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ZZZ Monochrome Calculator: Zenless Zone Zero top-up prices, Monochromes to USD and Signal Search cost
This ZZZ Monochrome calculator turns Zenless Zone Zero Signal Searches and Monochromes into US dollars, and dollars back into Monochromes and searches, using the 6 packs on the US PlayStation Store and Xbox. The short answer: packs run from 60 Monochromes for $0.99 to 6,480 Monochromes for $99.99, and each doubles on its first purchase; 90 searches cost $114.98 from zero with those bonuses and $218.84 without; the $4.99 Inter-Knot Membership is $0.27 per search if you log in every day.
Rental form
$114.98
for 90 Signal Searches · $1.28 a search · 2 purchases
- 1 × 6,480 packfirst purchase, doubled to 12,960$99.99
- 1 × 980 packfirst purchase, doubled to 1,960$14.99
Total before tax$114.98
- 90 Signal Searches = 14,400 Polychromes at 160 per tape (assumed).
- 520 Monochromes left over.
- With no first bonus left: $218.84.
Which first-purchase bonuses do you still have?
Each pack doubles once per account. Press a tape to mark its bonus as used; the answer above updates.
Bar = repeat price per 100 Monochromes; shorter is cheaper.
Zenless Zone Zero Monochrome prices: all six packs
All 6 Monochrome packs at the US prices both console stores listed, with what each gives on its first purchase (doubled) and on a later purchase, and the price per 100 Monochromes and per Signal Search. Each row links to its US PlayStation Store listing.
| Pack | Price | First purchase | Later purchase | Per 100 (first / later) | Per search (first / later) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Monochromes | $0.99 | 120 | 60 | 82.5¢ / 165¢ | $1.32 / $2.64 | PS Store |
| 300 Monochromes | $4.99 | 600 | 300 | 83.2¢ / 166.3¢ | $1.33 / $2.66 | PS Store |
| 980 Monochromes | $14.99 | 1,960 | 980 | 76.5¢ / 153¢ | $1.22 / $2.45 | PS Store |
| 1,980 Monochromes | $29.99 | 3,960 | 1,980 | 75.7¢ / 151.5¢ | $1.21 / $2.42 | PS Store |
| 3,280 Monochromes | $49.99 | 6,560 | 3,280 | 76.2¢ / 152.4¢ | $1.22 / $2.44 | PS Store |
| 6,480 Monochromes | $99.99 | 12,960 | 6,480 | 77.2¢ / 154.3¢ | $1.23 / $2.47 | PS Store |
Xbox prices from Microsoft’s catalogue (market=US). “Later purchase” is the listed amount: neither store promises a bonus after the first purchase. The highlighted row is the best first purchase.
What Signal Searches cost in ZZZ: 1, 10, 90 and 180 pulls
The cheapest packs for common numbers of searches from an empty wallet, with every first-purchase bonus still open and with none. 160 Polychromes a search, 90 for pity and 180 for the worst case are assumptions (see the method).
| Searches | Cheapest packs (bonuses open) | Cost | No bonus left | Per search |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (160 Polychromes) | 1 × 60 (first) + 1 × 60 (repeat) | $1.98 | $2.97 | $1.98 |
| 10 (1,600 Polychromes) | 1 × 980 (first) | $14.99 | $25.88 | $1.50 |
| 20 (3,200 Polychromes) | 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) + 1 × 60 (first) + 9 × 60 (repeat) | $29.88 | $48.94 | $1.49 |
| 40 (6,400 Polychromes) | 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) | $49.97 | $97.88 | $1.25 |
| 90 (14,400 Polychromes) | 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) | $114.98 | $218.84 | $1.28 |
| 180 (28,800 Polychromes) | 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (repeat) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) + 1 × 60 (first) + 11 × 60 (repeat) | $241.82 | $436.82 | $1.34 |
USD to Monochromes: what a budget buys
The most Monochromes each budget buys without going over, with every first bonus open and with none, and the searches that makes.
| Budget | Packs (bonuses open) | Bonuses open | No bonus left |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | 1 × 300 (first) | 600 (3 searches) | 300 (1 searches) |
| $10.00 | 1 × 300 (first) + 1 × 60 (first) + 4 × 60 (repeat) | 960 (6 searches) | 600 (3 searches) |
| $15.00 | 1 × 980 (first) | 1,960 (12 searches) | 980 (6 searches) |
| $20.00 | 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) | 2,560 (16 searches) | 1,280 (8 searches) |
| $30.00 | 1 × 1,980 (first) | 3,960 (24 searches) | 1,980 (12 searches) |
| $50.00 | 1 × 3,280 (first) | 6,560 (41 searches) | 3,280 (20 searches) |
| $75.00 | 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) + 1 × 60 (first) + 4 × 60 (repeat) | 9,480 (59 searches) | 4,940 (30 searches) |
| $100.00 | 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) | 13,080 (81 searches) | 6,560 (41 searches) |
| $150.00 | 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 3,280 (first) | 19,520 (122 searches) | 9,900 (61 searches) |
| $200.00 | 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) | 26,040 (162 searches) | 13,180 (82 searches) |
Inter-Knot Membership and City Entry Pack
Two other paid items on both stores. Neither is a Monochrome pack, so the calculator adds memberships only when you ask for them and never adds the City Entry Pack.
| Item | Price | Contents | Works out at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Knot Membership | $4.99 | 300 Monochromes + 90 Polychromes a day for 30 days (3,000 in all) | 16.6¢ per 100 · $0.27 a search |
| City Entry Pack | $9.99 | 2 Master Tapes, 150,000 Denny, 80 Official Investigator Logs, 40 W-Engine Power Supplies | 2 standard searches; as Monochromes at repeat prices $5.94 |
Both also listed on Xbox at the same prices.
Worked examples: a 10-pull, 90 searches, 6,480 Monochromes and $100
90 searches from zero, first bonuses open
14,400 Polychromes. The cheapest packs are 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) for $114.98 (14,920 Monochromes, 2 purchases), $1.28 per search, with 520 Monochromes left over.
The same 90 searches with every first bonus used
7 × 1,980 (repeat) + 9 × 60 (repeat) for $218.84 (14,400 Monochromes, 16 purchases). That is $103.86 more than with the bonuses, for the same 90 Signal Searches — counted at the listed amounts, so it is the most you would pay.
The same 90 searches if you can wait two months
Two Inter-Knot Memberships ($9.98) bring in 6,000 Polychromes over 60 days if you log in every day. The rest is 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 980 (first): $74.96 in all with first bonuses, or $137.86 without (4 × 1,980 (repeat) + 8 × 60 (repeat)).
90 searches with 6,000 Polychromes already saved
The 6,000 you hold come off first, leaving 8,400 Monochromes to buy. With no first bonus left: 4 × 1,980 (repeat) + 8 × 60 (repeat) for $127.88 (8,400 Monochromes, 12 purchases). (6,000 is our example.)
The 180-search worst case
28,800 Polychromes: 1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (repeat) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) + 1 × 60 (first) + 11 × 60 (repeat) for $241.82 (28,800 Monochromes, 18 purchases), $1.34 per search across 18 purchases. Every first bonus is used once, and the rest is repeat purchases.
How much is 6,480 Monochromes?
The 6,480 pack is $99.99 and gives 12,960 Monochromes the first time or 6,480 after. If you want 6,480 Monochromes in the bank, the cheapest route is 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) for $49.97 (6,520 Monochromes, 3 purchases) with first bonuses, or 3 × 1,980 (repeat) + 9 × 60 (repeat) for $98.88 (6,480 Monochromes, 12 purchases) without.
A $100 budget
13,080 Monochromes (1 × 3,280 (first) + 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first)), 81 Signal Searches. With no first bonus left the best basket is 2 × 3,280 (repeat): 6,560 Monochromes, 41 Signal Searches.
What changes what Monochromes cost you
- The Inter-Knot Membership is in a different league if you log in daily: 3,000 Polychromes for $4.99 works out at $0.27 per search, against $2.42 for the best repeat pack. The listing says 90 Polychromes for each daily login; the calculator assumes you claim all 30 and can wait for them.
- Collecting every first bonus once costs $200.94 and gives 26,160 Monochromes, 76.8¢ per 100. The doubled 1,980 pack is the best single first purchase (75.7¢ per 100), just ahead of the 6,480 (77.2¢).
- After the first purchase the listings promise no bonus, and at those amounts the prices are not scaled to size: the 1,980 pack is 151.5¢ per 100, the 6,480 pack 154.3¢, and the 300 pack 166.3¢ — worse than the 60 pack (165¢). Look at the in-game shop before a repeat buy: if it shows a bonus, the bigger packs improve.
- "How much is a 90-pull" has two honest answers, $114.98 and $218.84, depending on which first bonuses you have left. Most price lists only show one. Untick the packs you have already bought in the shelf above to get yours.
- The City Entry Pack ($9.99) contains 2 Master Tapes, not Encrypted ones, so they go into the standard channel, not a limited Agent's. As Monochromes, 2 searches would cost $5.94 at repeat prices; the rest of the pack is Denny and levelling materials. It contains no Monochromes, so the calculator never adds it to a basket.
- Monochromes trade into Polychromes in one direction only, as far as we know (an assumption, see the method), so trade only what you will spend soon. The listings also say Monochromes can buy bundles directly. The worst repeat rate on the list is the 300 pack.
How the ZZZ Monochrome calculator works
- Sourced figures
- The 6 packs, their US prices and first-purchase bonuses, the Inter-Knot Membership's price and contents, and the City Entry Pack's contents all come from the US PlayStation Store listings, cross-checked against Microsoft's US Xbox catalogue. The listing text also says Monochromes trade for Polychromes and Polychromes for the tapes used in Signal Search.
- Searches → USD: the cheapest packs
- Searches become Polychromes, then the Polychromes you hold and any memberships you add come off, and what remains is the Monochromes to buy. Each pack whose first bonus you mark as open may be bought once at double size. The calculator tries every combination of those first purchases (at most 64) and fills the rest with repeat purchases using an exact search, not a "biggest pack first" rule, keeping the cheapest; ties go to fewer purchases.
- USD → Monochromes and searches
- For a budget it runs the same search in reverse: memberships first if you add any, then the mix of first and repeat purchases that gives the most Monochromes without going over. Above $400.00 it fills the bulk with the best-rate repeat pack first, which never changes the answer.
- Price per 100 and per search
- A pack's price divided by the Monochromes it gives, times 100 (or times 160 for a search). For a mix, the effective rate is what you pay divided by what you get, leftovers included.
- What we assume (not sourced)
- 1 Monochrome trades for 1 Polychrome, one way; one Encrypted Master Tape or Master Tape (one Signal Search) costs 160 Polychromes; the Exclusive Channel guarantees an S-Rank Agent by 90 searches, and with the 50/50 the worst case is 180. These are widely repeated, but we did not find them on a first-party page we could open. Later purchases are counted at the listed amount with no bonus, because no listing promises one. We also assume you log in on all 30 membership days, that no sale is running, that the first bonuses you mark are still open on your account, and that prices are US console prices before sales tax.
What we checked on 31 October 2026, and what we could not
On 31 October 2026 we searched the US PlayStation Store for Zenless Zone Zero Monochromes and opened the 6 "Zenless Zone Zero — Monochromes" product pages, the Inter-Knot Membership and the City Entry Pack. Each page's data carried a US dollar base price, from $0.99 to $99.99, none was on sale, and each Monochrome description said: "On your first purchase, obtain an extra" amount equal to the pack.
We then asked Microsoft's public catalogue for the same eight Xbox products with market=US. Every list price matched the PlayStation price, every product had a Purchase action, and the descriptions used the same first-purchase wording, so the figures here are confirmed on two stores rather than one. The publisher on both is Cognosphere, HoYoverse's publishing company.
What surprised us: unlike the Genshin Impact listings, which spell out a smaller bonus "in subsequent purchases", the Zenless Zone Zero listings promise nothing after the first purchase. At the listed amounts that makes the prices oddly unscaled: the 1,980 pack is the best repeat buy at 151.5¢ per 100, the 6,480 pack costs 154.3¢, and the 300 pack (166.3¢) is even worse than the 60 pack (165¢).
What we could not confirm: the Monochrome-to-Polychrome rate, the 160-Polychrome price of a tape and the 90/180 pity numbers. HoYoverse's "Signal Search Probability Details" notice on the official site shows no readable text, and the web top-up center did not load for us. The listings confirm only that Monochromes trade for Polychromes and Polychromes for Encrypted Master Tapes and Master Tapes. We did not check any country other than the US, and we did not buy anything.
Zenless Zone Zero Monochrome questions, answered
What is the Zenless Zone Zero top up price?
On the US PlayStation Store and the US Xbox catalogue on 31 October 2026, before sales tax: 60 Monochromes for $0.99, 300 Monochromes for $4.99, 980 Monochromes for $14.99, 1,980 Monochromes for $29.99, 3,280 Monochromes for $49.99, 6,480 Monochromes for $99.99. Both stores listed identical prices, and each pack gives double on its first purchase. The Inter-Knot Membership is $4.99. We did not check mobile, PC, the Epic Games Store or HoYoverse's web top-up center.
How much is 6480 Monochromes?
The 6,480 pack costs $99.99 in the US and gives 12,960 Monochromes on its first purchase (6,480 plus a 6,480 bonus) and 6,480 after that, as listed. If what you want is 6,480 Monochromes, the pack is not the cheapest way while other first bonuses are open: 1 × 1,980 (first) + 1 × 980 (first) + 1 × 300 (first) gives 6,520 for $49.97. With every first bonus used, 6,480 Monochromes cost $98.88 (3 × 1,980 (repeat) + 9 × 60 (repeat)).
How do I convert Monochromes to USD?
Divide a pack's price by the Monochromes it gives. Best first purchase, the 1,980 pack: $29.99 for 3,960 is 75.7¢ per 100. On later purchases at the listed amounts, the 1,980 pack is best at 151.5¢ per 100 and the 300 pack worst at 166.3¢. So 1,000 Monochromes cost $7.57 to $16.63 depending on how you bought them.
How much does a 10 pull cost in ZZZ?
10 Signal Searches are 1,600 Polychromes if a tape costs 160 (an assumption, see the method). The cheapest purchase is 1 × 980 (first) for $14.99 if the 980 pack's first bonus is still open (360 Monochromes left over). Without any first bonus it is 1 × 980 (repeat) + 11 × 60 (repeat) for $25.88.
How much does an S-Rank Agent cost in ZZZ?
If the Exclusive Channel guarantees an S-Rank Agent by 90 searches at 160 Polychromes each (widely reported rules we could not confirm on a first-party page, so treat them as assumptions), that is 14,400 Polychromes. From zero it costs $114.98 with every first-purchase bonus open (1 × 6,480 (first) + 1 × 980 (first)) or $218.84 with none. Losing the 50/50 once means up to 180 searches: $241.82 or $436.82. Polychromes you already hold come off the total.
Is the Inter-Knot Membership worth it?
On price per Polychrome, yes, by a wide margin. Both US listings say it gives 300 Monochromes plus 90 Polychromes for each daily login over 30 days, for $4.99. That is 3,000 Polychromes if you log in every day and trade the Monochromes, or $0.27 per search, against $2.42 for the best repeat pack. The catch is time: the Polychromes arrive over 30 days, so it does not help with a channel that ends this week.
How does the ZZZ first-time top-up bonus work?
Each listing says that on your first purchase you get an extra amount equal to the pack: the 980 pack is 1,960 Monochromes once. The bonus belongs to each pack separately, so you can collect all six. Neither the PlayStation nor the Xbox listing mentions a bonus on later purchases, so this calculator counts later purchases at the listed amount. If the in-game shop shows a bonus on a repeat purchase, you get more than we count, and our totals are the most you would pay.
How many Signal Searches can I get for $50?
With every first bonus open, $50 buys 6,560 Monochromes (1 × 3,280 (first)), 41 Signal Searches with 0 Polychromes over. With no first bonus left it buys 3,280 Monochromes, 20 Signal Searches. These prices exclude sales tax, so a $50 wallet balance can buy less.
Is the 6,480 Monochrome pack the best value?
Only on a first purchase, and only barely: doubled, the 1,980 pack is 75.7¢ per 100 against 77.2¢ for the 6,480. On later purchases at the listed amounts, the 6,480 pack costs 1.9% more per Monochrome than the 1,980 pack, because the prices are not scaled to the size. Check the in-game shop before buying: if it shows a repeat bonus, the bigger packs improve.
Are ZZZ prices the same on mobile, PC or the web top-up center?
We do not know. We read the US PlayStation Store listings and Microsoft's US Xbox catalogue on 31 October 2026, and the two matched to the cent. We did not check Google Play, the App Store, the PC client, the Epic Games Store or HoYoverse's web top-up center, so this tool states no price for them.
Sources
Every figure the calculator uses was checked against these pages on .
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 60 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 300 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 980 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 1,980 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 3,280 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — 6,480 Monochromes
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — Inter-Knot Membership
- PlayStation Store (US)Zenless Zone Zero — City Entry Pack
- Microsoft Store catalogue (US)Zenless Zone Zero Monochromes (six packs), Inter-Knot Membership and City Entry Pack, Xbox (market=US)
Update history
Published 31 October 2026: figures checked against the 6 Zenless Zone Zero Monochrome product pages, the Inter-Knot Membership and the City Entry Pack on the US PlayStation Store (price and first-purchase bonus), and against Microsoft's US Xbox catalogue for the same eight products, which matched to the cent. Exchange rate, tape price and pity numbers are listed as unsourced assumptions.
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Data & Market Research Lead, Virtwave · Built and maintains this calculator
Noor runs market research for Virtwave, tracking gift card volumes, redemption patterns and fraud trends across the 80+ countries we deliver to. She compiles our data reports from primary government sources (FTC, central banks) and the major market-research houses, and cross-checks every figure against our own transaction data before publication.
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Rayyan covers console and PC gaming wallets for Virtwave, with deep specialism in PlayStation Network, Xbox, Razer Gold and Steam. He has been writing about digital gaming commerce since 2020.
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