Every Octopus Energy tariff available right now — unit rate, standing charge, contract length, exit fee and renewable status. Last verified 14 May 2026.
Octopus Energy is a fully Ofgem-licensed domestic supplier, so its Flexible Octopus standard variable tariff is capped quarterly by the Ofgem Energy Price Cap. Fixed and time-of-use tariffs (Octopus 12M Fixed, Octopus Tracker, Octopus Agile, Octopus Go, Intelligent Octopus Go, Cosy Octopus and the Outgoing export tariffs) sit outside the cap and can be cheaper or more expensive than the Flex headline rate depending on wholesale prices. Rates below are the typical single-rate Midlands values for direct debit, excluding VAT, taken from the live octopus.energy/our-tariffs price sheet.
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Standing charge
Daily charge from Octopus
× 365 days× 365
= Annual standing charge
Unit rate
Charge per kWh used
Includes 5% VAT and regulated network charges
× 2,700 kWh (Ofgem typical)
Unit rates
Peak rate
Off-peak rate
Includes 5% VAT and regulated network charges
Annual energy (50/50 split assumed)
Actual cost depends on how much of your usage falls in the off-peak window — see the supplier for window hours.
Estimated annual cost
at 2,700 kWh typical use
Data refreshed automatically against Octopus's back-office filing — last verified . The annual cost is an illustrative estimate at Ofgem's typical-household consumption (TDCV). Your real bill depends on your usage, meter type and any add-on services.
Prices shown are the current rates Octopus Energy files with our comparator for a typical single-rate meter, including 5% VAT. Final bills depend on your meter type and usage profile.
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Which Octopus Energy tariff fits you, and what will you actually pay?
Octopus Energy runs the widest tariff line-up in the UK domestic market in 2026: ten active products covering the default variable, a 12-month fix, two trackers (daily and half-hourly), three EV / smart-charging tariffs, a heat-pump tariff, the Saver Sessions DFS rewards scheme and two solar export tariffs. The right choice depends on five questions: do you have a working SMETS2 smart meter, do you have an EV, do you have a heat pump, do you have rooftop solar, and how engaged do you want to be with the daily price. The cards below explain who each tariff fits and what you will actually pay.
Flexible Octopus
variable · default
Best fit if — New customers, recently switched households and anyone who wants the flexibility of leaving with no exit fee. The right home while you decide whether to fix, track or move to a smart tariff.
Skip if — You actively want to capture savings against the Ofgem price cap. Tracker, Agile and the 12M Fixed are all structurally cheaper for the same risk profile, and Octopus Go / Intelligent Go can save EV households several hundred pounds a year.
What you'll actually pay
24.86 p/kWh electricity + 53.80 p/day standing charge, 5.74 p/kWh gas + 32.00 p/day standing charge. On a typical 2,700 kWh electricity + 11,500 kWh gas dual-fuel household that works out at about GBP 1,633 a year at Q2 2026 cap levels.
A safe holding tariff, not a financially competitive choice. Use as a stepping stone to Tracker, the 12M Fix or one of the smart EV / heat-pump tariffs.
Octopus 12M Fixed
fixed · 12 months
Best fit if — Households that want a predictable monthly direct debit for the next year and value a no-exit-fee fix. The right home if you expect the Ofgem cap to rise or stay flat over the contract length.
Skip if — You expect the cap to fall sharply (Tracker and Flexible track the cap down, the fix does not), or you have a smart meter and an EV / heat pump that would unlock larger savings on a smart tariff.
What you'll actually pay
23.45 p/kWh electricity + 53.80 p/day standing charge, 5.45 p/kWh gas + 32.00 p/day standing charge. On a typical dual-fuel household that works out at about GBP 1,562 a year, around GBP 71 below the cap.
The default fix on the Octopus sheet. Better priced than Flexible, cheaper than the cap, and one of very few UK fixed deals with no exit fee at all.
Octopus Tracker
tracker · daily wholesale
Best fit if — Engaged smart-meter households happy to read the daily rate in the app each morning. Cheap when wholesale prices are low (which is most of the year in 2026) and a hedge against a falling cap, since Tracker repasses wholesale moves immediately rather than waiting three months for the next cap reset.
Skip if — You want a predictable bill, you do not have a SMETS2 meter, or you cannot swallow occasional cold-snap spikes when wholesale gas peaks in deep winter.
What you'll actually pay
Daily-varying unit rate, recent average around 21.30 p/kWh electricity and 4.85 p/kWh gas, plus 53.80 p/day electricity and 32.00 p/day gas standing charges. Recent 12-month average bill on a typical dual-fuel household: around GBP 1,452 a year, close to GBP 180 below the cap.
The cheapest dual-fuel plan on the Octopus sheet over the last year, with daily price visibility in the app. Genuinely transformative for households happy to engage.
Octopus Agile
agile · half-hourly wholesale
Best fit if — Smart-meter households that can shift heavy loads (EV, dishwasher, washing machine, immersion, batteries) into the cheap overnight and midday windows. Uniquely transparent: every half-hourly price is published 24 hours in advance via the public API.
Skip if — You cannot or will not shift heavy load. Agile is a feast or famine product: brilliant if you respond to the price signal, the same as Flexible if you do not.
What you'll actually pay
Half-hourly varying unit rate, recent average around 21.10 p/kWh electricity, capped at 100 p/kWh. A household running an EV charger, dishwasher and washing machine on the cheap overnight slots can save GBP 250-400 a year versus Flexible.
The most flexible and most transparent UK domestic tariff in 2026. Pair with a smart car charger, a battery or a smart appliance schedule for the full saving.
Octopus Go
fixed · EV time-of-use
Best fit if — EV households with a SMETS2 smart meter who can shift the bulk of car charging into the 00:30 to 05:30 cheap window. The simplest of the three Octopus EV tariffs - the cheap window is fixed and predictable.
Skip if — You want the cheapest possible EV charging (Intelligent Octopus Go optimises further by smart-charging outside the standard window), or your driving pattern means you mostly charge at public chargers / at work.
What you'll actually pay
24.86 p/kWh peak / 8.50 p/kWh overnight (00:30 to 05:30), 5.74 p/kWh gas. An EV driver charging 3,500 kWh overnight and using 2,000 kWh in the daytime saves around GBP 470 a year versus the same load on Flexible.
A category-leading entry-level EV tariff. The 8.5 p/kWh cheap rate is one of the lowest UK overnight EV rates outside Intelligent Go.
Intelligent Octopus Go
fixed · smart EV charging
Best fit if — EV households that want Octopus to schedule charging outside the fixed 23:30 to 05:30 cheap window whenever wholesale prices fall. Compatible with most modern EVs (Tesla, Polestar, Hyundai, Kia, MG, Ford and more) and most smart chargers (Ohme, Wallbox, Hypervolt, Zappi).
Skip if — Your car or charger is not on the compatibility list, your driving pattern requires daytime fast-charging, or you prefer fully predictable cheap-window timing rather than app-controlled smart sessions.
What you'll actually pay
24.86 p/kWh peak / 7.00 p/kWh during the cheap window AND any extra smart-scheduled session, 5.74 p/kWh gas. An EV driver charging 4,000 kWh through Intelligent Go saves around GBP 540 a year versus the same load on Flexible, often more during a wholesale-price-low month.
The cheapest UK EV tariff for compatible cars and chargers in 2026. Apply once your charger is registered with Octopus, then leave Octopus to optimise the schedule.
Cosy Octopus
fixed · heat pump
Best fit if — Households who have replaced a gas boiler with an air-source or ground-source heat pump and now use materially more electricity. The two cheap windows (04:00-07:00 and 13:00-16:00) match the natural pre-heating cadence of a heat pump on a buffer tank.
Skip if — You do not yet have a heat pump installed, your installation is not registered with Octopus, or your daytime evening usage is heavy (the 16:00-19:00 peak window is more expensive than the day rate).
What you'll actually pay
13.00 p/kWh in the two cheap windows, 23.50 p/kWh standard, 28.50 p/kWh peak (16:00-19:00); 5.74 p/kWh gas (often legacy backup boiler only). A typical heat-pump household using 6,000 kWh of electricity that pre-heats during the cheap windows saves around GBP 230 a year versus the same load on Flexible.
The right home for any verified heat-pump household. Tariff design rewards thermal-mass pre-heating, which is exactly how a well-sized heat pump prefers to run.
Octopus Saver Sessions
rewards · DFS opt-in
Best fit if — Any Octopus customer with a SMETS2 smart meter and half-hourly data flowing. Saver Sessions stacks on top of your existing tariff and pays OctoPoints for hour-long load reductions called by National Grid ESO at the day-ahead notice.
Skip if — Your smart meter is not sending half-hourly reads, or you are not the kind of household that will pause the dishwasher / oven / EV charger when the app notification arrives.
What you'll actually pay
You earn OctoPoints, not unit rates. A typical engaged household earned around GBP 80-150 across the 2024/25 winter season; some power users with batteries cleared GBP 300+.
A free upside on top of any other Octopus tariff. Sign up the moment your smart meter is half-hourly-enabled.
Outgoing Octopus Fixed
export · solar buy-back
Best fit if — Import customers with rooftop solar and a smart meter exporting half-hourly data. The flat 15.00 p/kWh SEG rate is among the highest flat export tariffs on the market in 2026.
Skip if — You do not yet have a smart meter exporting half-hourly data, or you have a battery storage system timed to discharge into the late-afternoon peak (Outgoing Agile typically pays more for those export hours).
What you'll actually pay
15.00 p/kWh paid to you for every kWh exported. A typical 4 kWp rooftop array exporting 2,000 kWh a year earns around GBP 300 a year as a credit against the import bill or as a bank transfer.
The headline rate for predictable solar export income. Easier to forecast than Outgoing Agile and still one of the highest flat SEG rates on the UK market.
Outgoing Octopus Agile
export · half-hourly buy-back
Best fit if — Solar + battery households that can time discharge into the 16:00-19:00 weekday peak when wholesale electricity is most expensive. Uniquely transparent: every half-hourly export rate is published 24 hours in advance via the public API.
Skip if — You only have solar (no battery), so cannot time export to the peak, or your export pattern is dominated by midday solar when wholesale prices are usually lower.
What you'll actually pay
Half-hourly varying export rate, recent average around 14.30 p/kWh, with regular evening-peak prints above 25 p/kWh. A solar + 5 kWh battery household can earn GBP 50-100 a year more on Outgoing Agile than on the flat tariff.
The right home for solar + battery households that can react to the price signal. Stick to Outgoing Fixed if you only have a panel array.
All annual estimates use Octopus Energy published rates from 14 May 2026 and assume a typical 2,700 kWh electricity + 11,500 kWh gas dual-fuel household with a Midlands postcode. Your actual bill depends on your region, your meter type and your real annual kWh. Run the Selectra comparator on your last 12 months of bills before signing.
How to compare UK tariffs
Three numbers that decide your bill
1
Unit rate (p/kWh) — the cost of the energy you actually use. The Energy Price Cap caps the unit rate on the default (Standard Variable) tariff. Fixed tariffs are usually slightly above or below the cap.
2
Standing charge (p/day) — what you pay per day even if you use zero energy. Covers network costs, smart-meter rollout and policy levies. About 53p/day for electricity and 32p/day for gas on a typical 2026 tariff.
3
Exit fee — what you pay to leave early on a fixed tariff. Typically £25-£75 per fuel. None on Standard Variable. None in the final 49 days of any fixed contract.
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Is Octopus the cheapest for your usage?
Headline rates lie. The only way to know is to compare against your real annual kWh. Selectra's comparison uses your postcode + 12-month usage to find the cheapest current deal.
Every UK domestic energy tariff has two components: a standing charge (a flat fee in pence per day, even if you use zero energy), and a unit rate (in pence per kWh you actually consume). Your bill = (standing charge × days) + (unit rate × kWh used) + VAT (5%). Compare both numbers — a tariff with a low unit rate but a high standing charge can cost more than the reverse if you use little energy.
The Energy Price Cap set by Ofgem limits how much suppliers can charge for the default (Standard Variable) tariff. It is reviewed every three months. It does not cap fixed-term tariffs — those can be cheaper or more expensive than the cap depending on wholesale prices.
Most UK fixed-term tariffs include an exit fee (typical range: £25-£75 per fuel) if you switch before the contract ends. You can switch without an exit fee in the last 49 days of your contract. The default Standard Variable tariff has no exit fee.
Many UK suppliers offer 'green' or '100% renewable' tariffs which match your annual consumption with REGO certificates. This is a paper-trail match, not a guarantee that the electrons reaching your home are renewable — but it does fund continued renewable generation. Tariffs marked '100% renewable' below carry REGO backing.
If wholesale prices are forecast to rise, fixing locks in today's price for the contract length. If they are forecast to fall, the Standard Variable tariff (capped by Ofgem) tracks the wholesale market down. The right choice depends on your appetite for stability vs. potential savings — Selectra's comparison tool factors in both.
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