It has been raised twice in the past three years, ~1–2% per year. Booking sooner rather than later avoids the next adjustment.

Can I take the cheaper IP version as an individual?

No — IP requires a school or employer contract. If your institution does not offer IP, the public test at 7,920 JPY is your only option.

What happens if my payment fails?

Re-submit before the registration deadline. After the deadline, the seat is voided with no refund, so confirm the receipt email after every payment attempt.

Is TOEIC Link cheaper than IELTS or Eiken on a per-skill basis?

Yes — across four skills + official CEFR + short runtime, TOEIC Link is the cheapest path in Japan. IELTS is still required for overseas degrees, and Eiken is still favored by domestic schools, so pick by purpose, not price alone.

TOEIC LinkPublished April 27, 2026

TOEIC Link Cost in 2026 — Fees, Comparisons, and Value Breakdown

TOEIC Link costs 7,920 JPY per sitting (tax included) and bundles four skills into a single 90-minute session — roughly 25% cheaper than taking TOEIC L&R + S&W separately, and with a CEFR level printed on the score report by default.

Base price (as of April 2026)

A standard public-test seat for TOEIC Link is 7,920 JPY (tax included). The session covers Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing in about 90 minutes back-to-back.

IP (institutional / online) seats run 5,500–7,000 JPY depending on the contract. If your school or employer offers IP, that route is cheaper and more flexible.

Public test: 7,920 JPY (tax included)
IP / institutional: 5,500–7,000 JPY range
Score release: same-day online + official PDF in ~10 business days
Payment: credit card, convenience-store cash, Pay-easy

TOEIC Link vs TOEIC L&R + S&W cost

TOEIC L&R is 7,810 JPY and TOEIC S&W is 10,450 JPY — a combined 18,260 JPY for the same four-skill coverage that TOEIC Link bundles for 7,920 JPY. That is roughly a 57% saving against the dual-test path, or about 25% if you only need a CEFR-equivalent four-skill credential.

Time budget matters too: L&R (2 hours) + S&W (90 minutes) = 3.5 hours plus a second venue trip. TOEIC Link finishes in one 90-minute sitting.

How CEFR labelling shifts hiring value

TOEIC Link reports both a 0–25 module score and an explicit CEFR level (A1–C1). Global employers in Japan increasingly screen on CEFR rather than raw TOEIC scores, so a CEFR-tagged TOEIC Link line on a resume often outperforms an L&R-only score in 2026 hiring.

CEFR B2 across all four modules (18–21 each) is the conventional global-employer first-pass cutoff. CEFR B1 (14–17) maps to "ready for overseas rotation" inside large Japanese employers.

Major English tests — fees, duration, CEFR labelling

Test	Fee (JPY, incl. tax)	Duration	CEFR label	4 skills
TOEIC Link	7,920	~90 min	Official	Yes
TOEIC L&R	7,810	2 hr	Conversion only	No (2 skills)
TOEIC S&W	10,450	~90 min	Conversion only	No (2 skills)
IELTS Academic	27,500	~2 hr 45 min	Official	Yes
Eiken Pre-1	10,500	~2 hr + interview	Conversion only	Yes

* Public-test fees as of April 2026, no group / discount pricing applied.

Why TOEIC Link wins on cost

Four skills + CEFR + one sitting at ~25% under the L&R+S&W path
90-minute total runtime fits weekday-evening or weekend-morning slots
Free practice on EnglishBlitz before booking the real seat keeps prep cost near zero

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