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Medium-roast K-Cups, ranked by what they have actually cost

Updated May 25, 2026

Medium roast is the workhorse profile in most American Keurig kitchens — balanced, no smoke, plays well with cream. Every major brand sells one. And the per-cup gap between the cheapest box and the splashiest can be roughly two-to-one for something that is, blind, a hard difference to call. So. The useful filter isn't taste notes. It's per-pod price you've actually watched the box hit — not the sticker.

How podpricer reads them

Each box is ranked by what it has actually cost per pod over its rolling ninety-day window — recent typical, recent low. Boxes that have demonstrably traded under their own typical sit above boxes whose only argument is a flattering sticker on a single day. Worth noting: brand-premium roasters (Starbucks, Peet's) tend to keep their boxes above the median, while the Keurig house labels (Green Mountain, Original Donut Shop, McCafe) cluster lower. That's the math, not a judgement.

A first filter, not the last word

Tracked low per pod is the strongest single filter — and as best I can tell, the only one worth leading with. But the figure that decides what you pay is whatever Amazon shows at checkout, after coupons, Subscribe & Save, and current shipping. Open each box below for the full chart. Then open Amazon and confirm.