Filament Cost Calculator

Enter the filament weight used and your price per kg (or price per spool) to get the material cost, with an optional electricity cost add-on.

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Enter filament weight and a price to see the cost breakdown.

Summary

Enter the filament weight used and your price per kg (or price per spool) to get the material cost, with an optional electricity cost add-on.

How it works

  1. Enter the filament weight used for the print, in grams.
  2. Choose Price per kg or Price per spool as the pricing method.
  3. For price per spool, enter the spool price and its net filament weight.
  4. Optionally enable the electricity add-on and enter printer wattage, print hours, and your rate per kWh.
  5. The result panel shows filament cost, electricity cost, and the total print cost.

Use cases

  • Pricing a print job for a client or Etsy order.
  • Comparing the real cost of two different filament brands.
  • Working out cost per gram from a spool price before a big print.
  • Adding electricity cost to a long overnight print for accurate quoting.
  • Budgeting filament spend across multiple prints from one spool.
  • Checking whether a bulk spool price actually beats a smaller roll.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: 2026-07-21 · Reviewed by Nham Vu