What is the difference between Tracker and Agile on Octopus?

Tracker-style tariffs usually update when Octopus reprices the product following market moves; Agile uses half-hourly unit rates that can change within the same day.

Is Agile cheaper than Tracker?

It depends on when you use electricity. Agile rewards shifting usage to cheap half-hours; Tracker may suit you if you prefer less intraday volatility.

Can I compare costs without half-hourly data?

A flat-rate style estimate using monthly kWh and published unit rates is a useful baseline, but it will not capture full Agile or half-hourly savings.

Octopus Tracker vs Agile

Both names sit on Octopus's side of the fence — we don't sell energy. The useful distinction is how oftenyour unit rate can move, and whether you're happy to shift when you use power to chase cheaper half-hours.

Tracker in one sentence

Tracker-style products follow underlying market costs, but usually on a slower rhythm than Agile — think "rate can change when Octopus next updates the product" rather than "different price every half-hour". Check their live page for the exact mechanism and notice periods.

Agile in one sentence

Agile is built around half-hourly prices: cheap slots when demand is low, pricey ones at peak. Great if you can delay the dishwasher or car charge; less fun if your life runs on peak-time electricity only.

Which tends to win?

Agile can win if you can run appliances, EV charging, or heating in cheaper windows and avoid peak half-hours.
Tracker can be easier to reason about if you do not want to optimise around intraday spikes, while still following market trends.
Standing charges apply on both; always include them in any comparison.

Use our calculator as a baseline

We take one monthly kWh figure and today's published unit rates and standing charges from Octopus (by postcode). That's honest for flat-style tariffs and a rough league table for Agile — it is nota simulation of 17,520 half-hours a year. For Agile, treat the number as "where does this sit versus everything else right now?" then refine in Octopus's own tools if you're serious.

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