$1.99 posted by Taco Bell for the Soft Taco, with recorded figures running $1.49 to $2.49.
The Taco Bell Soft Taco price is $1.99 with 180 Cal beside it, both from the company's own tacos page. Four published prices recorded in August 2026 read $1.49, $1.89, $1.99 and $2.49, so the middle ties between $1.89 and $1.99, and the upper half of that tie matches the posted price to the cent. Very little else on this brand agrees that closely.
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What you need
6 itemsSoft Taco price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Taco | $1.99 official | $1.49 – $2.49 | 180 Cal |
If something goes wrong
Soft Taco shows two typical prices
- Cause
- Four readings were recorded in August 2026 and $1.89 and $1.99 share the middle. One of those two is exactly what Taco Bell posts, which is unusual on this brand and worth stating rather than averaging away.
- Fix
- Use $1.99 with confidence. It is both the company's own figure and half of the recorded middle, which is the strongest position any taco price on this menu occupies.
Soft Taco or Crunchy Taco?
- Cause
- Both are posted at $1.99. The soft version carries 180 Cal and the crunchy version 170, and an identical recorded band of $1.49 to $2.49 covers the pair, from the same four lists.
- Fix
- Choose on the shell, since price and evidence are level. Ten calories separate them on the company's own arithmetic.
Soft Taco costs more than $1.99 where I am
- Cause
- The highest of the four recorded readings was $2.49, fifty cents over the posted price. Taco Bell's note limits its own figure to participating restaurants where prices vary.
- Fix
- Treat $1.99 as the list price and $2.49 as the recorded ceiling. Anything above that band was not seen anywhere in August 2026.
The forgotten twin, and the best-supported price on the list
Two tacos sit at $1.99 on this menu and one of them gets all the attention. The Crunchy Taco is the row every list carries and every comparison starts from. The Soft Taco carries the same posted price, ten more calories, and an identical recorded band of $1.49 to $2.49 from the same four published lists.
Where the two part company is in the middle. The Crunchy Taco's recorded tie sits at $1.89 and $2.19, one either side of the posted price. The Soft Taco's ties at $1.89 and $1.99, with the upper half landing exactly on what Taco Bell asks. On a brand where the Quesarito spreads across 124 percent and the flagship Crunchwrap Supreme draws four figures none of which reaches the company's own, an outside reading matching the posted price to the cent is a rare thing.
What's in it
Seasoned beef, shredded lettuce and cheddar in a warm flour tortilla. The build matches the Crunchy Taco exactly apart from the wrapper, which is where the ten-calorie difference comes from. Taco Bell publishes 180 Cal and no macro figures at all, because the per-item nutrition panel on the company's site returns nothing an automated read can retrieve.
Is it worth it
At about 90 calories a dollar the Soft Taco ranks third of the twelve tacos, ahead of the Crunchy Taco at 85 and behind the Cantina Chicken Crispy Taco at 100 and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco at 173. Among the cheap rows it is a slightly better buy than the famous one, on the company's own numbers.
The Supreme step is the same trap here as elsewhere. Taco Bell posts a Soft Taco Supreme at $2.89 with 200 Cal, so 90 cents buys 20 calories, the same rate the crunchy pair charges. Anyone adding the upgrade to three tacos is paying $2.70 for 60 calories.
The comparison that beats both is a dollar cheaper. A Spicy Potato Soft Taco is posted at $1.39 with 240 Cal, so sixty cents less buys 60 calories more, in the same soft tortilla from the same section. Meat is priced well above potato on this menu and the calorie column shows exactly what that costs.
Three of the four published lists checked in August 2026 carry this row, which puts it among the better-evidenced tacos here. Most of the section attracts no outside attention at all, and the company's own figure is all there is.
Soft Taco at a glance
- Taco Bell price
- $1.99
- Calories
- 180, from Taco Bell
- Typical price
- $1.89 or $1.99
- Lowest seen
- $1.49
- Highest seen
- $2.49
Questions people ask
How much is a Soft Taco at Taco Bell?
$1.99 on Taco Bell's own page, read on 19 August 2026. Recorded figures that month spanned $1.49 to $2.49.
Why are two typical prices shown?
The four recorded readings split evenly, with $1.89 and $1.99 sharing the middle. The upper half of that tie matches the company's own posted price exactly.
How many calories are in a Soft Taco?
180, published by Taco Bell. A Crunchy Taco carries 170 at the same posted price.
Soft or crunchy, which is better value?
The soft version, marginally. Both are $1.99 and it carries ten more calories, at about 90 a dollar against 85.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No. This is an independent page and Taco Bell had no part in it. The $1.99 shown is Taco Bell's posted figure, dated to its reading.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No. The recorded readings span a dollar and prices vary by restaurant, as Taco Bell states. Select yours in the app for a local figure.