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Mailchimp Essentials (500 contacts)
Essentials starts at $13 per month for up to 500 contacts on published USD list pricing, with templates, A/B testing, and basic automation. Send limits scale with contact count (about 10× contacts). Free caps at 250 contacts.
Usage calculator
- Published unit price
- $13.00
- Estimated cost
- $13,000.00
Project monthly volume
- Estimated daily cost
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- Estimated monthly cost
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Cost by usage volume
The table includes intermediate steps such as 25, 50, and 250 units, so you can inspect growth between large round-number bands.
| Usage volume | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $13.00 |
| 10 | $130.00 |
| 25 | $325.00 |
| 50 | $650.00 |
| 100 | $1,300.00 |
| 250 | $3,250.00 |
| 500 | $6,500.00 |
| 1,000 | $13,000.00 |
| 2,500 | $32,500.00 |
| 5,000 | $65,000.00 |
| 10,000 | $130,000.00 |
| 25,000 | $325,000.00 |
| 50,000 | $650,000.00 |
| 100,000 | $1,300,000.00 |
| 250,000 | $3,250,000.00 |
| 500,000 | $6,500,000.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $13,000,000.00 |
| 5,000,000 | $65,000,000.00 |
| 10,000,000 | $130,000,000.00 |
Cost profile
- The published rate is $13.00 per Essentials month (500 contacts).
- One thousand units cost $13,000.00; 100,000 units cost $1,300,000.00 before allowances, tiers, or other billing components.
- A $100 budget covers about 7 units at this linear rate.
This calculator applies the published unit rate linearly. Included quotas, tiered prices, minimum commitments, regional charges, and other billing components may change the actual total.