> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://print.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pricing

> How Print Options prices a job: base price, price changes on choices, quantity breaks, per-page and per-area rates, setup fees and minimum orders.

Print Options prices the way print shops quote: a base, adjustments for the
choices made, rates that scale with pages or area, then fees and floors.

## The base price

Every option set has a base price, set under **Product** settings:

* **Once per order** — a flat starting amount for the job.
* **Per unit × quantity** — multiplied by the quantity the customer picks.
  This is the usual choice for cards, flyers and stickers.

## Price changes on choices

Each choice can carry one or more price changes. Select a choice in the
builder, open its details, and add them under **Pricing**.

| Type                                    | What it does                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Fixed**                               | Added once, regardless of quantity. Good for a plate or die charge.                                                                             |
| **Per unit**                            | Multiplied by the quantity.                                                                                                                     |
| **Per page**                            | Multiplied by the uploaded file's page count and the quantity.                                                                                  |
| **Per colour page** / **Per mono page** | The same, split by colour and black-and-white pages. Needs a file source that reports them, such as [Filecheck](/docs/print-options/guides/uploads). |
| **Per area**                            | Multiplied by the job's area and quantity — for banners, posters and stickers.                                                                  |
| **Percent**                             | A percentage of the running total. Good for premium finishes.                                                                                   |
| **Multiplier**                          | Multiplies the running total, e.g. `1.1` for double-sided.                                                                                      |
| **Setup**                               | A flat fee added at the very end, after percentages and multipliers.                                                                            |

<Note>
  Order matters, and it is fixed: amounts first, then percentages, then
  multipliers, then setup fees, then the minimum price. That is why a paper
  upgrade multiplier never inflates your plate fee.
</Note>

## Quantity breaks

Any per-unit, per-page or per-area price — including the base price — can use a
tier table instead of a single amount. Add tiers in the builder and give each
row an upper bound, leaving the last row open-ended.

Two modes:

* **Flat** — the whole quantity is priced at the matched row's rate. 500 cards
  at the "up to 999" rate means all 500 use that rate.
* **Graduated** — each band is priced at its own rate and summed, like income
  tax brackets.

```text Example: flat tiers on a per-unit base price theme={null}
up to 249    $0.08 each
up to 499    $0.06 each
up to 999    $0.045 each
thereafter   $0.035 each
```

## Area pricing

For products sized by the customer, add a **Dimensions** field and give the
relevant choice a **Per area** price change. Set the unit it is priced in —
square metres, square feet or square inches — and the engine converts the
customer's width × height for you.

<Tip>
  If your product's size comes from the uploaded artwork rather than a
  dimensions field, leave the field reference empty: the area is then taken
  from the file's own canvas size.
</Tip>

## Order rules

Under **Product** settings you will find two whole-order rules:

* **Setup fee** — added once to every order, after all percentages and
  multipliers.
* **Minimum price** — the total never drops below this, however the options
  are configured.

## Prices are verified, always

The total in the configurator is a live preview. When the customer adds the job
to the cart, the same pricing rules run again **on our servers** and the result
is signed. Your store charges that verified price.

This means a customer who edits prices in their browser achieves nothing — the
add to cart is simply refused. You never have to reconcile a browser price with
what you meant to charge.