Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images Each Starlink terminal used to cost SpaceX $3,000 to make. Now, they've been reduced to $1,500. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the firm won't charge users the overall cost of the terminal. She said the price of the terminal should fall to a few hundred dollars in the next year or two. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell on Tuesday said the aerospace company has reduced the cost of each Starlink terminal from $3,000 to $1,500 each. Starlink customers have to pay $499 for the kit, which includes the user terminal —also known as "dishy" — indicating that SpaceX is covering the remaining cost of $1,000 for each one it produces.