Printer Cost Per Page Calculator

Printer Cost Per Page Calculator

Compare what you really pay to print. Enter the price and page yield for a name-brand (OEM) cartridge and a Swift Ink cartridge, then how many pages you print each month.

Name-brand (OEM) cartridge

Enter a price greater than $0.
Listed on the box or product page. Enter a page yield of at least 1.

Swift Ink cartridge

Enter a price greater than $0.
Shown in the Specifications table on each product. Enter a page yield of at least 1.
Not sure? A small office often prints 500–2,000 pages a month. Enter at least 1 page per month.

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You could save $0 a year (0% less per page).

Cost comparison between name-brand and Swift Ink cartridges
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How cost per page is calculated

Cost per page = cartridge price ÷ page yield

For example, a $39.99 cartridge rated for 3,000 pages costs about 1.3¢ per page. Multiply by the pages you print each month to see your monthly and yearly cost.

For color printers, add up the cost per page of each color cartridge you use.

Page yields are rated by manufacturers at about 5% page coverage using ISO test methods. Your actual yield depends on what you print, so treat these results as an estimate. Example prices are for illustration only.