Sonic drink prices and calories
Soft drinks are flat-priced at $3.49, limeades and lemonades at $3.99 to $4.19, and cold brew at $3.49. Coffee is the cheapest hot option at $2.49.
Compare every item
| Item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Sprite | $3.49 | 170 |
| Cup of Ice | $0.69 | 0 |
| Bottled Water | $2.29 | 0 |
| Coffee | $2.49 | 0 |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | $2.99 | 120 |
| French Vanilla Cold Brew Iced Coffee | $3.49 | 260 |
| Original Cold Brew Iced Coffee | $3.49 | 230 |
| Sweet Iced Tea | $3.49 | 170 |
| Barq’s Root Beer | $3.49 | 170 |
| Dr Pepper | $3.49 | 160 |
| Coca-Cola | $3.49 | 180 |
| Ocean Water | $3.89 | 200 |
| All Natural Lemonade | $4.19 | 270 |
| Limeade | $3.99 | 170 |
| Strawberry Limeade | $3.99 | 220 |
| Cherry Limeade | $3.99 | 240 |
| Half Sweet Tea / Half Lemonade | $4.19 | 220 |
| Blueberry Lavender Lemonade | $4.19 | 280 |
What to know before you order
One price for fountain drinks
Every standard soft drink is $3.49 regardless of flavour, so there is no premium for zero-sugar versions.
Limeades
Cherry, strawberry and cranberry limeades all sit at $3.99; lemonades run $4.19.
Happy Hour applies here too
Soft drinks, teas and limeades are half price between 2 and 4 PM at participating drive-ins.
Drinks prices at a glance
Placeholder content. The drinks section currently lists 18 items, running from the Cup of Ice at $0.69 up to the All Natural Lemonade at $4.19. The table above is the quickest way to compare the whole section at once, and it is sorted the way the menu board reads rather than by price. Because every drive-in is franchise-operated, treat these as national averages: the same item can differ by fifty cents or more between two neighbouring states.
How the section is priced
Placeholder content. Pricing inside this section follows a predictable pattern once you know where the steps fall. Size increases and add-on toppings each carry their own upcharge, combo versions bundle a side and a drink for a fixed premium, and the value tier holds a small group of items at a fixed low price all day. A finished page should walk through those steps with real numbers so a reader can work out the cheapest way to get what they actually want rather than guessing at the board.
Calories across the drinks menu
Placeholder content. Calorie counts in this section range widely, and the published figures assume the standard build with no customisation. Combo entries are listed as ranges because the side and drink you choose can add well over a thousand calories to the total. Use this section to explain which swaps make the biggest difference — dropping to the smaller size, skipping cheese or chili toppings, or choosing a zero-calorie drink with a combo — and to point readers at the official allergen and nutrition sheets for anything medical.
Best value orders in this section
Placeholder content. Value in this section usually comes from one of three moves: ordering the combo when you were going to buy the side and drink anyway, ordering during Happy Hour so the drink drops to half price, or dropping to the Jr. or value-menu version of the same item. Work through two or three concrete example orders here with totals, since a worked example is more useful to a reader standing at the stall than a general statement about value.
Ordering tips
Placeholder content. Items in this section can be ordered from a stall, at the drive-thru, or ahead of time in the app. App ordering is generally the cheapest route because app-only pricing applies to drinks and slushes at any hour, and it also removes the risk of a misheard order over the intercom. This is the place to note which customisations are free, which carry an upcharge, and how the kitchen handles substitutions during busy periods.
Availability and price changes
Placeholder content. Not every item in this section is on every menu board: regional and limited-time items rotate through the year, and some appear only in specific states. Prices are reviewed monthly on this site, and the figures above reflect the most recent check. If a price on your local board differs from what is listed here, the local board is correct — send a correction and the table will be updated on the next pass.