{"id":1989,"date":"2026-09-30T07:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinro.io\/crypto-mining-calculators\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:59:21","slug":"crypto-mining-calculators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coinro.io\/ro\/crypto-mining-calculators\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Mining Calculators 2026: Live Profit by Power Price"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.crm{--bg:#080a0f;--s1:#0d1118;--s2:#11161f;--s3:#161c27;--line:rgba(232,237,245,.09);--line2:rgba(232,237,245,.16);--ink:#e8edf5;--mut:#9aa6b8;--dim:#6b778a;--teal:#1ee7a6;--teal2:#12b886;--amber:#f5b94a;--red:#ff6b6b;--blue:#6ea8ff;font-family:Archivo,system-ui,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65;font-size:17px;max-width:880px;margin:0 auto}.crm *{box-sizing:border-box}.crm h1,.crm h2,.crm h3,.crm h4{color:var(--ink)!important;font-family:Fraunces,Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.18}.crm 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class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span>Mining &#038; staking desk \u00b7 10 live calculators<\/div>\n<h1>Crypto Mining Calculators for 2026: What Still Pays at Your Power Price<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lede\">Ten coins crypto Twitter is actually mining and staking right now, each with its own live calculator. Start with the power price check below. It tells you in ten seconds which rig makes money where you live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\">By Coinro Research \u00b7 Updated 30 Sep 2026 \u00b7 Live data: CoinGecko, api.kaspa.org, 2miners, MoneroOcean<\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinro.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/coinro-hero-hub.jpg\" alt=\"ASIC miner, GPU, CPU and server on a dark shelf with teal outlines\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption>Four ways to earn in 2026: ASICs for Kaspa and Zcash, a CPU or the new X9 for Monero, GPUs for Pearl, and staked tokens for Bittensor and NetNet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"calc\" id=\"hub-calc\">\n<div class=\"calc-head\"><h2>Power price check<\/h2><span class=\"status\">loading live data<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"fld\"><label for=\"hub-el\">Your electricity price ($\/kWh) <output for=\"hub-el\" data-fmt=\"usd\"><\/output><\/label><input type=\"range\" id=\"hub-el\" min=\"0\" max=\"0.35\" step=\"0.005\" value=\"0.10\" data-fmt=\"usd\"><div class=\"hint\">Check your bill for the all-in rate. US homes average about $0.17, hosted farms pay $0.06 to $0.08.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"result\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n<div class=\"big\"><div class=\"k\">Best rig at this price<\/div><div class=\"v\">&#8230;<\/div><div class=\"sub\">&#8230;<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tbl\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Coin<\/th><th>Rig<\/th><th>Mined \/ day<\/th><th>Revenue \/ day<\/th><th>Power \/ day<\/th><th>Profit \/ day<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody id=\"hub-rows\"><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"assume\">One rig per coin at manufacturer specs, 1% pool fee, today&#8217;s price and network size. Pearl uses WhatToMine&#8217;s conservative 300 Th\/s for an RTX 5090. Open each coin&#8217;s page for hardware cost, payback and difficulty growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Pick your calculator<\/h2>\n<h3>Stake<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cards c3\">\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/bittensor-tao-mining-staking-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Stake or mine subnets<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Bittensor (TAO)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">Root vs alpha staking yield, and what subnet miners really earn on-chain.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"bittensor\">TAO<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/netnet-staking-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Rebase staking \u00b7 Robinhood Chain<\/span><span class=\"nm\">NetNet (NET)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">What the 8-hour distribution is worth in dollars when the premium moves.<\/span><span class=\"px\">Robinhood Chain<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/hyperliquid-hype-staking-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Stake \u00b7 live validators<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Hyperliquid (HYPE)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">Real APR after commission, the 7-day unstaking queue and what the yield is worth in dollars.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"hyperliquid\">HYPE<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Mine<\/h3>\n<div class=\"cards\">\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/pearl-prl-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">GPU \u00b7 proof of useful work<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Pearl (PRL)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">RTX 5090, 4090 and 3090 mining returns on the new AI-work chain.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"pearl-2\">PRL<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/nockchain-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">GPU \u00b7 merge-mined with Pearl<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Nockchain (NOCK)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">What NOCK adds on top of Pearl on the same GPU, and why it loses money alone.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"nockchain\">NOCK<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/qubic-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">CPU \/ GPU \u00b7 useful work<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Qubic (QUBIC)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">What 1 it\/s pays per epoch, the 77.5% burn, and the break-even payout.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"qubic-network\">QUBIC<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/kaspa-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">kHeavyHash ASIC<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Kaspa (KAS)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">KS7 payback with the monthly emission cut built in.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"kaspa\">KAS<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/zcash-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Equihash ASIC<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Zcash (ZEC)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">Z15 Pro vs Z15K, and the ZEC price where each one breaks even.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"zcash\">ZEC<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/monero-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">CPU + RandomX ASIC<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Monero (XMR)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">Your desktop CPU against Bitmain&#8217;s X9, with P2Pool at zero fees.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"monero\">XMR<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"card\" href=\"\/aleo-mining-calculator\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Prover ASIC \u00b7 privacy<\/span><span class=\"nm\">Aleo (ALEO)<\/span><span class=\"ds\">IceRiver AE3 payback with the new staking requirement and real exchange depth.<\/span><span class=\"px\" data-cg=\"aleo\">ALEO<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinro.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/coinro-chart-hub-profit.jpg\" alt=\"Bar chart of daily mining profit per rig at 10 cents per kWh\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption>At $0.10\/kWh the Zcash and Monero ASICs earn many times what a Kaspa KS7 does. Daily profit is not payback: the Z15 Pro still costs $13,400.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Mining vs staking: two different bets<\/h2>\n<p>Mining turns electricity into coins. Your margin is the coin price minus your power bill, and a new ASIC generation can wipe it out overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Staking turns coins into more coins. No power bill, but your whole principal rides on the token price, and the yield is often paid in something more volatile than what you put in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbl\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Coin<\/th><th>How you earn<\/th><th>Entry cost<\/th><th>What breaks the math<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Bittensor<\/td><td>Stake TAO to a validator, or run a subnet miner<\/td><td>Any TAO amount; miners need hardware or API spend plus a registration burn<\/td><td>Alpha price drops, validator take, deregistration<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Pearl<\/td><td>GPU mining with useful-work proofs<\/td><td>A modern NVIDIA GPU<\/td><td>Difficulty growth, thin PRL liquidity<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>NetNet<\/td><td>Stake NET, rebases every 8 hours<\/td><td>NET bought with a 5% levy, or a bond<\/td><td>Premium over backing collapsing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Kaspa<\/td><td>kHeavyHash ASIC mining<\/td><td>$1,700 and up per ASIC<\/td><td>Monthly emission cut plus new Bitmain models<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Zcash<\/td><td>Equihash ASIC mining<\/td><td>$5,500 to $13,400 per ASIC<\/td><td>ZEC giving back its 2026 rally<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Monero<\/td><td>CPU or RandomX ASIC mining<\/td><td>A CPU you already own<\/td><td>An algorithm change that bricks the X9<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Hyperliquid<\/td><td>Delegate HYPE to a validator<\/td><td>Any HYPE amount<\/td><td>Low base APR, 7-day unstaking queue, validator jailing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Nockchain<\/td><td>GPU mining, alone or merged with Pearl<\/td><td>A modern NVIDIA GPU<\/td><td>25% reward cuts, thin NOCK liquidity<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Qubic<\/td><td>CPU or GPU mining for AI training work<\/td><td>A CPU or GPU you already own<\/td><td>Payout per it\/s that pools cannot currently estimate<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Aleo<\/td><td>Prover ASIC mining<\/td><td>An IceRiver AE3 plus staked ALEO<\/td><td>The stake requirement and exchange depth<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"example\"><span class=\"t\">Example<\/span>\n<p>At $0.10\/kWh a Z15 Pro burns $6.67 of power a day. At the ZEC price loaded above it mines several times that, which is why Zcash tops the check today.<\/p>\n<p>Slide the price to $0.25\/kWh and watch the gap close. The X9 and Z15 Pro stay positive for a long way, while the KS7 turns negative around $0.14.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinro.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/coinro-chart-hub-breakeven.jpg\" alt=\"Bar chart of the electricity price at which each mining rig breaks even\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption>The KS7 stops paying at about $0.14\/kWh, below the US home average. The GPU and the Zcash and Monero ASICs keep a wide margin at today&#8217;s prices, and that margin shrinks with every drop in coin price.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2>How to use these calculators without fooling yourself<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"steps\">\n<li><b>Use your real power price.<\/b> Include delivery charges and taxes. A $0.05 error turns a KS7&#8217;s $3 daily profit into a loss.<\/li>\n<li><b>Add difficulty growth.<\/b> Every coin page has a monthly difficulty slider. Zero is never the right answer after a price rally.<\/li>\n<li><b>Stress-test the price.<\/b> Type a price 40% lower than today. If the rig only works at today&#8217;s price, you are betting on price, not mining.<\/li>\n<li><b>Count the exit.<\/b> Pool payout thresholds, exchange fees, the 5% NetNet levy and alpha slippage all come out of your profit.<\/li>\n<li><b>Compare with buying.<\/b> Put the hardware budget into the <a href=\"\/crypto-roi-calculator\/\">crypto ROI calculator<\/a> as a plain buy. Mining has to beat that to be worth the noise.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"note risk\"><span class=\"t\">The honest part<\/span><p>A positive day is not a payback. A $13,400 Z15 Pro netting about $47 a day needs over nine months to earn back its price, and that assumes ZEC and difficulty hold still.<\/p><p>The Kaspa KS7 already loses money above $0.14\/kWh. Every rig here is one price drop or one ASIC generation away from the same place.<\/p><p>Staking yields in the double digits almost always come with a token that can fall faster than it pays.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<h2>Two videos to watch before you buy hardware<\/h2>\n<figure><div class=\"vid\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kt1YcuBs5Yo\" title=\"What is Bitcoin Mining ACTUALLY LIKE in 2026, VoskCoin\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>VoskCoin on what running miners at home is actually like in 2026: heat, noise, and the bills. The lessons carry over to every ASIC on this page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><div class=\"vid\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/FMR1LO1rNYA\" title=\"Perfect BEGINNER Home BITCOIN Miner in 2026, The Hobbyist Miner\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>The Hobbyist Miner walks through a small beginner setup. Useful if you want to learn pools and wallets on cheap hardware before spending thousands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Mining calculator FAQ<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq\">\n<details><summary>What is the most profitable coin to mine in 2026?<\/summary><p>At $0.10\/kWh the Zcash Z15 Pro and the Monero X9 lead the power price check, netting about $47 and $38 a day on 30 Sep 2026 figures. The ranking moves with every price swing and difficulty change, so reload the table above and test a lower coin price before you decide.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Is crypto mining still profitable at home?<\/summary><p>It depends on the coin. At the US average of about $0.17\/kWh a Kaspa KS7 loses money, while the Zcash and Monero ASICs stay positive at today&#8217;s prices. A GPU mining Pearl costs under $2 a day to run, but difficulty growth and a thin PRL market can erase that margin.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Is staking better than mining?<\/summary><p>Staking has no power bill or hardware, but your full balance rides on the token price, and double-digit yields usually arrive in a volatile token. Mining risk sits in hardware and electricity. Pick the risk you can check and price before you commit.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>How accurate are mining calculators?<\/summary><p>They are exact for today and wrong for next month. Network difficulty and coin price change daily, so treat any payback period longer than 12 months as a guess. Add monthly difficulty growth and test a price 40% lower before you buy hardware.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Which mining calculator should I start with?<\/summary><p>Start with the coin your hardware already fits. A gaming GPU points to Pearl, a spare CPU to Monero, and a budget over $2,000 to the Kaspa or Zcash ASIC pages. Hardware-free staking fits Bittensor or NetNet, and both carry token price risk.<\/p><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Looking for yield without hardware? The <a href=\"\/staking-yield-calculator\/\">staking yield calculator<\/a> covers ETH, SOL, ADA and other proof-of-stake coins.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"disc\">Estimates only, not financial advice. Figures use manufacturer specs and live network data that change every block. 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