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Feb 20, 2026 12:00pm PT

Here’s How to Watch Paramount+ Online for Free

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Rudie Obias

How to watch Paramount+ online for free

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In 2026, with the introduction of UFC events and a subscription price increase, Paramount+ no longer offers its 7-day free trial for new subscribers.

However, there’s still a way to access Paramount+ for free, as well as get even more perks for just signing up with Walmart+.

Get Paramount+: Walmart+ 30-day Free Trial

For new subscribers, the streaming service starts at $8.99/month (or $89.99/year) for the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan for access to hit movies, original dramas and comedies, live sports, live news and other programming.

Here's How to Watch Paramount+ Online for Free

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Paramount+ on Walmart+

Get Walmart+ 30-day free trial

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If you’re looking to stream Paramount+ for free, there is a clever workaround since the streaming service doesn’t offer a free trial anymore. Right now, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial for Walmart+, which comes with Paramount+ as one of its perks. Afterwards, the annual plan for Walmart+ goes for $98/year (about $8.17/mo.).

Aside from streaming access to Paramount+, you can take advantage of everything Walmart+ has to offer with perks such as free and fast delivery; fuel discounts at Walmart, Sam’s Club, Exxon, Mobil and Murphy gas stations; Burger King deals, additional savings with early access deals and many other perks. Learn more about what Walmart+ can offer you here.

Get Walmart+ 30-day Free Trial

Paramount+ is the home for hit originals and classics, such as “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” “1883,” “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Halo” and “South Park;” popular movies, like “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” and “Top Gun: Maverick;” live sports from NFL, UFC, NCAA March Madness, UEFA, PGA, NWSL and other sports leagues, live news from CBS News and much more.

Meanwhile, Paramount+ Premium, which is mostly ad-free and goes for $13.99/month (or $139.99/year), features Showtime originals, like “The Chi,” “A Gentleman in Moscow,” “The Curse” and “Yellowjackets,” as well as features films and documentaries, including “Breathe,” “The Wrath of Becky,” “The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI,” “Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court” and others.

Starting at $8.99/month ($89.99/year) for the ad-supported plan, you can sign up to watch Paramount+. However, you can sign up for the Walmart+ 30-day free trial to access Paramount+ for free.

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