Home plans restructured: Residential 100 Mbps $50, Residential 200 Mbps $80, Residential Max $120

What changed

In mid-January 2026, Starlink reorganized its US home plans into three tiers named by speed. Benzinga, writing on January 17, said SpaceX announced the tiers “on Wednesday” (January 14):

Tier after the change	What it replaced	Price per month (Jan 2026)	Change
Residential 100 Mbps	new tier (a $40 version had been withdrawn in Dec 2025)	$50	new
Residential 200 Mbps	Residential Lite	$80	renamed, same price
Residential Max	Residential	$120	renamed, same price

satelliteinternet.com described the speed claims as up to 100 Mbps, up to 200 Mbps and “up to 400Mbps” for Max, all with unlimited data. Its page has since been updated and now shows the May 2026 prices ($55 / $85 / $130), so the January prices above come from Benzinga’s dated report.

Residential Max also gained an optional free Starlink Mini rental for travel and a discount on a Roam plan for that Mini, per both reports.

Who it affected

• New customers choosing a home plan, who now saw three tiers instead of two.
• Residential Lite and Residential customers saw their plan renamed. Neither report said their price changed in January.
• Addresses without spare capacity: satelliteinternet.com said the 100 and 200 Mbps tiers were “not available in all regions,” with the 200 Mbps tier limited to areas with excess capacity.

What it did to the cost

For existing customers on renamed tiers, nothing: $80 stayed $80 and $120 stayed $120. For a new household at an address with the new tier, the entry point fell from $80 to $50:

• Year 1 (plan only): $600 on 100 Mbps, $960 on 200 Mbps, $1,440 on Max.
• Year 3 (plan only): $1,800, $2,880 and $4,320.

The free Mini rental on Max has a cost angle too: for a household that would otherwise buy a Mini for travel, it removes that purchase, though the Roam plan for the Mini is still a separate charge.

What stayed the same

• Prices for the two renamed tiers.
• Unlimited data on all home tiers.
• Kit options and the 30-day return policy were not part of this change.

What happened next

All three tiers went up in May 2026, to $55, $85 and $130 (May 2026 post). The free Mini on Max was dropped for new customers in June (June 2026 post) and restored in August (August 2026 post).

What to check yourself

• See which of the three tiers starlink.com offers at your address; the cheaper two are capacity-limited.
• Compare the tiers on our prices page and in the calculator; the cheapest-plan guide explains the trade-offs.

What we don’t know

• Whether existing Lite customers were capped at 200 Mbps on the rename, or kept their old behavior for a time.
• The precise date the new tiers appeared on starlink.com; reports date it to the week of January 14.
• We could not open a January 2026 capture of the plan page; figures are as reported.