Agar & lab: prices across US vendors
30 species and 329 current listings at 2 vendors, updated July 21, 2026. Every price on this page is per plate, and all of it is one product category — so these numbers are directly comparable. A plate here is never compared to a product in another category.
Poured agar plates and lab media (malt extract, potato dextrose) for isolating and cloning cultures. Priced per plate/dish.
By species
| Species | Low | Median | High | Listings | Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morel (Morchella) | $25.70 | $25.70 | $74.99 | 24 | 2 |
| Reishi | $25.70 | $25.70 | $74.99 | 16 | 2 |
| Oyster (variety unspecified) | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 19 | 1 |
| Shiitake | $25.70 | $25.70 | $74.99 | 17 | 2 |
| Chicken of the Woods | $25.70 | $25.70 | $74.99 | 8 | 2 |
| Cordyceps (militaris) | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 7 | 1 |
| Pearl Oyster | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 4 | 1 |
| Wood Ear | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 4 | 1 |
| Almond Agaricus | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaggy Mane | $25.70 | $25.70 | $74.99 | 3 | 2 |
| Paddy Straw | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 2 | 1 |
| Button / Cremini / Portobello (Agaricus bisporus) | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 2 | 1 |
| Phoenix Oyster | $25.70 | $25.70 | $25.70 | 1 | 1 |
| Nameko | $25.70 | $50.35 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Beech (Shimeji) | $25.70 | $50.35 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Comb Tooth / Coral Tooth | $25.70 | $50.35 | $74.99 | 4 | 2 |
| Elm Oyster | $25.70 | $50.35 | $74.99 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey Tail | $25.70 | $50.35 | $74.99 | 2 | 2 |
| Blue Oyster | $25.70 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 23 | 2 |
| Pink Oyster | $25.70 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Lion's Mane | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Golden Oyster | $25.70 | $74.99 | $199.99 | 9 | 2 |
| King Oyster (King Trumpet) | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Enoki | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 5 | 2 |
| Chestnut Mushroom | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 3 | 2 |
| Italian Oyster | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Snow Oyster | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Pioppino (Black Poplar) | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 5 | 2 |
| Maitake (Hen of the Woods) | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
| Wine Cap (King Stropharia) | $25.70 | $74.99 | $74.99 | 6 | 2 |
Prices are per plate. Each species links to its own page, where this and every other category it sells in is broken out separately.
Species not specified
127 listings in this category don't name a single species (generic agar & lab). They're compared here among themselves, per plate.
| Vendor | Listing | Per plate | Listing price | Stock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-Grow | Dual-Sectioned Petri Dishes (100 x 15mm) (100 plates) | $0.09 | $8.76 | in stock | view → |
| North Spore | Medical-Grade Sterile Petri Dishes — 500 (500 plates) | $0.30 | $149.99 | in stock | view → |
Price history (daily median)
This chart is just getting started — we add a new point every day, so check back as the history builds.