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Meta announced the premium plans Wednesday. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI \/ AFP via Getty Images) <\/p>\n
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As Meta rolls out testing for the subscriptions, users will begin to see offers for Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus, both of which cost $3.99 per month, and WhatsApp Plus, which will be $2.99 per month, according to\u00a0multiple<\/a>\u00a0reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Users paying for the premium subscriptions will have access to profile customization and story insights,\u00a0TechCrunch<\/a>\u00a0reported, with Naomi Gleit, Meta\u2019s head of product, saying in a\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0more features will eventually be added.<\/p>\n Consumers who use Meta\u2019s artificial intelligence offerings will also be able to subscribe to premium plans including Meta One Plus for $7.99 per month or Meta One Premium for $19.99 per month,\u00a0Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0reported, offering users higher usage limits that will allow them to assign more complex tasks to their AI assistants.<\/p>\n Meta Verified, which focuses on profile verification and offers protections against impersonation, will not be impacted by the new subscriptions, TechCrunch added.<\/p>\n Tangent<\/p>\n Meta shares surged following reports of the subscriptions, closing up 3.7% to $635.36. The tech giant\u2019s stock is down 6.6% in the past month of trading.<\/p>\n Key Background<\/p>\n Meta\u2019s shift toward paid subscriptions comes as the company has deepened its spending commitments to AI. <\/p>\n Meta increased its capital expenditure guidance to $125 billion to $145 billion this year\u2014a $10 billion increase from its initial guidance and double its 2025 guidance. Several tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet have made similar jumps in AI spending<\/a>. <\/p>\n Meta\u2019s stock has struggled this year, posting a nearly 4% drop since the start of January as it grapples with a drop in users it attributed in its first quarter earnings to \u201cinternet disruptions in Iran.\u201d <\/p>\n The company reported $56.3 billion in revenue in its latest quarter, up 33% year-over-year, as it has laid off 8,000 employees<\/a> amid the push for stronger AI offerings. Meta told 7,000 employees this month they would be reassigned<\/a> to focus on artificial intelligence initiatives.<\/p>\n Want to see more Forbes articles on your feed?\u00a0Tap here to make Forbes Australia a preferred source on Google.<\/a><\/p>\n Look back on the week that was with hand-picked articles from Australia and around the world.\u00a0Sign up to the Forbes Australia newsletter here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0become a member here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t