Is there a minimum order to get something 3D printed?

There is no minimum quantity: you can order one part. There is a $5 minimum on the whole order before postage, so an order with less than $5 of printing is rounded up to $5.

How much does it cost to 3D print one small part?

A small PLA part like a cable clip is about $0.70 of printing, so on its own it comes to our $5 order minimum plus postage. A phone stand is $6.16, already past the minimum.

Do I get a discount for ordering more copies?

Yes, on labour: 10% from the second copy, 20% from the fifth and 30% from the tenth, for copies of one part in one colour that fit two to a plate. Plastic is charged by the gram either way.

Can I mix different parts to reach the minimum?

Yes. The $5 minimum counts the whole order, so any parts in the same order fill it together.

Do I need an account to see the price?

No. Upload the file on the parts page and the price appears before you sign up. You make an account when you order.

3D Printing With No Minimum Order: What One Part Really Costs

“No minimum” can mean two different things, and a buyer with one part needs both. No quantity minimum means nobody makes you order ten to get one. No money minimum means a three-dollar part is not billed as a hundred-dollar job. We have no quantity minimum and a $5 order minimum, so here is exactly what that does to a real part at one copy, at ten and at fifty.

One part, or fifty

10.2 g of PLA, 30 min to print, 30 × 71 mm on the bed. Two fit side by side, so copies get the quantity discount.

Copies in the order1

Each: $5.00
Order, before postage: $5.00
Lifted by the minimum: +$3.30
Quantity saving: —

Below 4 copies, this part costs less than our $5.00 order minimum, so the order is lifted to $5.00. The minimum counts the whole order, so another part in the same order fills it just as well. Labour comes off from the 2nd copy (10%), 5th copy (20%), 10th copy (30%).

Sliced on our production profile (2026-09-25); priced live at today’s PLA Basic rate and labour rate, through the same pricing pass the checkout uses. Postage is quoted for your address before you pay.

The short answer

Order one part. Below $5 of printing, the order is rounded up to $5; above it, you pay for exactly what is printed.

How it worksThe $5 minimum is on the whole order before postage, not on each part. Two small parts in one order fill it together.

What one part really costs

A small part: Our cable clip is 2.3 g of PLA and 13 minutes on the printer: $0.70 of printing. One on its own is a $5.00 order. Ten of them come to $5.93, and fifty are $0.52 each.
A medium part: A wall hook, 10.2 g and 30 minutes, is $1.70 of printing. One is a $5.00 order, four clear the minimum, and ten are $1.46 each.
A bigger part: A phone stand, 71.9 g and 94 minutes, is $6.16 on its own, already past the minimum. Ten are $5.40 each and fifty are $4.87.
A wide part: A 240 × 160 mm drawer organiser fills a plate by itself, so copies print one at a time and each costs the same $13.45.

Postage is on top, quoted live for your address before you pay. A small parcel from our California printers to Dallas was $5.72 by USPS when we last checked. For how a price is built from a file, see how an instant quote works.

Where quantity starts to pay

The rule: Copies of one part in one colour come off the labour: 10% from the second copy, 20% from the fifth and 30% from the tenth.
The catch: They have to fit two side by side on a plate, because that is where the saving comes from. A part too wide to pair prints alone, and every copy costs the same.
What it does not touch: Plastic is charged by the gram at every quantity. The discount is on print time only.

For runs in the hundreds, the cost of 100 units follows the same curve further out.

Ordering one part

1. Price it: Upload an STL, OBJ, 3MF or STEP file on our online 3D printing service. It is sliced on the printers’ own profile and the price per part comes back in seconds, before you make an account.
2. Choose: Pick a plastic and colour and type how many. The price updates as you go.
3. Pay: Make an account at checkout and pay by card. No subscription is needed and there is nothing to set up.
4. Receive it: Every order goes to the printers when it is paid and ships in 3 to 7 business days, tracked.

Not sure the file is ready? Check your STL before you send it. Comparing services? The online services, side by side.