Short answer: 1Fichier at $0.12 a day is the cheapest premium in filehosting by a wide margin, and nothing else comes close. But cheapest and best-for-you are different questions, because the host holding your files usually makes the decision for you.
Every major filehost, ranked by cost per day
The only fair way to compare filehost premium is cost per day on the longest plan, because that is where every host does its real pricing. Here is the full picture as of 21 September 2026.
| Host | 30 days | Longest plan | Cost per day | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fichier | $10 | $45 / 365 days | $0.12 | Unlimited |
| Rapidgator | $16 | $99 / 365 days | $0.27 | 12 TB per term |
| World-Files | $23 | $112 / 365 days | $0.31 | Per-term allowance |
| FileJoker Standard | $25 | $145 / 365 days | $0.40 | 60 GB / any 5 days |
| Keep2Share PRO | $27 | $201 / 365 days | $0.55 | 50 GB per day |
Prices verified 21 September 2026 and reviewed monthly. Every figure above is a 365-day plan divided by 365 — no rounding tricks, and you can check the arithmetic yourself.
Cheapest per day is not the same as cheapest per download
Cost per day tells you what the subscription costs. It does not tell you what you can do with it, and the traffic models differ enormously:
- 1Fichier — no cap at all. Nothing to run out of. This is why it wins on both measures at once.
- Rapidgator — a pool per term. 12 TB across 365 days. Quiet weeks bank capacity for heavy ones, which suits bursty downloading.
- FileJoker — a rolling five-day window. 60 GB looking back over any five days. More forgiving than a daily reset, less flexible than a whole-term pool.
- Keep2Share — a daily reset. 50 GB a day, and unused traffic is gone at midnight. The least flexible model here, and the most expensive.
Work out roughly what you download in a month, then check which model actually supports it. Someone pulling 400 GB in one weekend and nothing for a fortnight is well served by Rapidgator and badly served by Keep2Share, even though both would technically allow 400 GB a month.
Where each host actually wins
1Fichier — cheapest, and it is not close
$45 for a year, no traffic cap, unlimited storage. It is less than half the annual cost of its nearest rival. The one thing it cannot do is host files somebody else uploaded elsewhere, and that is the whole catch. Full detail in our 1Fichier premium review.
Rapidgator — the widest coverage
At $0.27 a day it is the second cheapest, and it has by far the broadest reach of the paid hosts. If you download large multi-part archives from public sources, more of those links point at Rapidgator than anywhere else. See our Rapidgator premium review.
FileJoker — the most forgiving traffic model
The five-day rolling window is genuinely useful for stop-start downloading. Mid-priced. Its 90-day plan at $0.54 a day is the sweet spot rather than the annual. See our FileJoker premium review.
Keep2Share — the most expensive, and the strictest
$0.55 a day on the annual PRO plan with a hard daily reset. It is here because a lot of material is posted there and nowhere else, not because it represents good value. See our Keep2Share premium review.
World-Files — the quiet middle option
$0.31 a day on the annual plan puts it just behind Rapidgator. Less coverage than the big names, but priced sensibly. See our World-Files premium review.
The mistake almost everyone makes
Buying 30-day plans repeatedly. Look at what monthly costs against annual:
| Host | 12 × 30-day plans | One 365-day plan | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fichier | $120 | $45 | $75 |
| Rapidgator | $192 | $99 | $93 |
| Keep2Share PRO | $324 | $201 | $123 |
| FileJoker Standard | $300 | $145 | $155 |
| World-Files | $276 | $112 | $164 |
On every host, a year of monthly plans costs roughly double the annual plan. If you are going to use a host for more than four or five months, buying monthly is simply paying extra for the privilege of changing your mind.
So which should you buy?
- If your links are on 1Fichier — buy the 365-day plan and stop thinking about it. $45 is the cheapest year in filehosting.
- If you download large archive sets from public sources — Rapidgator, annual. Best coverage-to-price ratio of the group.
- If your downloading is stop-start — FileJoker’s rolling window, 90 days.
- If you need Keep2Share specifically — buy PRO and buy it annually; the monthly plan is poor value even by this market’s standards.
- If you are not sure yet — buy one 30-day plan on whichever host holds the files you want right now, and upgrade to annual once you know you will keep using it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest filehost premium in 2026?
1Fichier, at $45 for 365 days — $0.12 a day with no download traffic cap. The nearest competitor is Rapidgator at $0.27 a day.
Is the cheapest host the best one to buy?
Only if it hosts the files you want. Filehost premium is not interchangeable — a cheap subscription to a host with none of your links is worth nothing.
Why is Keep2Share so much more expensive?
Partly coverage — a lot of material is posted there exclusively — and partly pricing strategy. On pure value it is the weakest of the five, at more than four times 1Fichier’s daily cost with a stricter traffic model.
Should I buy monthly or annual?
Annual, on every host here, if you will use it for more than four or five months. Twelve monthly plans cost roughly double a year bought up front.
What is the difference between the traffic models?
1Fichier has no cap. Rapidgator gives a pool for the whole term. FileJoker uses a rolling five-day window. Keep2Share resets daily and unused traffic is lost. Match the model to how you actually download.
Can I pay without a credit card?
Through an authorised reseller, yes — PayPal, USDT and Bitcoin are standard. Several hosts have restrictive checkouts of their own, which is the main reason the reseller market exists.
Are cheap premium accounts on marketplaces safe?
Be careful. An official voucher code that you redeem yourself onto your own account is one thing; a ready-made username and password is a shared login, which can be resold to several people and taken back at any time. The price difference usually reflects exactly that.
How often do these prices change?
Host pricing moves a few times a year and promotional pricing more often than that. We re-check this table monthly and date it. A pricing page with no date on it should not be trusted — we found pages live in September 2026 still quoting 2023 figures.