How to Get Amazon Prime Video for Free & Cheap

Updated on May 13, 2025

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After using the trial month, the easiest way to get Prime is by earning Amazon gift cards on Freecash.
If you are receiving government assistance in any way, you can probably qualify for Amazon Prime Access, which is 50% cheaper.
If you are aged 18-24 you are eligible for Amazon Prime for Young Adults, which includes a 6-month free trial and then a reduced rate.

While it's important to also support local businesses, let's face it — Amazon Prime is fantastically convenient. Get anything you want delivered same or next-day, as well as a streaming service (that now has some genuinely good shows), and a heap of other benefits. All for one subscription.

But it also isn't cheap, at $15/month. Thankfully, there are a number of discounts you may be eligible for, and if not, I have included a method to get Prime by earning Amazon gift cards.

Use the Amazon Prime Free Trial

To start, you can use the Amazon Prime 1-month free trial, which is available globally to every new customer. By nature, this isn't a long-term solution, but if you only need Amazon Prime for a single big shop, it provides an easy solution.

Go to the Amazon Prime sign-up page, press the "Start my 30-day trial" button, and enter your details. But before you use the trial, check whether you are eligible for Prime Access, Prime for Young Adults, or Prime Student (details below).

Earn Amazon Gift Cards from Freecash

To fund a subscription of Prime, I recommend earning Amazon gift cards on Freecash, which can be done in just a few hours.

At Freecash, we pay users for completing simple tasks online, like testing games and answering surveys. For instance, we might ask you to install an exciting new game from one of our partners, and then finish a series of in-game tasks.

If testing new games for money sounds appealing to you, Freecash is free to join. There are no obligations regarding how much or how little you can work. Complete as many tasks as you want, and we will send you cash or gift cards, which can be used to fund Amazon Prime.

For anyone that really puts the time in, you can earn a decent amount on our platform, with top earners on the leaderboard making it to just about $5k each month.

You should check out our reviews on Trustpilot if you aren't sure, but this is one of the easiest ways to earn an Amazon Prime subscription online. No question.

Amazon Prime Access

You might be eligible for Amazon Prime Access, which is the best discount offered for Prime at 50% off the normal price, and is available to anyone who receives any kind of government support.

You will be able to get Amazon Prime Access as long as you can provide any of the following to Amazon:

SSI: Image of complete eligibility letter for Supplemental Security Income (it is different from Social Security and SSDI.)
SNAP: Enter your EBT number and upload an image of the EBT card.
Medicaid: Upload image of your Medicaid eligibility letter.
DE: Image of Direct Express Debit Card.
TANF: Image of eligibility letter for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
NSLP: Image of letter showing current participation in the National School Lunch Program, with your child's name, and the school name.
LIHEAP: Image of letter confirming your eligibility for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
WIC: Image of eligibility letter for the Women, Infants, and Children program.
TTANF: Image of Tribal assistance eligibility letter.
NAP: Upload image of Family Card for Puerto Rico's Nutrition Assistance Program.

If you have the correct documentation to prove eligibility, go to the Prime Access sign-up page, and select "Get Started".

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Amazon Prime for Young Adults & Amazon Prime Student

Amazon also offers a 50% reduced subscription to young adults between 18-24, and higher education student of any age. If you qualify as a young adult or student, you also get an extended 6-month free trial, which is automatically applied when signing up.

To join, go to the Young Adults & Student sign-up page, select the box for either 'Verify with Age' or 'Verify with Student Status', and press 'Start your 6-month trial'.

If you are older than 24 and not a student, but happen to live in a country where higher education is essentially free, you could consider enrolling for the student benefits like half-price Amazon Prime.

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