Print cost
/financial
Estimate the real cost of a single print: filament used, electricity at your local rate, wear-and-tear on consumables (nozzle, plate), and an optional hourly rate for batch-job pricing.
total
$1.34 filament $1.25 · electricity $0.09// Filament cost = grams × $/kg ÷ 1000. Electricity = watts × hours ÷ 1000 × $/kWh. Labor optional — set hourly rate to 0 for hobby prints.
/inputs
- Filament weight g
- number · default: 50
- Filament cost USD/kg
- number · default: 25
- Print time h
- number · default: 4
- Electricity rate USD/kWh
- number · default: 0.18
- Printer average power draw W
- number · default: 120
Most desktop FDM machines average 100–150 W during steady-state printing.
- Your hourly rate USD/h
- number · default: 0
Set to zero for hobby prints; set to your billable rate for commissioned work.