Octopus Energy tariffs explained
Every current Octopus tariff, what shape its prices are, who it suits and what it costs live in your region. Independent, free, and not affiliated with Octopus Energy.
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Agile Octopus
A new price every 30 minutes
Agile Octopus sets a different unit rate for every half-hour settlement period, tracking day-ahead wholesale power. Tomorrow's 46, 48 or 50 prices are published each afternoon, usually just after 16:00.
See rates and explanation →Octopus Go
One cheap overnight block, one day rate
Octopus Go gives a single very cheap rate for a fixed overnight block and one higher rate for the rest of the day. It is built for electric-vehicle owners who can charge on a timer.
See rates and explanation →Intelligent Octopus Go
A long cheap window, scheduled for you
Intelligent Octopus Go extends the cheap overnight block and hands scheduling to Octopus, which charges your car whenever the grid is cheapest and bills the cheap rate even if that lands in the middle of the day.
See rates and explanation →Cosy Octopus
Three cheap blocks a day, one peak
Cosy Octopus is built around a heat pump's duty cycle: three cheap blocks spread through the day so the house can be pre-heated, and a peak rate in the evening to keep you off the grid when it is busiest.
See rates and explanation →Octopus Flux
Cheap overnight, premium export in the evening
Flux is a paired import and export tariff for homes with solar and a battery: buy cheap overnight, sell dear in the evening peak.
See rates and explanation →Snug Octopus
Time-of-use, aimed at storage heating
Snug is a time-of-use tariff aimed at electrically heated homes, sitting between a legacy [Economy 7](/guides/economy-7-explained) meter and a modern smart tariff.
See rates and explanation →Flexible Octopus
One rate, tracking the price cap
Flexible Octopus is the default tariff — one unit rate, one standing charge, priced at or below Ofgem's cap and changing when the cap changes.
See rates and explanation →Octopus Fixed
One rate, locked for the term
A fixed tariff locks your unit rate and standing charge for a term, usually twelve months. You are buying certainty, and paying a small premium for it.
See rates and explanation →Outgoing Octopus
Export: what Octopus pays you per kWh
Outgoing Octopus is the export side of the meter — what you are paid for the electricity your panels or battery send back to the grid.
See rates and explanation →Octopus gas
One rate per kWh of gas
Gas is billed per kWh like electricity, but your meter measures volume — cubic metres or hundreds of cubic feet — and the conversion happens on the bill.
See rates and explanation →Economy 7
Two registers: day and night
Economy 7 is the original time-of-use tariff: a meter with two registers, one cheap for seven hours overnight and one dearer for the other seventeen.
See rates and explanation →