Table 1. Cost calculations for Illumina NovaSeq 6000 and MGI-Tech DNBSEQ-G400RS based on the best offering service providers and data retrieved (euros).
| NovaSeq 6000 (2 × 250 bp) | DNBSEQ-G400RS* (2 × 200 bp) | |
|---|---|---|
| Library preparation for sequencing | 100 | 170 |
| Offer for sequencing 50 million reads | 1,000 | 170 |
| Actual cost per million raw reads | 30.07 | 7.21 |
| Actual cost per million filtered reads (matrix#1) | 53.23 | 11.92 |
| Actual cost per raw gigabit (Gb) | 26.44 | 8.25 |
| Actual cost per filtered Gb (merged and quality filtered) | 104.76 | 33.66 |
Note:
*
Originally in USD; converted to EUR as of 2021-05-10 (invoice issued).