Cheapest sheng (raw) puer per gram (October 2026)
1,409 in-stock listings from 17 vendors matched this guide’s rule. Half of them cost under $0.40 per gram. The first entry, 2024 Xiaguan "Raw Mini Tuo Cha" Pu-erh Tea, costs $0.055/g, 86% below it.
Vendor list prices captured on October 1, 2026. They are a snapshot, not live prices: open the vendor page before you buy. The market-wide view is in the Loose Leaf Index.
How the list is picked
- Rule: Raw puer cakes, bricks and loose leaf, lowest USD per gram first.
- Eligible listings: In stock, known weight of at least 20 g, USD price per gram available.
- Spread: one vendor can hold at most 5 of the 25 places, so a single big catalog cannot fill the table.
- Per gram: the listed pack price in US dollars divided by the pack weight in grams.
- Currency: GBP prices are shown as listed, with a US dollar figure converted at the 2026-09-30 reference rate (1 GBP = $1.3286; European Central Bank reference rates via https://api.frankfurter.app).
Price per gram across the category
Where this list sits in the whole category
- Middle half of all matching listings (25th–75th percentile)
- Lowest to highest listing
- Median
- Teas in the table below (25)
How the 1,409 matching listings split by price per gram
- In-stock listings in the band
The ranked list
What one serving costs
Pick how much leaf you use per session. The table adds the leaf cost of one serving and how many servings each pack holds; the budget filter hides teas above your limit. Water, milk and repeat infusions are not counted.
| # | Tea | Vendor | Pack | Listed price | Per gram | Per serving | Servings per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 Xiaguan "Raw Mini Tuo Cha" Pu-erh TeaYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 200 g1 Bag (200 Grams) 生 | $11.00 | $0.055 | $0.17 | 66 |
| 2 | 2019 Xiaguan "Holy Flame" Baoyan Sheng / Raw Puerh TeaYunnan, China · 2019 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 250 g250g Brick | $14.99 | $0.060 | $0.18 | 83 |
| 3 | 2018 Jiu Wan "Bai Jia Cha" Raw Pu-erh Tea CakeYunnan, China · 2018 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 357 g1 Cake (357 Grams) | $27.75 | $0.078 | $0.23 | 119 |
| 4 | 2024 Xiaguan "Gold Ribbon Tuo" Raw Pu-erh TeaYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g1 Tuo in Box (100 Grams) | $8.00 | $0.080 | $0.24 | 33 |
| 5 | 2012 Xiaguan "Jia Ji Tuo" Raw Pu-erh tea in box * 100 gramsYunnan, China · 2012 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 Gram Tuo | $8.25 | $0.083 | $0.25 | 33 |
| 6 | 2025 Yunnan Sourcing "Spring Morning" Raw Pu-erh Tea CakeYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 357 g1 Cake (357 Grams) | $33.00 | $0.092 | $0.28 | 119 |
| 7 | 2024 AnzacYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $19.00 | $0.095 | $0.29 | 66 |
| 8 | 2026 AnzacYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $19.00 | $0.095 | $0.29 | 66 |
| 9 | 2025 Jingmai Yellow FlakesYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | Farmer Leaf | 357 g357g cake | $35.00 | $0.098 | $0.29 | 119 |
| 10 | "A Really Bad Idea" Sheng / Raw Puerh Tea ONE KILOGRAM BRICK!Yunnan, China | Crimson Lotus Tea | 1000 gIt's A Really Bad Idea - 1kg Brick | $99.99 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 333 |
| 11 | Spring 2025 Huey WaLaos · 2025 harvest | Farmer Leaf | 357 g357g cake | $38.00 | $0.11 | $0.32 | 119 |
| 12 | Autumn 2025 Lao Man E ShengtaiYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | Farmer Leaf | 357 g357g cake | $38.00 | $0.11 | $0.32 | 119 |
| 13 | Spring 2026 Jingmai MiyunYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Farmer Leaf | 357 g357g cake | $40.00 | $0.11 | $0.34 | 119 |
| 14 | Spring 2026 Huey WaLaos · 2026 harvest | Farmer Leaf | 357 g357g cake | $40.00 | $0.11 | $0.34 | 119 |
| 15 | 2016 Dayi Jia Ji Tuo Raw Puerh - 100 gram tuoChina · 2016 harvest | The Steeping Room | 100 g | $12.00 | $0.12 | $0.36 | 33 |
| 16 | 2026 Bulang "Stone Lion" Huang Pian Sheng / Raw Puerh Tea - 200g CakeYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 200 g1x 200g Cake | $24.99 | $0.13 | $0.38 | 66 |
| 17 | 2023 941Yunnan, China · 2023 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $28.00 | $0.14 | $0.42 | 66 |
| 18 | 2022 Beyond the Clouds Raw PuerhYunnan, China · 2022 harvest | The Essence of Tea | 100 g100g Cake | $15.00 | $0.15 | $0.45 | 33 |
| 19 | 2024 Excitable BoyYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | White2Tea | 200 g | $31.00 | $0.15 | $0.46 | 66 |
| 20 | 2025 Bamboo Spring Raw PuerhYunnan, China · 2025 harvest | The Essence of Tea | 100 g100g Cake | $16.00 | $0.16 | $0.48 | 33 |
| 21 | Pu-erhChina | Golden Moon Tea | 85 g3.0oz Tin - $13.99 | $13.99 | $0.16 | $0.49 | 28 |
| 22 | 2007 Xiaguan Tibetan Baoyan Raw Puerh BrickYunnan, China · 2007 harvest | What-Cha | 250 gOne Brick (250g / 8.8oz) | £31.00≈ $41.19 | $0.16 | $0.49 | 83 |
| 23 | Tea Terroir Raw PuerYunnan, China | White2Tea | 400 g | $69.50 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 133 |
| 24 | 2024 "Honeybomb" Sheng / Raw Puerh TeaYunnan, China · 2024 harvest | Crimson Lotus Tea | 200 g1x 200g Cake | $34.99 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 66 |
| 25 | Laos Sheng Pu’er Tea Cake Vintage 2022Laos · 2022 harvest | Rishi Tea | 250 g250 Grams | $44.00 | $0.18 | $0.53 | 83 |
≈ figures convert GBP at the 2026-09-30 reference rate. Your card issuer’s rate and any import duty will differ.
Vendors with the most matching listings
Median USD per gram across each vendor’s matching listings on October 1, 2026, not only the ones in the table above.
| Vendor | Matching listings | Median per gram |
|---|---|---|
| Yunnan Sourcing | 866 | $0.38 |
| White2Tea | 170 | $0.45 |
| Crimson Lotus Tea | 136 | $0.35 |
| Farmer Leaf | 47 | $0.39 |
| The Steeping Room | 21 | $0.34 |
| Path of Cha | 11 | $0.35 |
| What-Cha | 10 | $0.40 |
| Rishi Tea | 6 | $0.19 |
| Red Blossom Tea Company | 3 | $0.41 |
| Global Tea Hut | 3 | $0.55 |
Questions about this list
Across 1,409 in-stock sheng puer listings from 17 vendors on 2026-10-01, the median is $0.40 per gram. The middle half of listings runs $0.28 to $0.64.
2024 Xiaguan "Raw Mini Tuo Cha" Pu-erh Tea from Yunnan Sourcing, at $0.055 per gram (1 Bag (200 Grams) 生 for $11.00) on 2026-10-01. Check the vendor page before buying; prices change.
At $0.40 per gram, a 3 g Western-style cup costs about $1.20 in leaf, and a 6 g gongfu session about $2.40. Most leaf gives two or more infusions, so the real cost per cup is lower.
Raw puer cakes, bricks and loose leaf, lowest USD per gram first. Only in-stock teas sold in packs of 20 g or more count, and no vendor gets more than 5 places.