HBO’s official policy allows profiles within a single household. If you have a friend or family member who pays, ask them to add you as an "Existing Subscriber" via their provider login. Do not buy "shared accounts" from eBay or Reddit—those are often generated or stolen logins being resold.

If you have a .edu email address, Max offers a significant monthly discount (often 30-40% off).

Max with ads costs $9.99/month (or $99.99/year). That is significantly cheaper than the $15.99 ad-free plan. Split it with one friend (Max’s terms allow a single household, but technically not sharing outside the home). At $5 each per month, you are paying less than a coffee for hundreds of hours of content.

The most dangerous version of an "account gen" requires you to download a "crack" or a browser extension. This is almost always malware.