Compare coffee pods by price per cup

Compare pod prices by machine

Capsules are not interchangeable between systems, so start with the machine you own.

• Nespresso Original pod pricesFits Nespresso OriginalLine machines (Pixie, Essenza, CitiZ, Inissia and the Krups/Magimix equivalents).5 capsules · from £0.30 a cup
• Nespresso Vertuo pod pricesFits Nespresso Vertuo machines (Vertuo Next, Vertuo Plus, Vertuo Pop).13 capsules · from £0.68 a cup
• Dolce Gusto pod pricesFits NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto machines (Genio, Piccolo, Infinissima, Neo).11 capsules · from £0.19 a cup
• Tassimo pod pricesFits Bosch Tassimo machines (Vivy, Happy, Style, Finesse).4 capsules · from £0.25 a cup

Working out cost per cup for pods

Pods are the easiest format to price and the easiest to get wrong. A capsule is one cup, so cost per cup is simply the pack price divided by the number of capsules — except on Dolce Gusto, where many milk drinks use two pods, so a box of 16 is 8 drinks. Always check whether a box is priced per pod or per drink.

The largest saving available to most pod drinkers is switching from machine-brand capsules to compatible ones, which typically costs 30% to 50% less per cup. Whether that is an option depends entirely on your system — the compatibility guide covers which systems are open and which are closed.

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