4 vendors with a live service page in this class
Gene synthesis: vendors compared on published prices
Gene synthesis is the reference case for published pricing in this market: every vendor below prints a per-base entry rate on its own service page, which makes the class genuinely comparable before you send anyone a sequence. The priced vendors are quoted verbatim with the date we checked, and the rate shown is each vendor's own standard-complexity entry price.
- median advertised gene synthesis price per base pair
- $0.11
- advertised per-base price range across vendors
- $0.07 to $0.15
- vendors with an evidenced Gene synthesis service
- 4
Vendors with an evidenced Gene synthesis service
| Vendor | Gene synthesis | Gene synthesis service | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twist Bioscience | $0.07/bp | Twist Bioscience's own service page | vendor service page checked August 2026 |
| Quintara Biosciences | $0.08/bp | Quintara Biosciences's own service page | vendor service page checked August 2026 |
| Bio Basic | $0.15/bp | Bio Basic's own service page | vendor service page checked August 2026 |
| GenScript | $0.15/bp | GenScript's own service page | vendor service page checked August 2026 |
A vendor appears here when its own live service page for Gene synthesis answered at the linked URL on the date shown. Prices in the table are each vendor's advertised entry prices; sequence complexity, length, turnaround and delivery format change the quoted total.
Choosing a gene synthesis vendor
Compare the pricing MODEL before the number. A per-base rate and a flat rate per construct are both real prices for the same job, and which is cheaper depends entirely on construct length and on whether you need cloning and plasmid prep included. The service pages linked beside each figure state what the price covers.
Check the complexity tiering. High GC, long repeats and strong secondary structure move a construct into a higher band at every vendor, and a sequence that one vendor accepts at its entry rate may be re-tiered by another. Sending the actual sequence for quotation is the only way to settle it.
Turnaround is priced separately and routinely exceeds the per-base difference on short constructs. If you need a date, get the surcharge to hit it quoted alongside the base price.
Common questions
- Which gene synthesis vendor is cheapest?
- On advertised entry rate, the table ranks the vendors that publish one. On your actual construct it depends on complexity tiering and on which lines each price includes, so the ranking here is a starting point for quotations rather than a final answer.
- What does gene synthesis cost?
- The priced vendors below advertise entry rates per base pair, each quoted from the vendor's own page with its retrieval date. Complexity uplifts, cloning, the vector and plasmid prep are priced on top by most vendors.
- Why do some vendors quote per construct instead of per base?
- A flat rate per construct bundles synthesis, cloning and plasmid preparation into one number, which is simpler to budget and usually better value on longer constructs. Both models appear in the table so they can be read side by side.
Cite or embed this figure
The median advertised gene synthesis price per base pair in Gene synthesis was $0.11 in August 2026, across 4 verified vendor service pages recorded in BioBricks Synthesis Price Index.
Cite as: "BioBricks Synthesis Price Index: Gene synthesis", updated 2026-08-24, https://biobricks.org/services/gene-synthesis/.
Download the Gene synthesis dataset (CSV), free to reuse with citation.