Factorio Recipe Cost Comparison (Items)
Compare 12 Factorio recipe direct costs in items, from 1 iron plate to 9 robot frame solids. Exact official base game 2.0 normal mode data in a linked tool.
Visual comparison
All values
Click any row to load it as Entry A.
| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate Base smelt at 1 item. | 1 items | Furnace, 1 ore to 1 plate | Official Factorio Wiki Iron plate: 1 iron ore to 1 plate |
| Copper plate Matches iron at 1 item. | 1 items | Furnace, 1 ore to 1 plate | Official Factorio Wiki Copper plate: 1 copper ore to 1 plate |
| Iron stick Cost 1, output 2 sticks. | 1 items | Assembling, 1 plate to 2 sticks | Official Factorio Wiki Iron stick: 1 iron plate to 2 sticks |
| Copper cable Cost 1, output 2 cable. | 1 items | Assembling, 1 plate to 2 cable | Official Factorio Wiki Copper cable infobox: 1 copper plate to 2 cable |
| Iron gear wheel Core part at 2 items. | 2 items | Assembling, 2 plates to 1 gear | Official Factorio Wiki Iron gear wheel infobox: 2 iron plates to 1 gear |
| Pipe Plumbing at 1 item. | 1 items | Assembling, 1 plate to 1 pipe | Official Factorio Wiki Pipe: 1 iron plate to 1 pipe |
| Steel plate Furnace heavy at 5 items. | 5 items | Furnace, 5 iron plates to 1 steel | Official Factorio Wiki Steel plate: 5 iron plates to 1 steel |
| Electronic circuit Green chip at 4 direct items. | 4 items | Assembling, 1 plate plus 3 cable | Official Factorio Wiki Electronic circuit: 1 iron plate plus 3 copper cable to 1 |
| Engine unit Matches green at 4 direct items. | 4 items | Assembling, 1 steel plus 1 gear plus 2 pipe | Official Factorio Wiki Engine unit: 1 steel plus 1 gear plus 2 pipe to 1 |
| Advanced circuit Red chip at 8 direct items. | 8 items | Assembling, 2 green plus 2 plastic plus 4 cable | Official Factorio Wiki Advanced circuit: 2 green plus 2 plastic plus 4 cable to 1 |
| Electric engine unit Fluid excluded, solids at 3 items. | 3 items | Assembling solids only, 1 engine plus 2 green | Official Factorio Wiki Electric engine unit solids: 1 engine plus 2 green plus lubricant fluid |
| Flying robot frame Longest here at 9 solids. Fluids excluded. | 9 items | Assembling solids, 1 e engine plus 2 battery plus 1 steel plus 3 green | Official Factorio Wiki Flying robot frame solids: 1 e engine plus 2 battery plus 1 steel plus 3 green |
About this converter
Factorio direct costs run 1 to 9 solids in this table. Iron plate, copper plate, iron stick, copper cable and pipe each cost 1 direct item. Iron gear costs 2. Electronic circuit and engine unit each cost 4 direct items. Steel plate costs 5. Advanced circuit costs 8. Electric engine solids cost 3 with lubricant fluid kept out. Flying robot frame solids cost 9 and top the table. Every figure is direct ingredients per craft in base game 2.0 normal mode with no modules and no foundry alts. Fluids are kept out and noted per row.
How to use it
Pick two recipes and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 Flying robot frame against 1 Iron gear to see the 9 to 2 gap. All rows use Items, so the unit stays fixed. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
Values pin direct solids only. Battery and plastic chains need fluids in full raw totals, kept out here for clarity and noted per row. Space Age foundry casting alts such as molten iron to gears stay out because base Assembling is the topic. Version is locked to 2.0 base normal with no modules. Blue science chains past frames stay out to keep the table focused.
FAQ
What is cheapest here?
Iron plate, copper plate, stick, cable and pipe at 1 direct item each.
How much is a green circuit?
4 direct items: 1 iron plate plus 3 copper cable, per official Wiki.
Why exclude fluids?
Lubricant and acid use ml units. Solids give a clean item count, fluids are noted per row.
Which game version?
Base 2.0 normal, no modules, no foundry alts. Space Age alts stay out.
Sources
- Official Factorio Wiki Iron plate, Copper plate, Steel plate, Iron gear wheel, Iron stick, Copper cable pages (direct recipes)
- Official Factorio Wiki Electronic circuit, Advanced circuit, Engine unit, Electric engine unit, Flying robot frame pages (direct solids)
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 12 entries
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