The cheapest price per terabyte in every SSD segment, plus the quarterly Gen 4 NVMe price-history chart and a 2026 outlook. For the full live list of 56 drives, see the home page. Updated June 24, 2026.
Cheapest $/TB now: Intel 670p 2TB — $34.99/TB
Gen 4 average: $76/TB (flat since early 2026)
Outlook: flat-to-rising through mid-2026
Average price per terabyte for new Gen 4 NVMe SSDs since 2023 — Amazon US.
This page tracks where SSD prices sit and where they have been — the trend, not just today’s sticker. For the full live list of all 56 drives sorted by price, use the home page comparison; this tracker focuses on the cheapest price per TB in each segment and the quarterly history behind it. Every figure reflects the June 24, 2026 check.
The single best cost-per-terabyte in each part of the market, updated each price check:
| Segment | Cheapest drive | $/TB | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVMe Gen 4 · new | Kingston NV3 2TB | $59.99 | $119.99 |
| NVMe Gen 5 · new | Crucial T710 2TB | $90.00 | $179.99 |
| SATA · new | Kingston A400 1TB | $62.99 | $62.99 |
| External · new | WD My Passport SSD 2TB | $70.00 | $139.99 |
| NVMe · used | Intel 670p 2TB | $34.99 | $69.99 |
The chart above and the table below track the same series: average new Gen 4 NVMe $/TB, quarter by quarter. It is the clearest read on the consumer SSD market because Gen 4 is where most buyers shop.
| Quarter | Avg Gen 4 NVMe $/TB | QoQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06 | $38/TB | — |
| 2023-09 | $42/TB | ▲ +$4 |
| 2023-12 | $45/TB | ▲ +$3 |
| 2024-03 | $48/TB | ▲ +$3 |
| 2024-06 | $52/TB | ▲ +$4 |
| 2024-09 | $58/TB | ▲ +$6 |
| 2024-12 | $62/TB | ▲ +$4 |
| 2025-03 | $65/TB | ▲ +$3 |
| 2025-06 | $68/TB | ▲ +$3 |
| 2025-09 | $72/TB | ▲ +$4 |
| 2025-12 | $74/TB | ▲ +$2 |
| 2026-01 | $75/TB | ▲ +$1 |
| 2026-02 | $76/TB | ▲ +$1 |
| 2026-03 | $75/TB | ▼ -$1 |
| 2026-04 | $75/TB | flat |
Prices fell from $38/TB in mid-2023 to a low, then climbed back to a $76/TB peak and have held a $75–76 plateau since early 2026. The driver is structural: NAND fabs are running near capacity and prioritising AI and data-center orders, so consumer allocation — and pricing — has stopped improving. SATA has followed the same curve at a lower absolute level (cheapest SATA here is $62.99/TB), while Gen 5 NVMe carries a 40–80% premium over Gen 4 for speed most users never saturate.
For most buyers, no. Industry forecasts (TrendForce and others) point to flat-to-rising client SSD prices through at least mid-2026, with no meaningful new fab capacity arriving until late 2027. If you need storage now, buying the cheapest $/TB drive in your segment above beats waiting. If you are price-sensitive and patient, set a target $/TB from the history table and buy when a drive crosses it.
Each drive’s price per TB is its Amazon US listing price divided by raw capacity. The history series is the quarterly average of new Gen 4 NVMe drives. New and used listings are tracked separately so condition never skews a comparison. See also average $/TB by capacity for the per-size breakdown.