A new acoustic piano costs from about $3,400 for an upright to more than $100,000 for a concert grand. On October 18, 2026, Thomann had 145 upright pianos in stock: the cheapest cost $3,365, half cost more than $10,567, and only 5 cost less than $5,000. Grand pianos started at $7,641, with a median of $35,436.
Delivery, tuning and a bench add to the price, and every acoustic piano needs tuning once or twice a year. If that's too much, a digital piano costs a fraction.
Piano prices at a glance
| Type | Models | Cheapest | Median | Most expensive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upright piano | 145 | $3,365 | $10,567 | $30,372 |
| Grand piano | 61 | $7,641 | $35,436 | $112,294 |
Yamaha has the most models (75 uprights and 26 grands), followed by Kawai (39 and 14). By our count, about a third of the uprights come with a silent system, which mutes the strings and lets you play through headphones.
How much does an upright piano cost?
Thomann UP 121 E/P, $3,347
The cheapest new upright we track: 121 cm tall, polished black, with a bench, set up and tuned by Thomann's piano maker. #38 of 48 pianos.
Yamaha B10, $5,317
Yamaha's entry upright, 110 cm tall with three pedals and a soft-close lid. #3 of 48 pianos.
Kawai K-200 AURES 2, $10,286
An upright with a built-in silent system: mute the strings and play its digital piano sound through headphones. #2 of 48 pianos.
Yamaha U1, $12,301
The upright used in many music schools and the highest-ranked upright we track: #1 of 48 pianos.
How much does a grand piano cost?
Thomann GP 160 E/P, $7,600
The cheapest grand we track, 160 cm long with a Renner action. #30 of 37 grand pianos.
Yamaha GB1 K SC3, $19,017
A small Yamaha grand with a silent system and Bluetooth, made for smaller rooms. #2 of 37 grand pianos.
Yamaha C2X, $28,979
A 173 cm grand, the highest-ranked grand piano we track: #1 of 37 grand pianos.
Steinway & Sons D-274, $111,695
The most expensive piano at Thomann when we checked: a concert grand built in Hamburg in 1994, restored by Thomann's Steinway specialist. #33 of 37 grand pianos.
Questions
How much does a good piano cost?
A good new upright from Yamaha or Kawai costs about $5,000 to $12,000; the Yamaha U1 costs $12,301.
Is a grand piano worth it over an upright?
Only if you have the room and the budget: the median grand costs more than three times the median upright.
Are digital pianos cheaper?
Much cheaper. The 318 digital pianos we track cost about $2,200 on average.
How we measured. Every upright (145) and grand piano (61) Thomann listed as in stock on October 18, 2026, converted from euros at the European Central Bank rate. Silent pianos counted by model name. Products show today's price and rank, updated every night.
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Denis Kataev runs AudioFu. Every night the site records the prices of more than 38,000 instruments and studio tools at Thomann, and he writes about what those numbers show: what got cheaper, what just arrived, and which discounts are real.
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