Experience Points To Level Calculator

Work out experience points to level instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Experience Points To Level Calculator

A power-law curve sets the cumulative requirement as base times level to the exponent, so the cost of one level is the difference between two consecutive thresholds. With an exponent of 1.5 each level costs roughly proportionally more than the last, which is the standard way games stretch late-game progression.

Formulas

Level threshold

total XP for level L = base x L ^ exponent

Cost of a level

cost = threshold(L + 1) - threshold(L)

Worked example

With the default values below, Experience Points To Level Calculator returns Experience still needed of 2,024. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Experience points nowminimum 0: 12,500
Current levelminimum 1: 14
Base experience per levelminimum 1: 250
Curve exponentaccepts 1–3: 1.5

Results

Experience still needed: 2,024
Total experience for the next level: 14,524
Progress through the current level: 0.00%
Experience this level costs: 1,428

Step by step

1Values used
2Level threshold
3Cost of a level
4Experience still needed= 2,024
5Total experience for the next level= 14,524
6Progress through the current level= 0.00
7Experience this level costs= 1,428

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Experience Points To Level figure worked out?

total XP for level L = base x L ^ exponent. A power-law curve sets the cumulative requirement as base times level to the exponent, so the cost of one level is the difference between two consecutive thresholds.

Why does this matter?

With an exponent of 1.5 each level costs roughly proportionally more than the last, which is the standard way games stretch late-game progression.

What do I need to enter?

Enter experience points now, current level, base experience per level, curve exponent. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.