Flat EXP Costs
With Flat EXP Costs, enchanting at an anvil charges the same experience no matter how high the player's level is.
What it does
Vanilla Minecraft raises the experience price of each anvil action as the item's level climbs, so high-level players end up spending far more total experience on the same actions. Flat EXP Costs removes that penalty: the cost stays the same regardless of level. Its default setting also lifts the 40-level cap on anvil use and removes the "Too Expensive" message from the anvil.
The mod offers two selectable modes, set in its config file. In the first mode, the cost is calculated as exactly what the required level would normally cost, so a level 30 enchantment always costs 306 experience points, however high the player's level is. The second mode sets the experience price to one level. A further option makes anvil costs follow the minimal level required instead of the value below it, and the config also controls how much experience is deducted from the original cost.
Flat EXP Costs is open source under the MIT License. It is server-side only, so the server needs it and players join without installing it. The mod requires Deimos, and files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with the latest builds for 26.3 released on 2026-09-20.
Key features
Flat anvil costs
Enchanting at an anvil costs the same experience whatever the item's level, removing the vanilla penalty that grows with level.
Two cost modes
The first mode uses the exact required level for the cost, and the second sets the price to a single level.
Anvil cap removed
With the default configuration, the 40-level cap on anvil use is lifted.
Message-free anvil
Because the mod runs on the server, it does not override the "Too Expensive" text, and the item's price can still be read in the anvil chat.
Config-based deduction
The config file sets how much experience is deducted from the original cost.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Fixed Anvil Repair Cost is server-side only and runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, but it is not open source and is under All rights reserved. Easy Anvils is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and needs both client and server, with builds for 1.18.2 – 26.3. Anvil Too Expensive Removed is limited to Fabric and to 1.21.11, and is licensed under the MIT License without being open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat EXP Costs | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Fixed Anvil Repair Cost | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Easy Anvils | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Anvil Too Expensive Removed | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-11 |
Questions
Does Flat EXP Costs need Deimos?
Does every player need to install Flat EXP Costs?
Which game versions does Flat EXP Costs support?
Where are the anvil cost mode and deduction amount set?
In the catalog
Flat EXP Costs is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This fully configurable mod makes enchanting and anvil use cost the same amount of EXP, regardless of your level. It removes Minecraft’s built-in penalty for leveling up, where higher levels require more EXP, but enchanting and using the anvil still costs the same number of levels. This means high-level players end…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/flat-exp-costs
- Owner
- MarsThePlanet
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15