CS2 Weapon Prices: Every Gun and Kill Reward (2026)

AK-47: $2,700
M4A4 / M4A1-S: $2,900
AWP: $4,750 · $100 a kill
SMG kills: $600

Every buy in CS2 is a trade-off between what a weapon costs, what it pays back per kill and how long it lasts before you're reloading. Valve has changed a surprising number of those numbers since 2024 — the M4A4 is $200 cheaper than at launch, the Zeus pays for kills, the CZ75 earns a full pistol reward and reloads now throw away the bullets left in your magazine. This guide lists the current price, kill reward and ammo of every buyable weapon and piece of equipment, every change Valve made from 2024 to October 2026, and what to buy in each kind of round. All dollar amounts are the game's own money, not real money. Checked 2026-10-25.

Short answer: the AK-47 costs $2,700, the M4A4 and M4A1-S $2,900 each and the AWP $4,750. Pistols pay $300 a kill, SMGs $600 (the P90 only $300), shotguns $900 (the XM1014 $600) and the AWP just $100. A full rifle buy with Kevlar + Helmet and a smoke and flash runs about $4,200 on T side and $4,800 on CT with a kit.

Key takeaways

Rifles: AK-47 $2,700, M4A4 / M4A1-S $2,900, Galil AR $1,800, FAMAS $1,950.
Kill rewards run from $1,500 (knife) down to $100 (AWP and Zeus).
Valve's latest price cuts: MP7, MP5-SD and PP-Bizon each $100 cheaper on 21 January 2026.
Reloading discards the magazine since 18 March 2026 — reserves are counted in magazines, shells or bullets.
Plant and lose still pays every Terrorist $600 (down from $800 on 23 May 2024).

Every weapon: price, kill reward and ammo

Prices and rewards below come from Valve's own game files (weapons.vdata and items_game) and the community databases that mirror them, checked against Valve's patch notes. Ammo is magazine – reserve: since the March 2026 reload change your reserve is counted in full magazines for most guns (shells or bullets for shotguns and machine guns), so "30 – 90" means one magazine loaded and three spare.

Pistols

Weapon	Side	Price	Kill reward	Ammo
Glock-18	T	$200	$300	20 – 60
P2000	CT	$200	$300	13 – 52
USP-S	CT	$200	$300	12 – 24
Dual Berettas	Both	$300	$300	30 – 60
P250	Both	$300	$300	13 – 39
Five-SeveN	CT	$500	$300	20 – 40
Tec-9	T	$500	$300	18 – 54
CZ75-Auto	Both	$500	$300	12 – 24
R8 Revolver	Both	$600	$300	8 – 16
Desert Eagle	Both	$700	$300	7 – 21

SMGs

Weapon	Side	Price	Kill reward	Ammo
MAC-10	T	$1,050	$600	30 – 90
UMP-45	Both	$1,200	$600	25 – 75
MP9	CT	$1,250	$600	30 – 60
PP-Bizon	Both	$1,300	$600	64 – 128
MP7	Both	$1,400	$600	30 – 90
MP5-SD	Both	$1,400	$600	30 – 90
P90	Both	$2,350	$300	50 – 100

Rifles

Weapon	Side	Price	Kill reward	Ammo
Galil AR	T	$1,800	$300	35 – 140
FAMAS	CT	$1,950	$300	25 – 100
AK-47	T	$2,700	$300	30 – 90
M4A4	CT	$2,900	$300	30 – 120
M4A1-S	CT	$2,900	$300	20 – 60
SG 553	T	$3,000	$300	30 – 90
AUG	CT	$3,300	$300	30 – 90

Snipers

Weapon	Side	Price	Kill reward	Ammo
SSG 08	Both	$1,700	$300	10 – 20
AWP	Both	$4,750	$100	5 – 10
G3SG1	T	$5,000	$300	20 – 40
SCAR-20	CT	$5,000	$300	20 – 40

Shotguns and machine guns

Weapon	Side	Price	Kill reward	Ammo
Nova	Both	$1,050	$900	8 – 32
Sawed-Off	T	$1,100	$900	7 – 32
MAG-7	CT	$1,300	$900	5 – 15
Negev	Both	$1,700	$300	150 – 300
XM1014	Both	$2,000	$600	7 – 32
M249	Both	$5,200	$300	100 – 200

What the main CS2 weapons cost in in-game money in October 2026, with kill rewards: Glock-18, USP-S and P2000 200 dollars, Desert Eagle 700, MAC-10 1,050 and MP9 1,250 paying 600 a kill, Galil AR 1,800, FAMAS 1,950, AK-47 2,700, M4A4 and M4A1-S 2,900, AWP 4,750 paying 100 a kill; Kevlar 650, Kevlar plus Helmet 1,000, defuse kit 400; smoke 300, flash 200, Molotov 400 and Incendiary 500 — **The buy menu in one picture.** Game money, not real money — a rifle, helmet and two grenades cost about $4,200 on T side.Graphic: BoostPirate

Armour, kit, Zeus and grenades

Item	Side	Price	Note
Kevlar Vest	Both	$650	—
Kevlar + Helmet	Both	$1,000	—
Defuse Kit	CT	$400	Halves the defuse time
Zeus x27	Both	$200	Reusable after a 30-second recharge; $100 a kill
Flashbang	Both	$200	—
Smoke Grenade	Both	$300	—
HE Grenade	Both	$300	—
Molotov	T	$400	—
Incendiary Grenade	CT	$500	—
Decoy Grenade	Both	$50	—

Grenade kills pay $300. Since Valve's 22 September 2026 update the grenade limit also caps how many grenades you can buy in a round, not just carry — the practice-commands guide shows how to raise it on your own server.

Every price and weapon change, 2024–2026

6 February 2024Zeus reusable in every mode after a 30-second recharge
A Refund All button in the buy menu.
25 April 2024Zeus kill reward $0 → $100
CZ75-Auto $100 → $300; XM1014 $900 → $600.
23 May 2024M4A4 $3,100 → $3,000
Incendiary $600 → $500; the Terrorists' plant bonus in a defused round $800 → $600.
28 January 2025M4A4 down to $2,900
FAMAS more accurate and $1,950; MP9, MP5-SD and MP7 less accurate crouching.
15 July 2025MP9 recoil up and jumping accuracy down
CTs get $50 for each Terrorist they eliminate.
21 January 2026MP7 and MP5-SD $100 cheaper with slightly more damage
PP-Bizon $100 cheaper.
18 March 2026Reloading throws away the rest of the magazine
Reserves counted in magazines.
22 September 2026Hold reload to reload silently but slowly
The grenade limit also caps grenade buys.
8 October 2026AUG reload half a second faster.

Valve's notes from 2024 to 22 October 2026 show no price or reward change for the M4A1-S, AWP, R8 Revolver, Galil AR, Negev, Kevlar or the helmet. Valve also cut the Zeus's range from 190 to 120 units in May 2024 without listing it in the notes (reported by Dust2.us).

Two Counter-Strike 2 screenshots side by side on Inferno: a Molotov and an Incendiary Grenade burning on the cobblestones between wine barrels — **Molotov vs Incendiary.** Valve's "Fire Sale" post of 23 May 2024 — the day the CT's Incendiary dropped from $600 to $500, still $100 more than the T's Molotov.Screenshot: Valve via Steam

Why kill rewards matter

Weapon class	Per kill
Knife	$1,500
Shotguns (except XM1014)	$900
SMGs (except P90) and the XM1014	$600
Pistols, rifles, machine guns, P90, grenades	$300
AWP	$100
Zeus x27	$100

On an eco round the reward is often worth more than the weapon's damage. Two SMG kills pay $1,200 — most of the way to next round's rifle — while two AWP kills pay $200. That's why teams buy SMGs against saving opponents (the MP9 on CT, the MAC-10 on T, the UMP-45 on either side), and why an AWPer needs the team to drop them a rifle when money is tight.

What to buy in each round

Pistol round ($800)

Kevlar ($650) on its own — not enough left for a flash, or
a P250 / Dual Berettas and utility, or
a CT defuse kit on one or two players

Eco or save

Keep your weapon from last round
At most a pistol upgrade
Buy together next round with the loss bonus

Force buy

T: Galil AR or MAC-10 with Kevlar
CT: FAMAS or MP9 with Kevlar
Shotguns on close-range maps

Full buy

AK-47 or M4 + Kevlar + Helmet
Smoke, flash and a Molotov or Incendiary
CT: at least two kits

The money side — loss bonus, round rewards and when to force — is in the CS2 economy guide.

$2,700AK-47 — the T rifle
$2,900M4A4 or M4A1-S
$4,750AWP — $100 a kill
$1,000Kevlar + Helmet

Reloads and the March 2026 ammo change

On 18 March 2026 Valve made reloading discard the bullets still in the magazine: "a new, full magazine is taken from the reserves". Most weapons got three spare magazines; Valve gave "some weapons" fewer "to reward efficiency and precision" and others more "to encourage spamming through walls and smokes". In practice: reload only when you're safe and nearly empty, and count magazines rather than bullets on long-range weapons like the AWP (5 – 10) and SSG 08 (10 – 20). Since 22 September 2026 you can also hold the reload key to reload silently, but slowly — and the AUG reloads half a second faster since 8 October 2026.

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Sources

Valve's game files — weapons.vdata and items_game (SteamDB GameTracking-CS2, read 2026-10-25) · community references: MetaBot, CS2Central (21 Mar 2026, reserves)
Valve — CS2 update notes (6 Feb, 25 Apr, 23 May 2024; 28 Jan, 15 Jul 2025; 21 Jan, 22 Sep, 8 Oct 2026) · Fire Sale (23 May 2024) · Guns, Guides, and Games (18 Mar 2026) · 8 Oct 2026 notes

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FAQ

Common questions

How much does an AK-47 cost in CS2?

$2,700 of in-game money, with a $300 kill reward and 30 bullets per magazine plus three spare magazines. The CT rifles, the M4A4 and M4A1-S, cost $2,900 each.

Which CS2 weapons pay the most per kill?

The knife pays $1,500, shotguns $900 (the XM1014 $600), SMGs $600 (the P90 $300) and pistols, rifles and machine guns $300. The AWP and the Zeus pay only $100.

What changed in CS2 weapon prices recently?

On 21 January 2026 Valve cut the MP7, MP5-SD and PP-Bizon by $100 each. Earlier changes: the M4A4 went to $2,900 and the FAMAS to $1,950 in January 2025, and the Incendiary dropped to $500 in May 2024.

How much is a full buy in CS2?

About $4,200 on T side (AK-47, Kevlar + Helmet, a smoke and a flash) and $4,800 on CT side with an M4 and a defuse kit — all in-game money.

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