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As of September 5, 2026, iZotope lists RX 12 Elements at $99, RX 12 Standard at $399 and RX 12 Advanced at $1,399 in the US store. These are perpetual-edition list prices; loyalty offers, sales, tax and currency can change the checkout total. The ordinary RX 12 product trial lasts 10 days and disables standalone export. For subscription access, iZotope Plus lists RX 12 Elements at $15/month or $150/year; iZotope Pro lists RX 12 Standard at $25/month or $250/year.
Do not choose by the three prices alone. Elements is a small plug-in set and does not include the standalone Editor. Standard is the practical entry point for full spectral editing. Advanced is priced for specialist post-production work. The cheapest legitimate route may be a logged-in upgrade, update or crossgrade—but eligibility and the exact product must be checked before payment.
RX 12 prices at a glance
| Edition | US list price | What you are buying | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 12 Elements | $99 | Six essential repair plug-ins; no standalone RX Editor | Simple DAW cleanup |
| RX 12 Standard | $399 | Standalone Editor plus a broad repair and music toolset | Podcasts, music, restoration and regular dialogue repair |
| RX 12 Advanced | $1,399 | The widest module set and specialist post tools | Film, television and demanding restoration facilities |
The figures come from iZotope's current RX 12 product page and were checked on the date above. The same page lists RX Post Production Suite 9 at $1,799, but that is a bundle containing RX 12 Advanced and other applications—not a fourth RX edition.
Prices are volatile. The storefront can show a campaign, territory-specific tax, another currency or a logged-in loyalty offer. Use this table to understand the normal scale, then verify the cart total and licence label. A screenshot of an old sale is not an entitlement. RX 12 is available for macOS and Windows; check the exact supported OS versions and DAW formats before buying.
Is iZotope RX free?
No current RX 12 edition is a permanently free product. “Try for free” means evaluation access, not a free licence. RX 12 Elements still has a $99 list price, and the free trial changes behavior after its evaluation period.
Free iZotope utilities, bundled licences and limited promotions sometimes exist elsewhere in the ecosystem, but they do not turn RX 12 Standard or Advanced into freeware. Avoid unofficial downloads and “pre-activated” installers. Apart from legal and security risk, an altered build makes crashes, plug-in discovery and project recall much harder to diagnose.
If the budget is zero, use the official trial to answer a defined question: does the needed module solve your actual recording? Do not spend the trial browsing every tool. Prepare three difficult files, install the edition you may buy, run the workflows and record whether the result meets your delivery standard.
How the 10-day RX trial actually works
The RX 12 authorization manual says the ordinary trial runs for 10 days from the first opening of the Editor or an RX plug-in in a DAW or NLE. The authorization window shows the remaining days. Choose Continue in Trial while that evaluation is available; you do not need to buy a serial to start it.
The current RX 12 Standard download page explicitly disables export during that trial. iZotope's general demo guidance also says standalone saving and exporting are disabled in Trial and Demo modes. Evaluate your files, but keep originals and do not depend on the ordinary unauthorized Editor for a client deliverable.
The official descriptions disagree about what happens after day ten. The RX 12 manual says Demo disables controls and interaction while retaining playback and automation. The download page and general demo article instead describe periodic silence. Do not treat expired Demo mode as unrestricted repair access or guaranteed clean output; check the behavior of your installed build before relying on an old session.
The subscription trial is a different purchase path. Do not assume that starting its advertised seven-day evaluation extends or resets the ordinary product trial. Choose the route deliberately before installing or entering payment details.
Test the right edition, not just “RX”
Elements, Standard and Advanced do not expose the same workflows. Elements has the essential plug-ins but no standalone Editor. If your test goal is spectral painting, RX Connect, a module chain or detailed file repair, trial Standard or Advanced. A successful Elements plug-in test does not answer whether the Editor fits your work, and an Advanced trial can make Standard feel incomplete if you evaluate modules you would not actually buy.
iZotope's edition-switching instructions describe one active standalone edition at a time. Install the intended edition's resources first, then use RX Preferences → Licenses & Updates → Remove Authorization, if available, select the desired edition and restart. The current RX 12 manual labels the tab License & Updates. This procedure concerns Standard and Advanced; current Elements has no standalone application. Save valuable work before switching, keep your existing licence details, and confirm the active edition afterward. Switching is not a promise of another full trial period.
Build a trial scorecard before day one:
- three real files representing your hardest recurring problems;
- the module or workflow required for each file;
- acceptable artifact and time limits;
- DAW, operating system and plug-in format compatibility;
- whether the target edition can complete the job without an Advanced-only tool.
The RX 12 edition comparison maps modules and Editor access so you can check the tools you intend to pay for.
Perpetual licence versus subscription
| Purchase path | Access | Check first |
|---|---|---|
| Perpetual RX edition | Licence for the purchased version | Edition, compatibility and later upgrade costs |
| iZotope subscription | Editable tools while the plan is active | Included RX edition, billing and expiration behavior |
| Eligible loyalty offer | New full licence for the specified target | Qualifying product and actual offer terms |
A perpetual purchase does not include every future major RX version. You can keep using the version you bought under its licence and compatibility limits; later major releases may cost extra. Preserve installers, purchase records and a compatible system for sessions that depend on older software.
What Plus and Pro subscriptions include now
The current iZotope subscription comparison, checked September 5, 2026, lists two plans:
| Plan | RX included | Listed US price |
|---|---|---|
| iZotope Plus | RX 12 Elements | $15/month or $150/year |
| iZotope Pro | RX 12 Standard | $25/month or $250/year |
Pro therefore offers current Standard access; Plus does not supply the standalone Editor through Elements. Neither plan table lists RX 12 Advanced. The same page still has an older RX 11 sentence and a separate legacy-products section, so use its explicit RX 12 plan row when comparing the advertised editions and confirm that edition at checkout.
Both plans advertise a seven-day trial. Check the chosen plan's first charge date and monthly or annual billing schedule; cancel within the trial if you do not want it to become paid. An annual price divided by twelve is an average monthly cost, not a promise that you can buy one month at that rate.
The vendor's cancellation FAQ says effects become read-only after the subscription expires: saved settings remain, but controls cannot be edited. It recommends bouncing tracks that use subscription effects before cancellation. Keep editable source sessions and print the audio you need before access expires. The page also requires a Native Access connection once per month to verify subscription status; it does not promise indefinite offline use.
Compare actual spending as well as features. Twelve $25 monthly Pro payments total $300; one listed annual Pro term costs $250. Two annual terms total $500, compared with Standard's $399 perpetual list price. These are simple calculations at today's rates, before tax or discounts. Pro includes other products and ongoing additions, while a perpetual Standard purchase licenses that version, so the totals alone do not decide which is better for you.
What upgrade, update and crossgrade mean
Store labels are not a reliable eligibility test. The official iZotope Loyalty Program uses upgrade for a newer version of an owned product and also describes moving from Elements to Standard to Advanced. A crossgrade offers a different product based on qualifying ownership. Read the offer's exact source product and target edition rather than assuming every “update” or “upgrade” follows the same rule.
The program says an eligible upgrade or crossgrade provides a new full licence at a discount. It also says you keep your previous licences and may retain the older software for existing sessions. That is useful for project recall, but the old build still needs a compatible system.
iZotope says its tier-growth model should not make you pay more than full price in total. Treat that as the vendor's program statement, not a guarantee about any combination of historical reseller purchases and current offers. Compare your actual eligible total before payment. A low-priced upgrade SKU is unsuitable if your registered product does not meet its conditions.
How to find your real loyalty price
Use the account holding your registered qualifying products and inspect the target product's offers. The current Native Instruments RX 12 Standard page shows $399 publicly and asks owners to log in for possible discounts. It also directs existing iZotope owners to their iZotope account for potentially different offers. The old “from $129” figure is no longer a verified public starting price on that page as of September 5, 2026.
No account-specific offer was inspected for this guide. Check your registered source product, the target version and edition, currency and final cart total. If a retailer supplies a discounted licence, verify its qualifying-product rules before paying and retain the invoice and registration information.
Missing offers do not prove that all upgrade paths have ended. In a discussion about missing RX upgrade pricing, an RX 8 owner reported seeing only the full $1,399 price despite being signed in. That is a useful symptom to recognize, not a verified account diagnosis or proof of your eligibility. Ask the seller's support to confirm the qualifying licence and offer before buying the full-price product again.
Keep the installation paths separate. Native Instruments' subscription activation guide specifies Native Access and its Subscriptions tab for Plus and Pro; it dates the subscription move from Product Portal to April 30, 2025. The RX 12 authorization manual still describes Product Portal or manual serial authorization for the ordinary product. Follow the instructions for the licence you actually bought.
Should you wait for an RX sale?
Wait when the purchase is optional, the list price exceeds the value of the work you can complete now and you can keep using a legitimate existing version. Buy when the missing tool blocks paid delivery, the current eligible offer is acceptable and the edition has passed your own trial.
No future sale date or price is guaranteed here. A previous promotion or forum report cannot establish the next eligible SKU, discount or territory. Compare the current direct offer with the same product at an authorized reseller, checking edition, licence type, qualifying ownership and tax treatment.
Calculate the cost of waiting. If Standard saves two hours on each of ten podcast episodes, postponing it for an uncertain $50 discount may be false economy. If you use one repair plug-in twice a year, Elements or a per-project alternative may be enough. The purchase decision should follow workload, not the size of the discount badge.
Which RX edition gives the best value?
Choose RX 12 Elements when six essential plug-ins cover the work and you do not need the standalone spectral Editor. It has the lowest perpetual list price but can be the wrong value if the first client job requires spectral selection or an Editor-only workflow.
Choose RX 12 Standard when you regularly clean podcasts, vocals, music or restoration sources and need the standalone Editor. At $399 list, it is the center of the range and the most defensible starting point for people who say they need “RX,” not merely a repair plug-in.
Choose RX 12 Advanced when Advanced-only post modules save enough billed time or rescue material that cheaper editions cannot. The jump from $399 to $1,399 is substantial. Name the required Advanced-only modules and projects before buying; prestige is not a workflow requirement.
For the product assessment, see the RX 12 review. For first repairs before deciding, the RX 12 beginner tutorial walks through the Editor cycle.
A purchase checklist before checkout
- Name the required outcome. Write the real repair tasks, not “better audio.”
- Map each task to a module and edition. Reject any cheaper edition that cannot perform a blocking task.
- Trial that exact edition. Use difficult real files and remember the standalone export limitation.
- Confirm compatibility. Check the current operating system, host and plug-in format on the product page.
- Sign in before pricing. Inspect account-specific loyalty offers and qualifying licences.
- Compare licence types. Do not compare a perpetual RX 12 Standard price with a subscription that includes a different RX edition.
- Read the SKU eligibility. Verify update, upgrade, crossgrade, education or bundle terms.
- Check the final cart. Confirm currency, tax, payment schedule, refund terms and target product.
- Preserve purchase records. Save the invoice, serial/account details and installer path.
The Choose iZotope RX hub connects pricing to edition, version and alternative decisions. If the trial itself will not launch, use the RX launch troubleshooting guide before assuming the licence is the cause.
Frequently asked questions
How much does iZotope RX 12 cost?
On September 5, 2026, US perpetual list prices were $99 for Elements, $399 for Standard and $1,399 for Advanced. Plus lists Elements at $15/month or $150/year; Pro lists Standard at $25/month or $250/year. Eligibility, discounts, tax and currency affect checkout.
Is iZotope RX 12 free?
No current RX 12 edition is permanently free. The ordinary product trial is temporary and disables standalone export; subscription trials have separate terms and can become paid plans.
How long is the RX free trial?
The RX 12 manual specifies 10 days from first opening the Editor or an RX plug-in. The Plus and Pro subscription page advertises a separate seven-day trial. Check which route and billing terms you are starting.
Can I export from RX during the trial?
The ordinary RX 12 Standard product trial disables standalone export. General iZotope demo guidance also disables standalone saving and exporting in Trial and Demo modes. Do not rely on that unauthorized Editor for deliverables; subscription evaluation is a separate path.
Is an RX perpetual licence a one-time purchase?
It licenses the purchased version and edition without an active subscription. It does not include every future major RX release. Keep the compatible software and purchase records needed for older sessions.
What is the difference between upgrade and crossgrade?
iZotope uses upgrade for a newer version of an owned product and also describes upgrades between editions. Crossgrades offer a different product based on qualifying ownership. The exact source-product and target-edition conditions on the offer control eligibility.
Does the iZotope subscription include RX 12 Standard?
Yes: the current September 5, 2026 plan table lists RX 12 Standard in iZotope Pro for $25/month or $250/year. Plus lists RX 12 Elements for $15/month or $150/year. Neither table entry includes RX 12 Advanced; confirm the selected plan at checkout.
Should I buy RX 12 Standard or Advanced?
Standard provides the standalone Editor and broad repair tools at a $399 perpetual list price. Choose Advanced when named Advanced-only tools justify its $1,399 list price or your eligible offer. Pro subscription access to Standard is another option if its billing and expiration terms fit your work.
