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Pod Price Index

Every K-Cup and Nespresso box we track, ranked by the only price that matters: per pod. 33 boxes across Keurig, Nespresso Original and Vertuo, each with the date its price was read from the listing.

SystemRoastCheckedBuy
$0.32Bestpresso Original-compatible Variety, 120 ctvarietyOriginal (compatible)120$38.99Light–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.39Solimo Colombian Medium Roast, 100 ctKeurig100$38.89Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.45Eight O'Clock The Original, 72 ctKeurig72$32.39Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.48Tim Hortons Original Blend, 100 ctKeurig100$47.98Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.48Community Coffee Breakfast Blend, 72 ctKeurig72$34.79Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.49Lavazza Original-compatible Variety, 60 ctvarietyOriginal (compatible)60$29.48Light–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.49Café Bustelo Espresso Style, 96 ctKeurig96$47.50Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.50Starbucks Pike Place Roast, 96 ctKeurig96$47.97Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.51McCafé Premium Roast Decaf, 84 ctKeurig84$42.85Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.55San Francisco Bay Fog Chaser, 80 ctKeurig-compatible80$43.99Medium-dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.55Café La Llave Original-compatible Dark, 80 ctOriginal (compatible)80$43.99Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.57Lavazza Favorites Variety Pack, 64 ctvarietyKeurig64$36.28Light–medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.57Starbucks by Nespresso Original Variety, 50 ctvarietyOriginal50$28.35Blonde–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.57Starbucks by Nespresso Original, Pike Place, 50 ctOriginal50$28.50Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.58L'OR Ristretto, 50 ctOriginal (compatible)50$28.95Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.58Green Mountain Breakfast Blend, 32 ctKeurig32$18.63Light2026-08-21Amazon
$0.58McCafé Premium Roast, 84 ctKeurig84$48.95Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.59The Original Donut Shop Regular, 72 ctKeurig72$42.73Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.60Peet's Major Dickason's Blend, 75 ctKeurig75$44.77Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.62Keurig Decaf Variety Pack, 24 ctvarietyKeurig24$14.99Light–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.66Dunkin' Original Blend, 60 ctKeurig60$39.50Medium2026-08-21Amazon
$0.85Peet's Original-compatible Variety, 40 ctvarietyOriginal (compatible)40$33.99Medium–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.88Death Wish Dark Roast, 50 ctKeurig-compatible50$44.10Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.89Nespresso Original Ispirazione Variety, 100 ctvarietyOriginal100$89.10Medium–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.90Keurig Coffee Lover's Collection Variety, 40 ctvarietyKeurig40$35.99Light–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$0.90Nespresso Original Variety Pack, 50 ctvarietyOriginal50$45.00Medium–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$1.24Nespresso Vertuo Dark Assortment, 40 ctvarietyVertuo40$49.60Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$1.26Nespresso Vertuo Discovery Variety, 50 ctvarietyVertuo50$63.10Light–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$1.28Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo, Blonde Espresso, 50 ctVertuo50$64.00Blonde2026-08-21Amazon
$1.35Nespresso Vertuo Double Espresso Variety, 30 ctvarietyVertuo30$40.50Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$1.40Nespresso Vertuo Intenso, 30 ctVertuo30$42.00Dark2026-08-21Amazon
$1.40Nespresso Vertuo Variety Pack, 30 ctvarietyVertuo30$42.00Medium–dark2026-08-21Amazon
$2.14Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo, Pike Place, 30 ctVertuo30$64.17Medium2026-08-21Amazon

Prices read from each Amazon listing on the date shown; they move. Box counts from the listing. Last check across the index: 2026-08-21. This table is free to cite with attribution.

Why rank by price per pod instead of box price?

Because boxes range from 24 to 120 pods. A $16 box of 24 and a $39 box of 100 are 66 cents and 39 cents a cup. Two pods a day is 730 a year, so a 30-cent gap per pod is about $220 a year.

Why are Vertuo capsules so much more expensive?

Vertuo's barcoded capsules have no third-party market, so every box is Nespresso-made or Nespresso-licensed. Original and K-Cup formats are open, which is where the sub-50-cent boxes come from.

How current are these prices?

Each row shows the date we last read the price from the listing. We re-check monthly; prices move, so treat the table as the ranking on that day, not a quote.