3D Print Pricing CalculatorStop pricing your 3D prints by filament weight alone.
A pricing calculator that accounts for the real cost of every print — material, electricity, machine wear, failed prints, labor, packaging, and your profit. So you stop losing money on every order.
Full version adds purge waste, machine wear, hourly labor, presets, history & PDF export.
Most sellers price by filament cost × 2 — and lose money.
A "$2 filament" print actually costs you closer to $6 once you count the electricity, machine amortization, failed-print buffer, your time, and packaging. Without those, you're paying customers to take your prints.
Everything you need to price — and run — your print business.
Designed around how Bambu A1 / A1 Mini sellers actually work. The calculator is free with no signup; the business tools — inventory, orders, and the profit dashboard — are free with an account.
See it in action
Price a 3D print in 60 seconds
Watch a quick walkthrough — filament cost to suggested selling price, marketplace fees, and a full cost breakdown.
How it works
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Quick tours of the tools
Short walkthroughs of the business tools that come free with an account.
Track your business expenses
Log overhead by category and watch it become your true net profit on the dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
Everything 3D-printing sellers ask about pricing their prints.
How much should I charge for a 3D print?
Add up every cost — filament, electricity, machine wear, a buffer for failed prints, your labor, and packaging — then multiply by 3 to 5 for profit. A single-color PLA print is usually ×3; multicolor AMS prints or custom work are ×5 or more. This calculator does the math for you in seconds.
How do I calculate the cost of a 3D print?
Cost = filament used (grams × price per gram) + electricity (printer watts × hours × your kWh rate) + machine wear + a failed-print buffer + labor + packaging. Most sellers forget everything except filament, which is why they lose money. Enter your numbers above and you'll see each component broken down.
What is a good profit margin for 3D printing?
Most 3D-printing sellers aim for a 3× to 5× multiplier over their true cost, which works out to roughly a 65–80% margin. Simple prints sit at the lower end; custom designs, multicolor AMS prints, and small-batch work justify the higher end because of the extra time and waste.
How much does electricity cost for 3D printing?
Multiply your printer's average power draw (a Bambu Lab A1 is around 100W) by the print time in hours, divide by 1000 to get kWh, then multiply by your local electricity rate. A 4-hour print on a 100W printer at $0.15/kWh costs about 6 cents — small, but it adds up across hundreds of prints.
Should I charge customers for failed prints?
Yes — indirectly. Failed prints are a real cost of doing business, so build a failure buffer (commonly 10–15%) into every quote. That way the prints that succeed cover the ones that don't, and you're never out of pocket. This calculator applies the buffer automatically.
How do I price 3D prints for Etsy?
Start with your true cost-plus-profit price from this calculator, then add Etsy's fees on top — listing, transaction, and payment processing take roughly 10–12% combined. Don't absorb those fees into your margin; add them so your take-home stays where you planned.
How do I account for AMS / multicolor filament waste?
Multicolor printing purges filament on every color change, and that waste can rival the model's own weight. Enter the purge/poop weight separately and include it in the material cost. If purge exceeds model weight, the calculator flags it so you can adjust your color strategy or price.
Is this 3D print pricing calculator free?
Yes, completely free. You can use the calculator without even creating an account — your work saves in your browser. Sign in (also free) only if you want to save presets, keep a history of past quotes across devices, or export PDF quotes for customers.
Price every print with confidence.
Free to use. No sign-up needed to start — create an account when you want to save your work.