Model
Ge GBF532S*M***
Rank #181 means 180 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 40th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 40% of those models.
What does the Ge GBF532S*M*** cost to run per year?
The Ge GBF532S*M*** costs about $43 a year to run, which beats most of the 709 dishwasher models we track; it ranks #181. It uses 23.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it sits right around the class median, ahead of 40% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 12 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Ge GBF412S*M*** at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GBF532S*P*** at $43/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Ge GBF532S*M***'s $43/yr adds up to roughly $387 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Beko DIN25401.
By the numbers
The Ge GBF532S*M*** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $43/yr, here is what the Ge GBF532S*M*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Ge GBF532S*M*** costs about $430. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Ge GBF532S*M*** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $1 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $28 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Ge GBF532S*M*** uses 23.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12 place settings, the Ge GBF532S*M*** is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and smaller dishwasher models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Ge GBF532S*M*** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #181 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Ge GBF532S*M*** cost per month?
About $3.62 a month, which is the $43 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 234 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Ge GBF532S*M*** for its size?
40th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1130609_GBF532S*M***_021320241901148_4123038View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Ge and GBF532S*M*** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.