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GeForce Now’s 100-hour monthly game streaming limit kicks in for (almost) everyone in 2026

Ben Schoon | Dec 23 2025 - 10:30 am PT

Nvidia is implementing a somewhat tight limit on cloud gaming via its GeForce Now service starting on January 1, 2026, where almost all of its users will be restricted to playing 100 hours per month before additional fees kick in.

GeForce Now is available in free, $10, and $20 pricing tiers, allowing users to access a massive library of PC games from anywhere using cloud streaming, including on form factors such as phones, tablets, TVs, and other computers too. It’s a great way to access PC games without spending a fortune on a similarly-capable PC (especially given the current cost of memory), but there is a new limit coming up.

In 2024, Nvidia announced that GeForce Now would implement a 100-hour monthly limit on game streaming. After a user hit that point, additional fees would incur. 15-hour blocks of additional time cost $2.99 or $5.99, depending on if you are on the “Performance” or “Ultimate” tiers. At least, that’s if you still want to use the same virtual rig as you’re paying monthly for. After you run out of time, you can still keep playing for free, but with the same restrictions as a free tier user including 1-hour blocks and seeing ads.

But Nvidia quickly confirmed that this was only for new users, with any existing users exempt from the time limits until January 2026, explaining:

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To ensure customers continue to receive low to no queue times and a high-quality experience every session, we have added a high monthly playtime max of 100 hours. This change will impact less than 6% of users and existing GeForce NOW paid members, as of December 31, 2024, will continue to enjoy unlimited playtime until their first billing cycle on or after January 1, 2026, as long as your premium membership remains uninterrupted and in good standing. 6-month members will reset on the same day each month as their billing date, (e.g. February 4 billing date will reset on March 4, April 4 and so on).

That date is now nearing.

Nvidia has updated its FAQ page to confirm that Performance and Ultimate members will see the 100-hour limit, with up to 15 hours of unused time rolling over to the next month.

Performance and Ultimate members get 100 hours of monthly playtime. Up to 15 hours of unused playtime can be rolled over to the next month.

The same page also directly confirms that original “Founders” members of GeForce Now do not have a time limit, and will keep that unlimited perk “for life” so long as their subscription doesn’t lapse.

…Founders memberships have unlimited playtime hours for life, as long as there is no lapse in their membership.

Notably, this page update removes the more detailed quote we’ve embedded above, which makes it pretty hard for users to know what’s happening if they haven’t been following the change for the past year. That’s led to a lot of vague “Nvidia announced” articles and posts in recent days, which aren’t properly sourcing Nvidia’s actual documentation.

A user-created chart has been making the rounds as this date nears – which has stemmed renewed discussions around the limit in the GeForce Now community – showing that the monthly cost grows considerably immediately after you pass 100 hours of gaming in a month. Over the course of a year, playing games on GeForce Now for 4 hours per day (roughly 122 hours per month) would raise the cost of the subscription by around 60%, assuming you don’t take advantage of streaming those last 22 hours with the “free” tier restrictions.