With 12 free benefits spanning streaming, travel, pet care, and everyday savings, the $98-a-year club is making a serious case for your wallet.
When Walmart launched its membership program in 2020, many industry observers saw it as a straightforward rival to Amazon Prime — a delivery play dressed up with a few extra perks. Six years later, Walmart+ has evolved into something far more ambitious: a twelve-benefit ecosystem that now stretches from the pharmacy counter to the movie screen, from the gas pump to your pet’s next vet visit. For the roughly $98 per year the membership costs, the breadth of what members receive has grown into one of the most diverse value packages in American retail.
At the center of the program’s appeal — and perhaps its most talked-about upgrade — is its video streaming benefit. Walmart+ members receive access to a streaming service that delivers the latest movies, shows, and entertainment content directly to their screens. In a world where the average household now juggles multiple streaming subscriptions, having a quality video platform bundled into a retail membership represents a meaningful financial benefit. The streaming offering positions Walmart+ not just as a shopping club, but as a genuine lifestyle membership.
The Streaming Benefit, Explained
Walmart+ members gain access to a full video streaming service featuring the latest movies, television series, and on-demand content, with free access to Peacock or Paramount+. The inclusion of streaming transforms Walmart+ from a pure retail membership into a dual-purpose subscription that competes for entertainment budget dollars alongside standalone services that cost $10 to $20 per month on their own.
But streaming is just the beginning. The membership’s financial benefits are designed to compound across nearly every area of daily consumer spending. One of the highest-profile additions is the OnePay CashRewards Card, a co-branded credit card that earns unlimited 5% cash back — a rate that places it among the most generous store-affiliated cards on the market. For heavy Walmart shoppers, the math can work out to hundreds of dollars in annual rewards.
Travel represents another growing frontier for the membership. Through a partnership powered by Expedia, Walmart+ members can earn up to 5% in Walmart Cash on travel bookings — flights, hotels, and vacation packages — making it one of the few retail memberships that generates meaningful rewards on out-of-store spending. The travel benefit signals Walmart’s ambition to capture consumer dollars far beyond the checkout lane.
Health-related benefits have also become a standout pillar of the program. Free pharmacy delivery allows members to receive prescriptions and health essentials as fast as the same day, a convenience that has grown increasingly important as Americans manage more ongoing medications. Paired with the free online pet care benefit — an unlimited telehealth service for pets through Pawp, a platform that would otherwise cost $99 per year on its own — the health dimension of Walmart+ covers both human and animal members of the household.
For drivers, the gas savings benefit at thousands of participating fuel stations has long been a foundational draw. Auto care savings at Walmart’s network of more than a thousand Auto Care Centers nationwide extend that vehicle-related value further, helping members save on oil changes, tire services, and other routine maintenance. The Burger King savings benefit — offering 25% off digital orders every day, plus additional perks — brings the membership’s reach into quick-service dining, an unusual but welcome addition.
Back inside the store and online, Walmart+ delivers a trio of logistical advantages that cut friction from everyday shopping. Free delivery on orders unlocks same-day and next-day shipping without the per-order fees that can quietly inflate a non-member’s annual spending. Free shipping on eligible items extends that coverage to standard e-commerce orders. The Scan & Go feature lets members use their smartphones to scan items while shopping in-store and check out without standing in a traditional line — a small quality-of-life improvement that shoppers who hate checkout lines find enormously valuable. And for the inevitable return, the free returns from home benefit allows members to schedule a doorstep pickup rather than making a separate trip back to the store.
Taken together, the full menu of twelve Walmart+ benefits covers ground that no single competing membership can match. It blends entertainment, financial rewards, health services, travel, food, fuel, and retail logistics into a single annual fee. Whether any individual member will use all twelve is beside the point — the breadth ensures that nearly every household will find enough value to justify the cost many times over.
Below is a full summary of all twelve Walmart+ member benefits.
Video Streaming
Latest movies, shows & more on demand From Peacock or Paramount+
5% Cash Back Card
Unlimited 5% cash back with OnePay CashRewards Credit Card
Free Pharmacy Delivery
Prescriptions delivered as fast as today
Free Online Pet Care
Unlimited pet telehealth via Pawp ($99 value)
Burger King Savings
25% off digital orders every day
Up to 5% Walmart Cash for Travel
Powered by Expedia
Auto Care Savings
1,000s of Walmart Auto Care Centers
Free Returns from Home
Doorstep pickup for returns
Scan & Go
Skip the line with your phone in-store
Gas Savings
Discounts at thousands of stations
Free Delivery
Same-day & next-day on eligible orders
Free Shipping
On eligible e-commerce orders
Walmart+ membership is $98/year or $12.95/month. Individual benefit availability may vary by location. Streaming benefit and credit card subject to separate terms.
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