Frosty & Desserts · Updated 2026
Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty (Medium)
Price, calories, what’s in it, and how it compares to the rest of the frosty & desserts on the current Wendy’s menu.
The short answer
A Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty (Medium) is $2.79 and 470 calories. Prices and availability vary by restaurant.
Check your selected restaurant for its current price and availability before ordering.
- Price
- $2.79
- Varies by restaurant
- Calories
- 470
- Section
- Frosty & Desserts
- Cal / $
- 168
- Cost per 100 cal
- $0.6
What is in a Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty (Medium)?
The medium Chocolate Frosty is the middle size of Wendy's signature dessert, the one to order when you're sharing or want more than the small delivers. Same 1969 recipe: thicker than a milkshake, softer than soft-serve, meant for a spoon.
Chocolate is the original Frosty flavor and still the default. The medium is the practical size for two people to split, or for one person who came specifically for the Frosty rather than adding a small to a meal.
The small is the value size (and the Jr. is often free with an app purchase); the same chocolate mix also powers the Frosty-ccino. Fries-and-Frosty dipping applies at any size.
How it compares in the frosty & desserts
Chocolate Frosty (Medium) (this page)
- Price
- $2.79
- Cal
- 470
- Cal/$
- 168
- Chocolate Frosty (Small) →
- Price
- $1.99
- Cal
- 340
- Cal/$
- 171
- Vanilla Frosty (Small) →
- Price
- $1.99
- Cal
- 320
- Cal/$
- 161
- Strawberry Frosty (Seasonal) →
- Price
- $2.29
- Cal
- 350
- Cal/$
- 153
Frequently asked
- How big is a medium Frosty?
- The medium is Wendy's mid-size Frosty, larger than the small and Junior, smaller than the large, and the practical size for sharing. The exact calorie figure for this size is shown on this page.
- Is chocolate the original Frosty flavor?
- Yes, chocolate is the original Frosty, on the menu since Wendy's opened in 1969. Vanilla came later as the permanent second flavor.
- What's the difference between a Frosty and a milkshake?
- The Frosty is thicker than a milkshake and softer than ice cream, its own frozen dairy dessert meant to be eaten with a spoon. That texture is intentional and consistent across all sizes.