Is Prime Video Free with Amazon Prime Membership

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October 20, 2025

Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming service. It offers a vast library of movies and TV shows, including hundreds of titles “Included with Prime”, a selection of free-to-watch content, and Premium add-on channels like Max and Paramount+. You can also rent or purchase movies and shows on Prime Video. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, do you get Prime Video for free? – This guide will help you get started.

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Is Prime Video Included with Amazon Prime

Yes, Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership. When you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you gain access to Prime Video, along with other benefits like free shipping on millions of items, Amazon Music Prime, and more. You can watch titles tagged “Included with Prime” for free. However, you still need to buy or rent movies and shows that are not included in the Prime Video library. If you want to add premium channels to your Prime Video, you will need to pay extra for those as well.

How Much Is Prime Video

You can watch free titles on Prime Video without a subscription. However, to access the vast library of Prime Video, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership. Here are the current subscription options:

  • Amazon Prime: 30-day free trial, then $14.99 per month or $139 per year
  • Prime for Young Adults: 6-month free trial, then $7.49/month (for 18-24 year-olds and students)
  • Prime Access: 30-day free trial, then $6.99/month (for qualifying government assistance recipients)

How to Subscribe to Prime Video

Here’s a guide on how to subscribe to Prime Video/Amazon Prime.

  1. Visit the Amazon website and hover your cursor over “Account & Lists” at the upper right.
  2. Select “Prime Membership” from the drop-down menu.
  3. Sign in to your Amazon account or create a new account.
Prime Membership

  1. Select the Prime membership plan and click “Start your free 30-day trial.”
  2. Choose your payment method and follow the instructions to complete the signup.
choose your plan

Note: Once your trial ends, your membership will automatically renew unless you cancel it beforehand.

What Can I Watch on Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop video streaming platform, offering a vast library of movies, TV shows, documentaries, live sports, and exclusive Amazon Originals such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Boys, AIR, etc.

It also provides additional features to expand your viewing options:

  • Add-on Channels: Add premium channels like Max, Showtime, and STARZ to your subscription for even more content.
  • Video Purchase or Rent: Buy or rent movies and TV shows within or beyond the Prime library.

What Are Prime Video Channels

Prime Video Channels allow you to add premium channels from third-party networks and streaming services to your Prime Video subscription. Popular options include Max, Paramount+, and Cinemax.

These channels offer a wide range of content, and some even provide live TV streaming. Once you add a channel, you can watch it directly in the Prime Video app and manage it from your Prime Video account.

Prime Video Channels

How to Download Prime Video Movies and Shows

Prime Video allows you to download movies and TV shows for offline viewing on Fire tablets, iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows 10 and 11 devices. However, not all content is available for download, and downloaded titles are only accessible through the Prime Video app on the device where they were downloaded. Additionally, there are limitations regarding the number and the expiration of offline content.

To overcome these limitations, Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader is the solution. Compatible with both Mac and Windows, this software enables you to download Prime Video movies and TV shows, including those free titles (formerly Freevee content), in MP4 or MKV format. You can save your favorite Prime Video content forever and enjoy it on any device, anytime. No Prime Video app is required, and no expiration dates to worry about. Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader offers the ultimate flexibility for offline entertainment.

Features

  • Download Amazon Prime Video to MP4/MKV
  • Download movies and TV shows in up to 1080p.
  • Built-in Prime Video web player. No Prime Video app is required.
  • Multiple downloads at a time.
  • Keep any or all audio and subtitles.
  • Save subtitles as soft, external, or hard subtitles.
  • Keep Audio Description and Audio surround sound.
  • Multilingual interface to suit your needs.

Here’s a guide on how to use Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader to download movies and shows.

Step 1. Run Pazu Amazon Prime Video Downloader.

To get started, download, install and run the Pazu Amazon Video Downloader app on your Mac/Windows. Select AMAZON and sign in with your Amazon account.

Amazon Prime Video Downloader

Click the Settings icon > “Register” and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you have purchased one. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

Step 2. Add Prime Video movies/TV shows 

Select the Search tab at the top and enter the name or copy-paste the link of the TV show or movie. Click the Search icon to find the TV show or movie you want to download.

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Step 3. Choose video format/quality

Tap the Settings icon from the upper right and select “Preferences.” Here you can set the output settings such as video formats, video codecs, audio languages, or subtitle languages.

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Step 4. Download movies and shows

Tap the Download icon next to the title you want to download.

If your selection is a movie, click the Download icon and the download begins.

If your selection is a TV show, click the Download icon to select the episodes you want to download.

Prime Video to MP4

Before downloading, you can also click to choose subtitles and audio tracks for each episode. Audio and subtitle languages in Settings only show the 6 common languages. Here you can choose any language from whatever the movie or TV show provides.

Prime Video audio track

Then click the Download button in the bottom right corner. Download begins.

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Step 5. Find Downloads

After downloading, click the History tab on the top to find the downloaded files.

Amazon Prime Video to MP4

Now you can locate the downloaded Prime Video videos and watch them offline anywhere you want.