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Amazon Prime Video vs Peacock

Quick answer

Prime Video wins on content depth and global reach, but Peacock punches above its weight with live sports and a genuinely free tier that costs exactly nothing.

Our pick

Amazon Prime Video

Massive library bundled with your shopping habit

3.9★

Peacock

NBC's streaming home with free content and surprising sports

3.8★

Starting Price

$8.99/mo (standalone) or bundled with Prime ~$14.99/mo

Free tier available; Premium ~$7.99/mo

Ad-Free Option

Yes, included at $8.99/mo standalone

Yes, Premium Plus ~$13.99/mo

Free Tier

No (30-day trial only)

Yes — real free tier, permanently

Simultaneous Streams

3 streams

Offline Downloads

Yes, unlimited on mobile

Yes, Premium Plus only

4K Content

Yes, wide 4K library

Limited 4K selection

Originals

The Boys, Rings of Power, Reacher

Bel-Air, Poker Face, Apalachin

Live Sports

Thursday Night Football (NFL)

NFL, Premier League, Olympics, WWE

Live TV

No (add-on channels only)

Yes, NBC/MSNBC/CNBC live included

Content Library Size

~25,000+ titles

~80,000+ titles (incl. free)

Add-On Channels

Yes (HBO, Paramount+, etc.)

Limited add-ons

Devices Supported

Virtually every device + smart TVs

Most major devices, slightly fewer

Amazon Prime Video

Ease of Use★★★½☆

Live Sports★★½☆☆

Device Support★★★★½

Content Library★★★★½

Pricing & Value★★★★☆

Offline Downloads★★★★½

Originals Quality★★★★☆

Peacock

Ease of Use★★★★☆

Live Sports★★★★½

Device Support★★★★☆

Content Library★★★½☆

Pricing & Value★★★★½

Offline Downloads★★★☆☆

Originals Quality★★★☆☆

Worth knowing

Prime Video launched in 2006 as 'Amazon Unbox' — older than the iPhone.
Peacock's free tier is ad-supported but genuinely includes thousands of full episodes and movies.
Prime Video is available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Peacock holds exclusive streaming rights to the Olympics in the US through 2032.
Prime Video lets you rent or buy titles outside your subscription, acting as a store too.

Peacock is technically free, meaning you could binge an entire season of Bel-Air for the price of absolutely nothing — a sentence that would have sounded insane in the Blockbuster era.

If you want

You already pay for Amazon Prime shipping

Prime Video is essentially free at that point — a no-brainer add-on with a genuinely strong library.

→ Pick Amazon Prime Video

If you want

You love live sports and want the best bang per dollar

Premier League, NFL, WWE, and Olympics coverage on one cheap plan is hard to beat.

→ Pick Peacock

If you want

You want prestige, big-budget originals

The Boys, Rings of Power, and Reacher are legitimately A-tier productions with real budgets.

→ Pick Amazon Prime Video