Rita runs a property management office and needed 500 color pages of a lease addendum before a Monday walkthrough. The FedEx Office counter near her quoted self-service color at 71 cents per page, about $355 for the run. She ordered 499 pages online for $74.11, 14.9 cents each, with a PDF proof before anything printed. Ground shipping added $17.89 and the box arrived before her deadline. The counter kept her business for the eight pages she needed the same afternoon.
The quick answer: FedEx color copy cost per page
Public FedEx Office store pages checked in July 2026 list self-service pages from $0.71 to $0.76 for color and $0.23 to $0.24 for black and white, varying by location. Full-service counter work adds staff labor, and typical walk-in color rates land in the 60 to 79 cent range before tax. FedEx’s online document menu lists copies from $0.24 each, but that starting figure climbs with color coverage, paper, and finishing. Always confirm the exact rate at your store or in the online configurator before you commit a big run.
Why people still search “Kinkos prices”
Kinko’s became FedEx Office back in 2008, and the old name still refuses to die. If you are looking for Kinkos color copy prices, you are looking for FedEx Office: same counters, same self-service machines, current FedEx rates. There is no separate Kinko’s price list anymore, so every number in this article is a FedEx Office number.
FedEx color copy price table by quantity
Here is what the July 2026 self-service range implies at common quantities, next to the online alternative. FedEx figures use the checked 71 to 76 cent store range; your store may differ.
| Quantity | FedEx self-service (71-76¢) | 55printing online (September 23, 2026) | Online per page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 pages | $34.79 – $37.24 | $7.28 + $9.95 shipping | 14.9¢ |
| 99 pages | $70.29 – $75.24 | $14.71 + $9.95 shipping | 14.9¢ |
| 499 pages | $354.29 – $379.24 | $74.11 + $17.89 shipping | 14.9¢ |
| 999 pages | $709.29 – $759.24 | $148.36 + $26.71 shipping | 14.9¢ |
Online totals are live 55printing cart prices for single-sided full color on 24 lb bond, letter size, standard production, as of September 23, 2026. The gap is about five to one on print, 14.9 cents against 71 to 76 cents, so at 999 pages the counter costs roughly $575 more even after shipping. FedEx ranges follow how we check these prices (cluster pass refreshed September 23, 2026).
What drives the price up at the counter
Paper upgrades
Basic self-service pricing assumes standard 20lb copy paper. Move to cardstock, gloss, or specialty sheets at the counter and the per-page rate steps up, often by 20 to 50 cents per page depending on the stock. Ask for the stock price before the run starts, not after.
Double-sided pages
Duplex printing bills each printed side. A 100-sheet double-sided color job is 200 billed impressions, so the 71 cent rate becomes roughly $142 at self-service rates checked in July 2026. Online, double-sided color at 55printing bills the second side at the same base page price.
Rush and full-service fees
Handing the job to staff moves you from self-service to full-service pricing, and same-hour turnaround can add rush labor on top. If a team member collates, binds, or cuts, expect those services to be itemized above the per-page rate.
The same job ordered online: real math
Online pricing at 55printing is flat, which makes the planning easy. Letter color copies are 14.9 cents a page on 24 lb bond at any quantity: 99 pages cost $14.71, 499 cost $74.11, and 999 cost $148.36, all with a free PDF proof before production, as of September 23, 2026. There is no tier to round up to and no surprise at the next quantity break. The cart quantities run 49, 99, 199, 249, 499, 999 and up, and the print total is always the count times 14.9 cents.
The honest trade-off is time. Standard production runs a few business days plus ground transit, and rush 2-3 day production adds $8.80 on a 500-copy order, but nothing online beats walking out of a store with warm paper in hand within the hour.
When FedEx Office is the right call anyway
Some jobs belong at the counter. Take the store when you need pages within the hour, when the whole job is under about 25 pages, or when you are already there shipping a package and need three copies of a form notarized and printed. FedEx Office locations also handle odd one-off requests like single laminated sheets that make no sense to ship. For anything above 100 pages with even a day of lead time, run the math in the table above first: the difference at 500 pages is still more than $275 before shipping is counted.
FedEx or online: the 30-second call
- Need pages within the hour: FedEx Office self-service, pay the counter rate.
- Under 25 pages, needed today: any nearby counter beats shipping.
- 100+ pages with a few days of lead time: order cheap color copies online and keep the difference.
- Tight but not same-day: rush color copies with 2-3 day production adds just a few dollars.
See how FedEx stacks up against every other chain in our full color copy price comparison, or check what Staples charges for color copies before your next run. Retail rates were checked July 2026 and vary by store; 55printing cart totals were re-checked September 23, 2026.
FedEx color copy FAQ
How much is one color copy at FedEx Office?
Store pages checked in July 2026 list self-service color pages from 71 to 76 cents for a letter-size single side, before tax. Full-service handling costs more because staff labor is added. One-off pages are exactly what the counter is for, so the per-page premium rarely matters at quantity one.
Do FedEx color copy prices drop for bulk orders?
FedEx’s online document configurator lists copies from 24 cents each and adjusts by quantity, paper, and finishing, so larger online orders can price better than the self-service machine rate. Even so, the checked September 23, 2026 numbers show a 499-page color run at 55printing costing $74.11, which is 14.9 cents per page before shipping.
Is FedEx cheaper than Staples for color copies?
They sit close. Staples self-service color commonly runs 59 to 69 cents per page while FedEx store pages list 71 to 76 cents, both checked July 2026 and both varying by location. For a 100-page run that is roughly a $59 to $76 spread. Our full Staples vs FedEx comparison breaks the decision down job by job.
Can I email a file to FedEx Office and pick it up?
Yes. FedEx Office accepts uploads through its online print ordering and supports retrieving documents at self-service machines, so you can send a PDF ahead and print at the store. Uploading ahead saves counter time but does not change the per-page rate, which stayed at the posted self-service price when checked in July 2026.
How much are black and white copies at FedEx?
Self-service black and white pages listed at 23 to 24 cents per letter page on store pages checked in July 2026. For comparison, 499 black and white copies ordered at 55printing cost $31.84, a flat 6.4 cents per page, and 999 cost $63.74, as of September 23, 2026.
Is online really cheaper than FedEx for 500 copies?
Yes, when you have a few days. At 71 cents per page, 500 self-service color pages cost about $355 at FedEx. The same run, 499 pages, costs $74.11 plus $17.89 ground shipping at 55printing, $92.00 delivered, checked September 23, 2026. The counter only wins that job when the deadline is measured in hours.