How is XP per level calculated?

This tool uses a polynomial curve: the XP needed for a level equals a base value multiplied by the level number raised to an exponent. A higher exponent makes later levels much more expensive, which matches how most progression systems steepen over time.

Does EVE Online actually use XP levels?

EVE Online's core character progression is skill points trained in real time rather than kill XP, so it has no fixed level cap. This calculator models the configurable XP-and-level systems used by many community trackers and event servers, letting you tune the curve to whatever table you follow.

How do I find the right base and exponent?

Look up the XP needed for two known levels and adjust the exponent until the ratio between them matches, then set the base so level one lines up. Once two points fit, the rest of the curve will be close to correct.

What does the progress percentage mean?

It is how far you are into your current level — the XP you have earned into the level divided by the total XP that level requires. At 100% you have enough to level up; the bar resets for the next level.

How accurate is the time estimate?

It divides remaining XP by the XP-per-hour you enter, so it is only as accurate as that rate. Use a realistic farming rate for your method and gear, and re-check it as the curve steepens at higher levels.

EVE Online XP & Level Calculator

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Plan your next EVE Online level

This calculator shows exactly how much experience stands between you and your next level, how far into the current level you already are, and roughly how long it will take at your current farming pace. It runs entirely in your browser, so you can tweak the curve freely without anything being saved or sent.

How it works

The cost of clearing a single level grows with the level number using a polynomial curve:

xpForLevel(L) = round(base * L^exponent)

The total XP to reach a level is the sum of every level cost below it, and the XP you still need for the next level is what that level requires minus what you have already banked:

remaining = xpForLevel(currentLevel) - xpAlreadyEarned

If you supply an XP-per-hour rate, the tool divides remaining XP by that rate to estimate real time to level.

Tips and example

Say you are level 24 with 4,200 XP into the level, on a curve with base 100 and exponent 1.8. Level 24 needs about 100 × 24^1.8 ≈ 31,000 XP, so with 4,200 banked you have roughly 27,000 to go — about 9 hours at 3,000 XP per hour. Because the exponent is above 1, each level costs noticeably more than the last, so don’t assume the next level takes as long as the previous one. If your numbers don’t match the game, nudge the exponent first — it controls how steeply late levels climb — then adjust the base to line up the early ones.