When Logos released the new Logos Subscriptions version of the Logos Bible Study Platform, it dropped the numbering nomenclature and added a subscription model. These moves upset some users and confused others, so we want to help alleviate the confusion. We can explain the name quickly, but the new Logos subscriptions model will take up more space here on KevinPurcell.org.
The most significant new features in the Logos Subscription options include AI tools, a redesigned user interface, Bible Study Builder, and a vastly improved Sermon Assistant with AI Outlines, Questions, and Sermon Illustrations.
What’s the New Logos Called?
Just Logos! Previous versions all came with the number of that update – Logos 9 went to Logos 10. However, Logos 10 was something like Logos 10.11.34. Then they released Logos 10.12 or something like that. So, now they’re getting rid of the first two digits that we expected to be Logos 11. Instead, they want to release more minor updates, which they call versions.
The company named the new subscription-based version of the program Logos Version 37. That’s because the last version of Logos 10 came with version 36. Sometime soon, they will give us Logos 38 and so on. For a while, I’ll call it the New Logos Version 37.
Get One Extra Month Free
Whether you’re an owner of Logos 10 or trying it out for the first time, you can use this link add 30 days free. That means you’ll get either 30 or 60 days for free..
Three Options for Logos Subscriptions
You can subscribe to one of three options for the new Logos Subscriptions (affiliate link). They focus on three groups of users as follows:
- Bible Study Leaders: Logos Premium starts at $9.99/month and will help people who lead Bible studies.
- Pastors: Logos Pro starts at $14.99/month and adds tools intended to help pastors dive deeper into the Bible and write sermons. You can start using Logos for slightly more advanced language study at this level.
- Academic Users: Logos Premium starts at $19.99/month and takes users to the level of a scholar studying the Bible in advanced ways for scholarly research, translation, and writing academic research projects for school.
Each of the above subscription levels comes in annual subscriptions, too. You can get Premium for $99.99/year. Pro costs $149.99/year, and Max costs $199.99/year. If you pay for two years, you’ll get a 21% discount off the second year, so the three cost $189.900, $284.80, or $379.80.
If you already own Logos 10, you can save on a subscription. Check out the chart above to see your savings. Also, using my Logos Affiliate link will give you an extra 30 days in your free trial offer.
Subscribers get more tools per tier the more you pay. For example, the cheapest plan doesn’t include the Counseling Guide or Lexham Counseling Ontology Dataset. Pro and Premium subscribers will also not get many of Max’s language tools. And each tier bumps up the number of included books you get. Premium users won’t get the High-Definition Commentaries that Lexham Press produced, nor will they enjoy the Holman Old and New Testament Commentaries.
Which of the Logos Subscriptions Should You Choose?
Most people should take a look at Logos Pro. That level gives you the best bang for your buck with Logos subscriptions. Otherwise, go with the tier Logos recommends for each level of the Logos subscriptions. Lay people who teach the Bible could go with Premium. Pastors could get Pro, and academics could subscribe to Max. However, some laypeople may want more books and language tools. They should jump up to Pro. Some pastors might now use language tools as much and don’t need the Pro features and tools.
You could also approach your decision based on money. Buy the most you can afford. Try to save by going with an annual or a 2-year subscription.
2025 Logos Collections for Subscribers Only
First, remember that you have to subscribe to buy one of these new 2025 Logos Collections.
While the subscriptions include many new books, Logos also adds new 2025 Libraries. Their offerings look too complicated. I wish they’d simplify things, but people love the dizzying array of options. Let’s try to understand the possibilities.
Think of the collection colors as levels. They offer Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. You can start lower with the Starter Library or higher with the Collector’s Edition Library.
To see the new libraries and what they offer, look at the slideshow below.
They label the collections with the year and level for 2025. We assume that we’ll also get 2026 and 2027 libraries.
Add to the year and color a user description. Logos offers a 2025 Starter Library, which costs the least and comes with less than any other collection. If you’re a Leader (the target of the least expensive Logos Premium Subscription), then consider the Leader Starter Library, which has a different set of tools at the introductory price than that basic Starter Library.
Logos offers libraries not just for Starter and Leader categories but also for Preachers and Researchers. You can combine them for options like the 2025 Preacher Silver Library or the Leader Gold Library. If you have a lot of money, you could purchase the 2025 Researcher Portfolio Library for $3,324.99 or the 2025 Collector’s Edition Library for a whopping $7,699.99.
Don’t forget dynamic pricing for 2025 libraries. The above prices mainly target new buyers. However, if you already own Logos and a library of books, you can save money. Make sure to sign in to Logos.com and then check prices.
Logos Ownership Explained
If you choose to subscribe to Logos, then do you own Logos? The answer depends on when you first purchased or subscribed to Logos. First, if you owned Logos before the subscription update, then you will own what you owned before. However, you won’t receive any new features that come with this Logos version 37 or higher.
Subscribers will earn the right to own the new features of their subscription after 24 months of subscribing. If you subscribed to Logos Pro today and then chose to stop subscribing in November 2026, you’d keep all the new features that came with the subscription. Logos calls this the “Legacy Fallback License.” This only applies to features that don’t rely on the cloud or any new Logos AI features. You have to have owned a Logos base package to receive this Logos Fallback License.
Should You Subscribe to the New Version of Logos?
That’s a terribly complicated question without an easy answer. Here are some people I think will enjoy subscribing to Logos. Take a look at the screenshots in the gallery below.
- You love having the latest and greatest version of Logos and are willing to pay $7-$20 monthly or $70-$200 annually for the new features and books.
- You want the new features (see screenshots above) available only to subscribers, like…
- Dark mode without restarting Logos.
- Getting started wizard to new users.
- Smart search.
- Insights.
- Help Center improvements.
- Factbook improvements.
- Summarize tool.
- Bible Study Builder.
- Sermon Assistant with AI Outlines, questions, illustrations, and application.
- Sermon Builder/Manager on Android and iOS
- You want a 5% discount on everything you buy and enjoy free books and courses and a 5% rebate on everything you buy in a year.
Don’t subscribe if you can’t afford a monthly or annual fee and/or don’t think the new features will benefit your Bible study. Some people hate subscriptions, so don’t upgrade if that describes you.
I received a free upgrade but planned to pay for it before I knew Logos would give me a free subscription to write an article for them at ChurchTechToday.com.