Filament cost calculator
Price PLA, PETG, resin, silk, support, purge, and tower waste from the actual grams and spool price of each material.
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3D Print Cost Calculator
Calculate production cost, break-even price, selling price, and profit for one-color or multicolor prints—without creating an account.
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Understand every number
A 3D printing price calculator built around how prints are actually made.
A useful 3D print cost calculator should do more than multiply total grams by one generic filament price. PrintNext keeps every filament independent, distinguishes repeatable manufacturing costs from one-time order costs, and shows exactly how the final price is solved.
Etsy 3D print pricing
Include percentage fees, fixed listing or transaction fees, packaging, shipping, labor, and the margin you need to achieve.
Transparent print economics
See production cost, break-even price, target selling price, profit, margin, markup, and the formula behind every result.
What can the calculator read from a file?
G-code receives the highest confidence only when both material grams and print time are reported by the slicer. Inferred or incomplete G-code values are marked medium confidence. STL and unsliced 3MF describe geometry, but they do not know your real walls, infill, supports, purge, temperatures, speeds, or toolpaths. Geometry-derived material values are therefore clearly marked as rough.
STL tells us geometry. Slicer or G-code tells us the print.
Connect the estimate to PrintNext
The free calculator works without an account. When you are ready, PrintNext can connect the estimate to your real 3D printers, tracked filament inventory, and saved Workspace projects so planning continues after the number is calculated.
3D print calculator questions +
How do I calculate filament cost?
Multiply the grams used by the spool price divided by usable spool grams. For multicolor prints, calculate each filament separately and add the results.
How does the failure reserve work?
PrintNext uses expected attempts: repeatable cost × failure probability ÷ success probability. A 20% failure rate means 1.25 expected attempts for each successful build.
Is the target selling price a recommendation?
No. It is the mathematical price required to achieve the margin you entered after the active costs and selling fees.
Are taxes included?
No. Tax treatment varies by location and business. The calculator covers production and selling economics, not tax or accounting advice.