Chips vs Chili Lime Chips
Chips $1.95 at the median and Chili Lime Chips $2.45 at the median; 540 calories against 550 calories on the records.
CP Menus review deskReviewed 28 September 2026Prices read 25 September 2026 at 368 restaurantsHow every figure gets here
Side by side
Chips
Chili Lime Chips (side)| Figure | Chips | Chili Lime Chips (side) |
|---|---|---|
| Pickup median | $1.95 | $2.45 |
| Range read | $1.75 to $2.35 | $2.25 to $2.85 |
| Delivery median | $2.55 | $3.20 |
| Listed at | 368 of 368 | 368 of 368 |
| Calories | 540 | 550 |
| Portion | 4 oz | 4 oz |
| Protein | 7 g | 9 g |
| Sodium | 390 mg | 780 mg |
| Carbs | 73 g | 68 g |
| Fat | 25 g | 27 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g | 3.5 g |
| Sugar | 1 g | 3 g |
| Fiber | 7 g | 7 g |
| $ per 100 calories | $0.36 | $0.45 |
| $ per 10 g protein | $2.79 | $2.72 |
| Contains | none of the four | none of the four |
| Diets | Vegetarian, Vegan | Vegetarian, Vegan |
| Availability | Core menu | Core menu |
The new chips
Chili Lime Chips debuted on 31 August 2026 beside the Pollo Asado return: “Chipotle’s new Chili Lime Chips are made fresh daily and hand-seasoned with a flavorful balance of real lime and chili peppers.” “Chipotle’s Chili Lime Chips are vegan-friendly and made with corn masa flour, high-oleic sunflower oil and water, then seasoned with a bold blend of chili and lime for a savory, zesty kick.” The regular chips: “Yes. Chipotle finishes its freshly made chips with lime juice and salt, giving them their signature flavor.”
Price
The medians on 25 September 2026: Chips at $1.95 ($1.75 to $2.35, 368 restaurants) and Chili Lime Chips (side) at $2.45 ($2.25 to $2.85, 368 restaurants). The gap at the median is $0.50, and the ranges overlap: a restaurant at the top of the Chips range charges more for it than a restaurant at the bottom of the Chili Lime Chips range charges for that. For delivery on the brand’s own app: $2.55 for Chips and $3.20 for Chili Lime Chips, before fees. Per 100 calories at the median: $0.36 for Chips and $0.45 for Chili Lime Chips; Chips is the cheaper energy. Per 10 g of protein: $2.79 for Chips and $2.72 for Chili Lime Chips; Chili Lime Chips is the cheaper protein.
Calories, protein and sodium
Chips is the lighter at 540 calories against 550 calories for Chili Lime Chips (side), a gap of 10 calories. Protein: 7 g for Chips and 9 g for Chili Lime Chips, so Chili Lime Chips carries 2 g more. Sodium: 390 mg for Chips and 780 mg for Chili Lime Chips, so Chili Lime Chips carries 390 mg more, 34 percent of the daily value against 17 percent. Carbohydrate: 73 g for Chips and 68 g for Chili Lime Chips, so Chips carries 5 g more. Fat: 25 g for Chips and 27 g for Chili Lime Chips, so Chili Lime Chips carries 2 g more. Sugars: 1 g for Chips and 3 g for Chili Lime Chips, so Chili Lime Chips carries 2 g more. Per 100 calories the protein is 1.3 g on Chips and 1.6 g on Chili Lime Chips: Chili Lime Chips is the denser.
Allergens and diets on the chart
The chart marks neither as containing any of its four allergens (dairy, soy, wheat and gluten, sulphites). The diet marks: Chips vegetarian and vegan and Chili Lime Chips vegetarian and vegan. Both are marked vegan on the chart. The chart’s caution applies to both: “Individual foods may come into contact with one another during preparation, which is not reflected on this chart.”
Availability
Chips was listed at all 368 restaurants read, in 48 states and DC. Chili Lime Chips (side) was listed at all 368 restaurants read, in 48 states and DC.
Which for what
Each yardstick picks its own line: for the lower price at the medians, Chips; for fewer calories, Chips; for protein, Chili Lime Chips; for less sodium, Chips; for the cheapest protein, Chili Lime Chips. The table above has every figure the choice can turn on, and the pages carry the records and the reads in full.
The two by state
The two at each state’s median, from the restaurants read there. The gap between them is between $0.50 and $0.51 in 49 of the 49 states read; where the two carry the same median the line prices them alike.
| State | Restaurants read | Chips | Chili Lime Chips (side) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 | $1.92 | $2.42 | $0.50 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $1.92 | $2.42 | $0.50 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $1.92 | $2.42 | $0.50 |
| Alabama | 7 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Colorado | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Florida | 7 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Georgia | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Iowa | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Idaho | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Illinois | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Indiana | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Louisiana | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Michigan | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Missouri | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Montana | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Nevada | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Ohio | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Texas | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $0.50 |
| Arizona | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| New Jersey | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| Oregon | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| Utah | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | $2.02 | $2.53 | $0.51 |
| Virginia | 8 | $2.08 | $2.58 | $0.50 |
| Delaware | 8 | $2.10 | $2.60 | $0.50 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $2.10 | $2.60 | $0.50 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | $2.10 | $2.60 | $0.50 |
| Washington | 8 | $2.10 | $2.60 | $0.50 |
| California | 7 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| Connecticut | 8 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| Maryland | 8 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| Maine | 7 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| Vermont | 5 | $2.20 | $2.70 | $0.50 |
| New York | 8 | $2.25 | $2.75 | $0.50 |
How this page is read
Every price on this page is a range read from 368 restaurants’ own ordering menus in 48 states and DC on 25 September 2026, printed with the count of restaurants behind it and the brand’s own delivery price beside it; every calorie and nutrient figure is Chipotle’s own record from its nutrition calculator, and every allergen mark is its own chart row or tag. The side by side table above prints every published figure both items carry; a blank cell means the record does not publish it. An entree’s record is its protein alone, which is why the formats compare as builds.
Questions
Which is cheaper, Chips or Chili Lime Chips?
Chips at the medians read on 25 September 2026: Chips $1.95 and Chili Lime Chips $2.45. The ranges are $1.75 to $2.35 for Chips and $2.25 to $2.85 for Chili Lime Chips.
Which has fewer calories, Chips or Chili Lime Chips?
Chips: 540 calories for Chips and 550 calories for Chili Lime Chips on the records.
Which has more protein?
Chili Lime Chips: 7 g for Chips and 9 g for Chili Lime Chips.
Which has less sodium?
Chips: 390 mg for Chips and 780 mg for Chili Lime Chips, against a 2,300 mg daily value.
Is one of them vegetarian?
Chips is marked vegan on the chart and Chili Lime Chips is marked vegan on the chart.
Where do the figures come from?
The prices are ranges read from 368 restaurants’ own ordering menus on 25 September 2026; the nutrition figures are Chipotle’s own calculator records, each part alone, summed where a build is shown; the allergen marks are its own chart.