Antifreeze: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $6.45 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $3.50 at volume, on a typical 7-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point, not a binding quote. Your spec and quantity set the final price.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $6.45 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $5.58 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $4.80 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $4.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $3.99 |
| 100,000+ units | $3.50 |
What moves the price
For antifreeze, the drivers are filtration grade, airflow resistance, electrostatic charge, material layer count, roll width, DEXRON/MERCON spec, friction modifier package, viscosity — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published and quoted wholesale-facing antifreeze/coolant pricing is most commonly shown for 1-gallon jugs, 50/50 ready-to-use, or 55-gallon drums rather than exact custom-printed bulk packs. The biggest price drivers are chemistry and specification class (ethylene glycol vs. OAT/HOAT, heavy-duty vs. passenger), packaging format (jug, case, drum, tote), and whether the supplier is selling delivered municipal/fleet pricing or ex-warehouse wholesale. Realistic sourcing routes are fleet distributors, lubricant/chemical wholesalers, municipal bid channels, and marketplace import listings; exact custom-print premiums usually sit on top of the underlying coolant price
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder antifreeze regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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