Starbucks vs Dunkin' Calories: The Same Drinks, Head to Head

Matched drink for drink, neither chain is lighter across the board. Black coffee and cold brew are 5 calories at both. Dunkin' is lighter on the plain latte (100 to 170 vs 190) and hot chocolate, while Starbucks is lighter on the iced pumpkin latte (370 vs 420), caramel lattes and frozen coffee (230 to 380 vs 540). Every number is each chain's own.

Want a different size or a drink not listed here? The Starbucks calorie calculator covers the whole Starbucks menu by size.

How we matched the drinks

Size. Starbucks defines a Grande as 16 fl oz on its menu pages, the middle of its three main sizes (Tall 12 fl oz, Grande 16, Venti 20 hot or 24 iced). Dunkin's nutrition figures we verified are listed by size name, Small, Medium and Large, not by ounces, and dunkindonuts.com is blocked from our location, so we could not confirm how many ounces a Dunkin' Medium holds. So we compare Starbucks Grande with Dunkin' Medium, the middle size at each chain, and say so plainly: the cups may not be the same volume.

Recipe. Each chain publishes its standard recipe, and the defaults differ. Starbucks' Caffe Latte, Caramel Macchiato and Pumpkin Spice Latte use 2% milk, its Frappuccinos use whole milk, and its PSL, Hot Chocolate, Caramel Frappuccino and Mocha Frappuccino come with whipped cream. Dunkin's guide publishes its lattes in skim and whole versions side by side without naming a default, so we show both where they exist.

Sources. Starbucks numbers are from the nutrition panel on each starbucks.com product page, checked October 8, 2026 for drinks and October 6, 2026 for the fall bakery items. Dunkin' numbers are from Dunkin's official Nutrition Guide, August 19, 2026 edition, as verified for our Dunkin' calories guide on September 26, 2026. We only compare a drink when both chains publish a number for a comparable drink in these sizes. Where one side has no official number, the drink is left out.

Starbucks vs Dunkin' at a glance

Drink	Starbucks Grande	Dunkin' Medium	Lighter
Hot coffee, black	5	5	Tie
Iced coffee, black	5	5	Tie
Cold brew, black	5	5	Tie
Cold brew with cream	110	90	Dunkin' by 20
Hot latte	190	100 (skim) / 170 (whole)	Dunkin' by 20 to 90
Caramel latte	250	260 (skim) / 340 (whole)	Starbucks by 10 to 90
Iced pumpkin latte	370	420	Starbucks by 50
Frozen coffee	230 to 380	540	Starbucks by 160 to 310
Hot chocolate	370	330	Dunkin' by 40
Fruit refresher	90	120 to 170	Starbucks by 30 to 80

The pattern: plain coffee is a tie, Dunkin' is lighter on the plain latte, cold brew with cream and hot chocolate, and Starbucks is lighter on the caramel, pumpkin, frozen and fruit drinks.

Black coffee and cold brew

Drink	Starbucks Grande	Dunkin' Medium
Hot coffee, black (Pike Place Roast at Starbucks)	5 calories, 1g protein	5 calories, 0 to 1g protein
Iced coffee, black	5 calories, 0g protein	5 calories, 0 to 1g protein
Cold brew, black	5 calories, 0g protein	5 calories, 0g protein

Black coffee is black coffee. Starbucks' standard Iced Coffee is unsweetened on its current menu page, so it matches Dunkin's black iced coffee at 5. Everything after this point is about what goes into the cup.

Cold brew with cream

Drink	Calories	Protein	What is in it
Starbucks Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew, Grande	110	1g	cold brew, vanilla sweet cream, 2 pumps vanilla syrup
Dunkin' Cold Brew with cream, or with sweet cold foam, Medium	90	not published	cold brew with cream or sweet cold foam

Dunkin' is 20 calories lighter here, but the drinks are not built the same way. Starbucks' standard recipe adds 2 pumps of vanilla syrup on top of the sweet cream, which Dunkin's plain "with cream" version does not have. The closer comparison may be Dunkin's sweet cold foam version, which Dunkin' lists at the same 90.

Lattes

Drink	Calories	Protein	Milk
Starbucks Caffe Latte, Grande (hot)	190	13g	2%
Dunkin' Hot Latte, Medium	100	9g	skim
Dunkin' Hot Latte, Medium	170	9g	whole

This is the clearest Dunkin' win on calories: the skim latte is 90 lighter than a Starbucks Grande latte, and even whole milk is 20 lighter. Starbucks' Grande has more protein, 13g against 9g. We could not confirm the volume of a Dunkin' Medium, so keep in mind that part of any gap on this row may be cup size.

If protein is the reason you order a latte, Starbucks also has protein lattes made with protein-boosted milk. A Grande Vanilla Protein Latte is 310 calories with 27g of protein hot, or 270 with 29g iced. Dunkin's guide has no protein latte in the data we verified, so there is nothing to match it against.

Caramel drinks

Drink	Calories	Protein	Milk
Starbucks Caramel Macchiato, Grande (hot or iced)	250	10g	2%
Dunkin' Caramel Swirl Latte, Medium (hot or iced)	260	11g	skim
Dunkin' Caramel Swirl Latte, Medium (hot or iced)	340	11g	whole
Dunkin' Caramel Craze Signature Iced Latte, Medium	410	11g	whole

The Caramel Macchiato is Starbucks' best-known caramel drink: 2% milk, 2 shots of espresso, 3 pumps of vanilla syrup and a caramel drizzle. Dunkin's version is a latte with caramel swirl. Skim to 2%, they are nearly even, 260 against 250. The gap opens with whole milk (90 more at Dunkin') and with the Signature version, which is 160 more than an Iced Caramel Macchiato.

Pumpkin drinks

Drink	Calories	Protein	Standard recipe
Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Grande	370	11g	2% milk, 4 pumps pumpkin sauce, whipped cream
Dunkin' Pumpkin Spice Iced Signature Latte, Medium	420	12g	as published in Dunkin's guide
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, Grande (hot)	390	14g	2% milk, 4 pumps pumpkin sauce, whipped cream

Iced against iced, Starbucks is 50 calories lighter, with 1g less protein. Even the hot Starbucks PSL, at 390, comes in under Dunkin's iced pumpkin Signature Latte. The Dunkin' figure in our data is the iced Signature version only, so there is no hot Dunkin' pumpkin latte to compare. For every Starbucks fall drink by size, see Starbucks fall menu calories.

Frozen coffee

Drink	Calories	Protein	Standard recipe
Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino, Grande	230	3g	whole milk, no whipped cream
Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino, Grande	370	5g	whole milk, whipped cream
Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino, Grande	380	4g	whole milk, whipped cream, caramel drizzle
Dunkin' Coffee Chiller, Medium	540	5g	as published in Dunkin's guide

The biggest gap in this comparison. Dunkin's frozen coffee line is now the Coffee Chiller, and a Medium is 540, which is 160 more than a Grande Caramel Frappuccino with whipped cream and 310 more than a plain Coffee Frappuccino. At 540, the Chiller is close to the calories of a Dunkin' Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin (560).

Hot chocolate and refreshers

Drink	Calories	Protein
Starbucks Hot Chocolate, Grande (2% milk, whipped cream)	370	14g
Dunkin' Original Hot Chocolate, Medium	330	3g
Starbucks Strawberry Acai or Mango Dragonfruit Refresher, Grande	90	0g
Dunkin' Refreshers, Medium (Berry Sangria, Black Cherry Green Tea, Sparkling, Berry Clementine)	120 to 170	not published

Dunkin's hot chocolate is 40 calories lighter, but Starbucks' version has 14g of protein against 3g. Starbucks' standard recipe is 2% milk with whipped cream and mocha drizzle. The refreshers are different flavors at each chain, so treat that row as a range: Starbucks' Strawberry Acai and Mango Dragonfruit Refreshers are 90 in a Grande, and Dunkin's Medium refreshers run 120 to 170 depending on flavor.

Donuts vs Starbucks bakery

Dunkin's donuts and Starbucks' fall bakery items are the closest pastry match we have official numbers for at both chains:

Item	Calories	Protein
Dunkin' Glazed Munchkin (1 piece)	60	1g
Starbucks Pumpkin Mini Pie (71 g)	210	4g
Dunkin' Glazed Donut	240	4g
Starbucks Pecan Mini Pie (58 g)	250	3g
Dunkin' Chocolate Frosted Donut	260	4g
Dunkin' Boston Kreme Donut	270	5g
Starbucks Apple Crumble Mini Pie (81 g)	290	3g
Dunkin' Old Fashioned Donut	310	4g
Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin (113 g)	350	5g
Starbucks Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf (113 g)	360	6g

A Dunkin' donut lands between 240 and 310. A Starbucks muffin or loaf slice is 350 to 360, 110 to 120 more than a Glazed Donut. The mini pies, at 210 to 290, overlap the donuts. The Pumpkin Mini Pie and Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin are on Starbucks' seasonal Pumpkin Picks menu, and the pecan and apple mini pies were on the menu as of October 6, 2026, so availability can change.

What about breakfast sandwiches? We have Dunkin's official numbers (Wake-Up Wraps 180 to 280, the Bacon, Egg & Cheese Croissant at 520, the Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin at 560), but Starbucks' breakfast sandwiches are not yet in our verified Starbucks data. Rather than compare against a number we have not checked, we left that matchup out.

The same order at both counters

The latte and a pastry

Starbucks	Calories	Dunkin'	Calories
Caffe Latte, Grande	190	Hot Latte, skim, Medium	100
Pumpkin Mini Pie	210	Glazed Donut	240
Total	400	Total	340

Protein: Starbucks 13g + 4g = 17g; Dunkin' 9g + 4g = 13g. Dunkin' is 60 lighter, Starbucks has 4g more protein.

The pumpkin run

Starbucks	Calories	Dunkin'	Calories
Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Grande	370	Pumpkin Spice Iced Signature Latte, Medium	420
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin	350	Boston Kreme Donut	270
Total	720	Total	690

Protein: Starbucks 11g + 5g = 16g; Dunkin' 12g + 5g = 17g. Nearly a tie. Starbucks wins the drink, Dunkin' wins the pastry.

The frozen treat

Starbucks	Calories	Dunkin'	Calories
Caramel Frappuccino, Grande	380	Coffee Chiller, Medium	540
Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf	360	Glazed Donut	240
Total	740	Total	780

Protein: Starbucks 4g + 6g = 10g; Dunkin' 5g + 4g = 9g. The Chiller costs Dunkin' this one even with the lighter pastry.

How to log this in Nouri

Coffee is where photo tracking has nothing to work with. A skim latte and a whole-milk caramel latte look the same through a lid, and at Dunkin' that is the difference between 100 and 340 calories. Before I built Nouri, AI photo trackers kept coming in low on my meals when I checked them against the ingredients, because the camera cannot see what is inside. A drink in a paper cup is the extreme case.

The order, though, is something you already said out loud. Nouri gives you four equal ways to log: type it like a note, say it, snap a photo, or ask Siri. For coffee, the words carry the numbers: "medium caramel swirl iced latte with skim and a glazed donut" or "grande iced caramel macchiato with oatmilk" comes back itemized with calories, macros and the reasoning for each part, so you can check the milk and the pumps and recalculate if the barista changed something. Nouri is iPhone (iOS only), and you can try it free.

In the drive-thru line, "Hey Siri, track food in Nouri," then the order in one sentence, and a card shows calories, macros and what is left for the day. Skim at Dunkin', 2% at Starbucks: say which and let Nouri argue with the milk, not you. Nouri also tracks sugar with a daily goal, alongside fiber and sodium, which matters in a season of pumpkin syrup.

If protein is your focus, turn on Prioritize Protein, which raises your target from 1.0 to 1.2 grams per pound of body weight. On Sunday, your Nouri Report shows how the week's coffee runs fit: average calories and protein against your targets, days on target, and one clear focus for the week ahead.

FAQ

Is Starbucks or Dunkin' lower in calories?

It depends on the drink. Black coffee and cold brew are 5 calories at both. Dunkin' is lower for plain lattes and hot chocolate, while Starbucks is lower for its iced pumpkin latte, caramel drinks with whole milk, and frozen coffee, where a Dunkin' Coffee Chiller is 540.

Is a Dunkin' medium the same size as a Starbucks Grande?

Starbucks lists a Grande as 16 fl oz. The Dunkin' figures we verified are listed by size name, not ounces, and we could not reach Dunkin's US site to confirm the ounces in a Medium. Both are the middle size at their chain, which is how we matched them.

How many calories are in a Starbucks latte vs a Dunkin' latte?

A Starbucks Grande Caffe Latte with 2% milk is 190 calories with 13g of protein. A Dunkin' Medium Hot Latte is 100 with skim or 170 with whole milk, with 9g of protein either way.

Which pumpkin latte has fewer calories, Starbucks or Dunkin'?

Starbucks. A Grande Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte is 370 calories with whipped cream and 2% milk, and Dunkin's Medium Pumpkin Spice Iced Signature Latte is 420. Even a hot Grande PSL, at 390, is lighter than the Dunkin' iced Signature version.

How does a Caramel Macchiato compare to a Dunkin' caramel latte?

A Grande Caramel Macchiato is 250 calories, hot or iced. A Dunkin' Medium Caramel Swirl Latte is 260 with skim milk or 340 with whole, and the Caramel Craze Signature Iced Latte is 410.

How many calories are in a Dunkin' Coffee Chiller vs a Frappuccino?

A Medium Coffee Chiller is 540 calories. A Grande Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino is 230, a Mocha Frappuccino is 370 and a Caramel Frappuccino is 380, the last two with whipped cream. It is the largest gap between the two chains in this comparison.

Is Starbucks or Dunkin' cold brew lower in calories?

Black, both are 5 calories. With cream, a Dunkin' Medium Cold Brew with cream or sweet cold foam is 90, and a Starbucks Grande Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew is 110. The Starbucks version also includes 2 pumps of vanilla syrup by default.

Which has more protein, Starbucks or Dunkin'?

In matched drinks, Starbucks usually has a little more: 13g vs 9g in a latte and 14g vs 3g in hot chocolate. Starbucks also sells protein lattes, such as a Grande Vanilla Protein Latte with 27g hot. Dunkin's lattes have 9g to 12g in our data.

Is a Dunkin' donut or a Starbucks pastry higher in calories?

The Starbucks muffin and loaf are higher. A Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin is 350 and a Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf is 360, against 240 for a Dunkin' Glazed Donut and 270 for a Boston Kreme. Starbucks' Pumpkin Mini Pie, at 210, is lighter than any Dunkin' donut in our data.

What is the lowest-calorie drink at Starbucks and Dunkin'?

Black coffee, hot or iced, and black cold brew: 5 calories at both chains. With milk, Dunkin's Medium skim latte at 100 is lighter than a Starbucks Grande latte at 190. Unsweetened tea is 0 at Starbucks.

What is the easiest way to track Starbucks and Dunkin' drinks?

Log the drink the way you ordered it, size, milk, syrup and whip included, by typing it, saying it, or telling Siri in line. Nouri itemizes the cup with its reasoning, so a skim swap or an extra pump is counted instead of assumed. The menu default is just a starting point.

Pick your drink from the tables, then log the version you actually ordered in Nouri, milk and pumps included. For the full Starbucks menu ranked by calories, see Starbucks Calories: Every Drink Ranked, and the Dunkin' calories guide has the full Dunkin' menu with breakfast. If you are building a whole day around fast food, what 2,000 calories looks like at 10 fast food chains puts one order in context.

Sources

• Starbucks official product pages, nutrition panel per size for the standard recipe (checked October 8, 2026): Pike Place Roast, Iced Coffee, Cold Brew, Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew, Caffe Latte, Caramel Macchiato and iced, Pumpkin Spice Latte and iced, Coffee Frappuccino, Mocha Frappuccino, Caramel Frappuccino, Hot Chocolate, Strawberry Acai Refresher, Mango Dragonfruit Refresher, Vanilla Protein Latte and iced. Size definitions (Tall 12 fl oz, Grande 16 fl oz, Venti 20 fl oz hot or 24 fl oz iced) are from the same pages
• Starbucks bakery product pages (checked October 6, 2026): Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, Pumpkin Mini Pie, Pumpkin & Pepita Loaf, Pecan Mini Pie, Apple Crumble Mini Pie
• Dunkin' official Nutrition Guide PDF, updated August 19, 2026 edition, linked from dunkindonuts.com/nutrition (checked September 26, 2026, as published in our Dunkin' calories guide). On October 13, 2026, dunkindonuts.com was blocked from our location, so no Dunkin' number here was re-checked on that date and none comes from any other source
• Differences and order totals are calculated from the official per-item values above and verified with a script before publishing