Optus says ‘Yes’ to more price hikes for June

By Christie Graham

Last updated 22 April 2025

If it feels like Optus just raised its prices, you're not mistaken. Existing customers on Optus' Choice, ChoicePlus and Business Mobile Plus plans will see price increases from June 4 2025. New customers signing up for an Optus postpaid plan will already pay the new prices.

This comes just one month since Optus upped the monthly costs across its prepaid plans and less than a year since its last hiked prices on its SIM-only plans.

Here are the current prices and inclusions across Optus' SIM-only range:

#1	Optus	Optus $55 Optus Choice Plus Plan 50GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device $55/mth Min. cost $55 Go to Site	$55/mth Min. cost $55	Go to Site
#2	Optus	Optus $65 Optus Choice Plus Plan 200GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device $65/mth Min. cost $65 Go to Site	$65/mth Min. cost $65	Go to Site
#3	Optus	Optus $79 Optus Promo Plan 360GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device Deal: Get up to $10/mth SubHub credit to use on your favourite subscriptions for 12 months. T&Cs apply. $69/mth Min. cost $69 Go to Site	$69/mth Min. cost $69	Go to Site
#4	Optus	Optus $85 Optus Choice Plus Plan 400GB data Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device SubHub: Receive up to $20/mth SubHub credit when you have an active SubHub account with subs greater than $0. T&Cs apply $85/mth Min. cost $85 Go to Site	$85/mth Min. cost $85	Go to Site

To recount Optus' most recent pricing changes, in August 2024, its SIM-only plans rose by $3 to $6 per month, depending on the plan. Its 28-day prepaid plans also became more expensive last month by $4 per month.

Now, less than a year later, Optus plans to inflate bills by a further $2 to $6 per month, depending on the plan.

Check out the table below for a detailed outline of Optus' last three price hikes and their price and data fluctuations:

Plan name	Price and data in August 2024	Price and data in April 2025	Price and data from June 2025
Small Choice Plus Plan	$49 per month with 30GB	$52 per month with 50GB	$55 per month with 50GB
Medium Choice Plus Plan	$59 per month with 45GB	$62 per month with 180GB	$65 per month with 200GB
Large Choice Plus Plan	$69 per month with 220GB	$82 per month with 360GB	$85 per month with 400GB
Extra Large Choice Plus Plan	$89 per month with 360GB	Discontinued	Discontinued
Promo plan	-	$79 per month for 360GB	$69 per month for the first 12 months with 360GB. Price rises to $79 per month thereafter. Bonus value offer ends July 6, 2025

As outlined in the table above, the 'Yes' telco is also nodding its head to more data increases. Data allowances will increase from 20GB to 40GB per month, depending on the plan. While this sounds great on paper, the average customer uses only 16GB per month. So even on Optus' Small Choice Plus plan, you'll be paying more per month for three times the amount of data that you may never use.

The new price of Optus' Small Optus Choice Plus Plan, $55 per month, is still cheaper than Telstra's 50GB-equivalent plan, which will set you back $65 per month. However, Vodafone's cheapest plan starts at just $39 per month for the first 12 months then $49 thereafter.

Even at its post-promo price, Vodafone is still the more affordable option. Plus with Vodafone's Double Data offering, customers will receive 100GB of data instead of the usual 50GB. As if you needed any more reasons to love Vodafone right now, its 4G coverage numbers were recently updated to 98.4%, placing it just 0.1% behind Optus.

For those wanting to stick to one of the Big 3 telcos, here's how Optus' SIM-only plans compare to Telstra and Vodafone's offerings:

$49 Small SIM Only Plan

100GB data
Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices
Deal: Get 100GB for $39 (incl. 50GB bonus + $10/mth off) on the $49 Small plan. T&Cs apply.

$39/mth

Min. cost $39

Go to Site

$39/mth

Min. cost $39

Go to Site

$55 Optus Choice Plus Plan

50GB data
Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device

$55/mth

Min. cost $55

Go to Site

$55/mth

Min. cost $55

Go to Site

$65 Basic Upfront SIM Plan

50GB data
Telstra 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices
Deal: Get your first 3 months device protect on Telstra, then $10/mth.

$65/mth

Min. cost $65

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$65/mth

Min. cost $65

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But if you would prefer to stick with the Optus network, here are a selection of plans from Optus MVNOs that are much more affordable and offer at least 20GB of data:

#1	Moose Mobile Editor's Pick	Moose Mobile Editor's Pick Moose 26.80 SIM Only 40GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps On the Optus 5G Mobile Network Deal: Get 40GB for $12.40 – Includes $14.40 off and 13GB bonus data for first 6 months. Offer ends 31.05.25 $12.40/mth Min. cost $12.40 Link not supplied	$12.40/mth Min. cost $12.40	Link not supplied
#2	SpinTel	SpinTel $22 Mobile Plan 25GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT Deal: Enjoy $8 off for the first 6 months for new customers - $14/mth for first 6 months, then $22/mth $14/mth Min. cost $14 Go to Site	$14/mth Min. cost $14	Go to Site
#3	Southern Phone	Southern Phone Medium 5G SIM Plan 40GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT Deal: Includes $10/mth discount for first 6 months. $19/mth first 6 months, then $29/mth. Offer ends 14.08.25 $19/mth Min. cost $19 Link not supplied	$19/mth Min. cost $19	Link not supplied
#4	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband Saver 5G SIM Plan 20GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT $25/mth Min. cost $25 Link not supplied	$25/mth Min. cost $25	Link not supplied
#5	Dodo Editor's Pick	Dodo Editor's Pick $28 Mobile Plan 30GB data On the Optus 4G Plus Mobile Network Deal: 50% off for first 3 mths! Get the $28 Mobile Plan for $14/mth for the first 3 mths. New customers only. Offer ends 06.05.25 $28/mth Min. cost $14 Go to Site	$28/mth Min. cost $14	Go to Site
#6	SpinTel	SpinTel $29 Mobile Plan 50GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT $29/mth Min. cost $29 Go to Site	$29/mth Min. cost $29	Go to Site
#7	Dodo	Dodo $33 Mobile Plan 40GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps On the Optus 5G Mobile Network Deal: 50% off for first 3 mths! Get the $33 Mobile Plan for $16.50/mth for the first 3 mths. New customers only. Offer ends 06.05.25 $33/mth Min. cost $16.50 Go to Site	$33/mth Min. cost $16.50	Go to Site
#8	SpinTel	SpinTel $35 Mobile Plan 100GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT $35/mth Min. cost $35 Go to Site	$35/mth Min. cost $35	Go to Site
#9	Coles Mobile	Coles Mobile $35 Mobile Plan 45GB data On the Optus 4G Plus Mobile Network $35/mth Min. cost $35 Link not supplied	$35/mth Min. cost $35	Link not supplied
#10	Dodo	Dodo $38 Mobile Plan 60GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps On the Optus 5G Mobile Network $38/mth Min. cost $38 Go to Site	$38/mth Min. cost $38	Go to Site