Print Cost Estimator

Filament, electricity, printer wear. Put in your numbers and get the actual cost of a print, not just the filament price.

Filament

grams
$/kg

Print Time

hours

Printer & Power

watts
$/kWh
$
hours

Total Cost Per Print

$1.90
Filament
$1.0053%
Electricity
$0.105%
Printer wear
$0.8042%

Cost per gram: $0.038

Cost per hour: $0.47

What goes into the number

Filament is the obvious one. But it's only part of the picture. Here's what the calculator actually adds up:

  • Filament cost: weight in grams times price per gram. PLA is around $0.02/g. Carbon fiber blends can hit $0.08/g or more.
  • Electricity cost: printers draw 100-350W. At $0.12/kWh, a 10-hour print is $0.12-$0.42 in power. Not huge, but real.
  • Printer depreciation: a $400 printer rated for 2,000 hours costs $0.20/hour to run. This is the one everyone forgets.

Add those three together and you get a cost-per-print you can actually use, whether you're pricing a commission or deciding if it's worth printing vs. buying.