Telegram Premium raises the app's limits and adds a set of extra features. You can buy it inside the app, but on a phone that price includes the app store's cut. Paying with crypto skips that cut, so the same plan costs less.
This guide covers what Premium includes, how the plans differ, and how to buy it for any account in about a minute.
The short version
- Premium comes in 3, 6, and 12 month plans. Longer plans cost less per month.
- Paying with crypto avoids the app store cut, so you pay less than the in-app price.
- You only need the username. Activation is instant once payment confirms.
- Buy it for your own account or send it to someone as a gift.
What you get with Premium
Premium is one subscription that changes a lot of small things across the app. The features people notice most:
- Bigger uploads and faster downloads. Larger file size limits and no download throttling.
- No ads. Sponsored messages in public channels are switched off.
- Voice to text. Turn voice messages into readable text.
- More of everything. Follow more channels, make more folders, pin more chats, and write longer bios and captions.
- Extra stickers and reactions. A larger set of reactions and premium stickers.
- Profile extras. An animated profile photo, a Premium badge, and app icons.
None of this changes how your chats work. It adds headroom and a few conveniences on top of the normal app.
The three plans
Premium is sold by length, not by feature. Every plan includes the same features. The only difference is how long it lasts and how much it works out to per month. A longer plan spreads the cost out, so the price per month drops.
If you know you will keep it, the 12 month plan is the cheapest way to hold Premium. If you just want to try it, the 3 month plan is the smaller commitment.
Why crypto is cheaper
When Premium is bought inside the app on a phone, the purchase goes through the Apple App Store or Google Play, and both take a cut that is built into the price. Paying with crypto does not go through a store, so that cut is not there. You pay the plan price plus a small blockchain network fee, which on TON is usually a fraction of a cent.
How to buy Premium
- Enter the username. Type the account that should get Premium. It can be yours or someone else's.
- Choose a plan. Pick 3, 6, or 12 months. The price shows before you pay.
- Pay with crypto. Choose a coin and network, then send the exact amount or scan the QR code with your wallet.
- Premium activates. The moment the payment confirms on-chain, Premium turns on for that account automatically.
Is it the real Premium
Yes. It is the same Telegram Premium, activated on the real account by Telegram itself. You do not install anything and you never share your password or log in anywhere. You give a username, pay, and the account gets Premium.
Because you pick a fixed term, there is no subscription running in the background. When the term ends, the account simply goes back to the normal app unless you buy another term.
FAQ
No. You buy a fixed 3, 6, or 12 month term. It does not renew on its own, so there is nothing to cancel later.
Yes. Enter their username instead of yours and Premium activates on their account.
The 12 month plan, since it has the lowest cost per month. The 3 month plan is the smaller upfront commitment.
Instantly, the moment your payment confirms on-chain. With TON that takes only a few seconds.
No. A username is all that is needed. You never log in or hand over any account details.