Updated August 18, 2026: Roblox closed Premium to new signups on April 30, 2026 and replaced it with a discount-based subscription called Roblox Plus; the 10 percent Robux purchase bonus ended May 30, 2026. Existing members keep their stipend and trading access but cannot resubscribe if they cancel. Full details in Roblox Premium is closed: what it means. The explanation below describes how Premium works for the members who still have it.
Roblox Premium is the platform's paid subscription. Each month you pay a flat fee and receive a set amount of Robux automatically, plus a few perks that the subscription unlocks for as long as you keep paying. It is marketed as a deal, and for some players it genuinely is, but for plenty of others it quietly costs more than buying Robux as needed. The honest answer to "should I keep it" comes down to math you can do in advance.
What you get
Premium bundles several things into one monthly charge:
- A monthly Robux stipend deposited to your account, sized to the tier you pick.
- A 10 percent bonus when you buy Robux on top of the stipend - discontinued May 30, 2026; buying Robux now pays the same with or without Premium.
- Access to trading of limited items, which non-Premium accounts cannot do.
- Higher resale ability and access to Premium-only items some creators publish.
- Occasional discounts and earlier access to certain features.
The stipend is the headline. It arrives whether or not you log in, and it stacks month to month if you do not spend it.
The trading perk matters more than it looks
If your interest in Roblox involves the limited-item economy at all, a subscription is the entry ticket - for legacy members that is Premium, and for everyone since April 2026 it is Roblox Plus, which includes the same trading access. You cannot buy, sell, or trade limiteds without one of the two. People who treat collecting and flipping items as the point of the platform need one of those subscriptions the way a stock trader needs a brokerage account. If that is you, tools like BloxTradeView for community trade values become useful only once a Premium or Plus subscription is active, and our guides on how to trade in Roblox and account trading risks are worth reading before you spend.
When it is worth keeping
Since you can no longer sign up, the live question belongs to legacy members: is the stipend alone worth the monthly fee? The clean test is whether you were going to spend at least that much on Robux anyway - if yes, Premium still wins, and canceling also forfeits your ability to ever rejoin. If you are a casual player who buys Robux twice a year, Premium is a recurring charge for Robux you may not use - but weigh that against the one-way door before letting it lapse.
Run the actual numbers rather than guessing. The Premium break-even calculator on BloxToolbox was reworked for exactly this legacy-member decision: it compares the monthly fee against your stipend tier, so you can see whether the subscription still pays for itself. Pair it with how much does Robux cost to compare against simply buying a Robux pack when you need one.
What it does not do
Premium does not make you better at games, does not unlock paid items inside experiences for free, and does not remove the need to buy Robux if you spend heavily. The stipend is a fixed amount, not a faucet. It also does not turn Robux into free money. Anyone bundling "Premium" with a promise of unlimited or free Robux is describing a scam, not the real subscription.
A note for parents
Because Premium is a recurring charge, it is the kind of thing that renews quietly on a card. If you are setting up a child's account, decide deliberately whether the stipend model fits how they play, and check the subscription status the same way you would any other auto-renewing service. The Roblox safety guide for parents covers managing spending alongside the rest of the controls.
Premium is a reasonable product that is genuinely good for a specific kind of regular player and genuinely wasteful for an occasional one. Do the break-even math first, and the decision answers itself. The rest of Roblox basics can wait until after you have run that one number.