not going to upgrade..like to what?

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So you're paying for Prime subscription... It just gives you the right to use tier 1 perks.. Separate subscription for Amazon Music gives you more perks, no commercials, premium music, no skips on song album, full album etc... Then even when you have Amazon Music Unlimited, it's another tier to unlock more perks... Now what I've noticed for a long time is, even though I have those 2 subscriptions it still asks me if I want to upgrade to Amazon Music unlimited... It's looks like at first glance you're paying for unlimited but it's just an ad that makes you think you need to subscribe. So you are paying for the same services I'm paying for.. 1..Prime for all of Amazon serv. and 2. The subscription to Amazon Music (for the premium perks). Don't get fooled by the "Amazon Music Unlimited" ad.
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There is a difference between Amazon Music Prime and Music Unlimited subscription. Prime is limited to music with a mandatory shuffle. That means that if you go to play a free Prime album you will not hear the music in the order that is on the album, and Amazon may insert random junk that it thinks you 'might' like into the playlist. Prime music also limits you to a specific number of 'skips' before it forces you to listen to all the rest of the music you may or may not want to listen to. I want to say you are allowed five skips before you stop getting the freedom to move on to another song before its end. I'm not really sure of the number as I avoid as much as possible playing any free music because of the limitations Amazon imposes upon the listener. My feeling is that Amazon made the Amazon Music Prime experience so much less enjoyable to 'encourage' listeners to sign up for the paid subscriptions service Music Unlimited. If you are paying currently for Music Unlimited and are getting behaviors from the app like is imposed currently on the Prime Music service, call the customer service number. Don't bother with the online Chat. It is hit or miss whether you get resolution with the chat experience. By the way, we need to stop calling Prime Music 'free'. We pay a subscription fee for Prime. Prime Music is part of that service. Therefore, Prime Music is not free. We pay for it.