Snapchat Memories storage plans: what they cost, and how to skip them
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Updated November 8, 2026 · Not affiliated with Snapchat.
By GetMemoriesOut. We wrote these guides from a real Snapchat export that we opened and counted, with Memories from 2016 to 2026. When something couldn't be checked, the guide says so.
Keep your Memories without a plan, in 3 steps
- Request the free My Data export. The export guide shows each screen.
- When Snapchat's email arrives, download every ZIP on a computer.
- Drop the ZIPs into GetMemoriesOut: one folder per year, each Memory on its real date. The recap and 500 Memories are free, the rest costs €9.90, once.Drop the ZIPs into GetMemoriesOut: one folder per year, each Memory on its real date. The recap and 500 Memories are free, the rest costs $9.99, once.
A plan keeps every Memory open in Snapchat. A download keeps your own copy, with no monthly bill. You can do both.
Every Snapchat Memories storage plan
- Free: up to 5 GB of Memories, on every account.
- 100 GB Memories-only plan: $1.99 a month or $20 a year in the US.
- Snapchat+: typically 250 GB, paid monthly or yearly. Lens+ includes the same amount.
- Snapchat+ Platinum: 5 TB, paid monthly or yearly.
- Snapchat+ Family Plan: the subscriber can add 2 more people, and each of the three gets 250 GB.
Snapchat publishes a price for the Memories-only plan alone. For the others, its help sends you to the app for the price where you live. Platinum and Lens+ are rolling out slowly.
More detail
Sources: “How do I manage my Memories storage?” (updated September 10, 2026), “What Snapchat+ plans are available?” (updated August 10, 2026) and Snap's announcement of September 26, 2025, all read on November 2, 2026.
What a storage plan costs over the years
A plan is a subscription, paid every month or year for as long as you want your Memories open in the app. At US prices, the 100 GB plan comes to $100 over five years paid yearly, or $119.40 monthly.
Outside the US the amount changes: Snapchat says prices may vary by market and local currency.
If you cancel with more than 5 GB of Memories saved, Snapchat's help says the app shows your storage status and your options, upgrading again among them.
How much is 5 GB, and how to check yours
Snap's announcement puts more than 5 GB of Memories at “thousands of Snaps”. A video weighs far more than a photo, so your own count depends on what you saved. Your Cloud Storage figure gives the real number:
- In My Account, tap the gear icon to open Settings.
- Scroll down to My App.
- Tap Memories and look under Cloud Storage.
Above 5 GB, a notice in the Memories section also shows how much you use. If you see no banner offering a plan, Snapchat says your Memories stay as they are and you'll be told when you become eligible.
What happens if you don't buy a plan
From Snapchat's help: “Snapchat will not automatically delete your Memories because you do not upgrade.”
Starting in January 2027, Memories more than a year old that aren't part of your oldest 5 GB get archived. They stay on Snapchat as thumbnails, but opening, editing or sharing one takes a paid plan.
Memories from the past year and your oldest 5 GB stay open. Snapchat says nothing will be archived before January 2027, and that a notice will show up in the app first. The January 2027 guide goes through the rule.
What comes back in the export
Snapchat names the download on the same page: “You will have the options of subscribing or downloading your Memories to access them outside the app.” It's free, and it arrives about an hour after you ask in normal times, longer when Snapchat is busy.
The files come back unsorted. No photo has its date saved inside, so a copy or an upload that rewrites the file gives it today's date.
The text you wrote on a photo sits in a separate file, and long videos arrive cut into 10-second clips.
GetMemoriesOut sorts those ZIPs on your computer, each Memory on its real date, your text put back on your photos. It uploads nothing. The step-by-step for PC and Mac walks through it.
The home page shows a Memory before and after.
Plan or download: which one fits you
- A plan fits if you want every Memory to stay open in Snapchat and you keep saving more than 5 GB.
- A download fits if you mainly want to keep the years you already have, on your own computer or drive, without a bill every month.
To stay under the free 5 GB instead, make sure every year is in your ZIPs before you delete anything in the app, since an export can come back incomplete. The free recap counts your Memories year by year.
FAQ
- How much does Snapchat Memories storage cost?
- The first 5 GB are free. In the US, a 100 GB Memories-only plan costs $1.99 a month or $20 a year.
- Do I have to buy a Snapchat storage plan?
- No. Snapchat says it won't delete your Memories if you don't upgrade. From January 2027, those more than a year old beyond your oldest 5 GB are archived.
- How do I check my Snapchat Memories storage?
- In Settings, scroll down to My App, tap Memories and look under Cloud Storage.
- Does Snapchat+ include Memories storage?
- Yes: typically 250 GB, the same with Lens+, and 5 TB with Snapchat+ Platinum. On a Family Plan, each member gets 250 GB.
- What happens if I cancel my storage plan?
- With more than 5 GB saved, the app shows your storage status and your options, including upgrading again.
- Can I keep all my Memories without paying Snapchat?
- Yes. The My Data export is free, and GetMemoriesOut sorts the ZIPs on your computer, each Memory on its date: the recap and 500 Memories are free.