Sonic Cheeseburger Calories: Every Cheeseburger Compared

If you are checking sonic cheeseburger calories before you pull up to the speaker box, here is the short version: the classic SONIC Cheeseburger is 700 calories, the smallest cheeseburger on the menu is the Jr. Double at 390, and the biggest is the SuperSONIC Double Cheeseburger with ketchup and mayo at 1,040. That is a 650-calorie spread between the lightest and heaviest cheeseburgers, all before tots and a drink enter the picture.

Every number in this article comes from Sonic’s own published nutrition information: the SONIC September 2026 Nutritional Brochure, the official Nutrition Guide linked from Sonic’s Nutrition and Allergen page. Sonic lists some cheeseburgers two ways — with mustard or with ketchup and mayo — and the spread matters, so the table below keeps those versions separate instead of blending them into one number.

One honest note before the table: Sonic’s current brochure does not list a Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger, a full-size Bacon Cheeseburger, or a Jr. Cheeseburger or Jr. Deluxe. Those names do not appear in the official guide, so they are left out here rather than estimated. What the brochure does list is eight cheeseburgers, and they are all in the table.

Sonic Cheeseburger Calories Compared

Here is the full lineup, ranked from lightest to heaviest, exactly as Sonic publishes it.

Cheeseburger	Calories
JR Double Cheeseburger	390
JR Bacon Cheeseburger	400
Hatch Green Chile Cheeseburger with Mustard	650
SONIC Cheeseburger with Ketchup & Mayo	700
Original SONIC Cheeseburger	700
SuperSONIC Double Cheeseburger with Mustard	910
SuperSONIC Jalapeño Double Cheeseburger with Mustard	970
SuperSONIC Double Cheeseburger with Ketchup & Mayo	1,040

The first thing to notice is that the classic is not the middle of the range — it is near the top of the single-patty group. Two cheeseburgers tie at 700: the SONIC Cheeseburger with ketchup and mayo, and the Original SONIC Cheeseburger. The Jr. sizes are the only cheeseburgers under 500 calories, and every double-patty build starts at 910. If you remember one line from this table, make it this: at Sonic, the second patty is the decision that matters most.

Sonic also sells a Smasher line alongside these cheeseburgers, and it is worth a sentence so nobody confuses the two. Smashers are listed separately in the same brochure: the All-American Sonic Smasher is 610 for a double and 790 for a triple, and the Deluxe Teriyaki Sonic Smasher is 760 for a double and 940 for a triple. They are not cheeseburgers by name, so they are not in the table — but if your usual order is a Smasher, those are your numbers.

Why the Number Climbs

Four things move a Sonic cheeseburger’s calories: a second patty, the spread, bacon and cheese, and the toppings. The official numbers let you price each step exactly, and the order of importance may surprise you.

The second patty is the biggest jump. The classic SONIC Cheeseburger with ketchup and mayo is 700 calories; the SuperSONIC Double with the same spread is 1,040 — a difference of 340 calories for one extra patty and its cheese. That single upgrade costs nearly as much as a whole Jr. Double Cheeseburger (390) on its own, which is why doubling is the one decision to make deliberately rather than by habit.

The spread is the second-biggest lever, and it is the one people overlook. The SuperSONIC Double with mustard is 910 calories; the same double with ketchup and mayo is 1,040. That is 130 calories riding on the spread alone — the mayo, not the beef, is doing that damage. If you love mayo, keep it; just know it costs about as much as a small order of tots is worth in the other direction.

Then come the extras. Sonic’s own Make It Yours list prices an added slice of American cheese at 70 calories and added bacon at 60. Those sound small until you stack them: cheese and bacon together add 130 calories to any burger, exactly the same gap as the mustard-to-mayo swap. The jalapeño version shows the same logic in miniature: the SuperSONIC Jalapeño Double with mustard is 970, which is 60 more than the plain double with mustard at 910 — the peppers and their fixings are not free, but they are the cheapest upgrade on the menu.

Finally, the Hatch Green Chile Cheeseburger with mustard is the quiet bargain of the lineup at 650 calories — 50 fewer than the classic — because mustard replaces mayo and the chiles add flavor without the fat. It is the only full-size cheeseburger that undercuts the classic, and it does it without shrinking the patty.

What a Full Meal Adds Up To

A burger alone is rarely the whole order, so here is the honest meal math, built only from Sonic’s official values. A classic SONIC Cheeseburger with ketchup and mayo (700) plus a medium Tots (360) plus a medium Coca-Cola (170) comes to 1,230 calories. The tots are the surprise in that total: at 360, a medium Tots costs more than half the burger itself, and the medium soft drink adds another 170 on top.

Swap the classic for the double and the same meal jumps: the SuperSONIC Double with ketchup and mayo (1,040) plus medium Tots (360) plus a medium Coca-Cola (170) is 1,570 calories. That is a full day’s meal budget for many adults in a single drive-in order — not a reason to never order it, but a reason to know it before the carhop arrives. And size changes everything on the sides too: a small Tots is 250 calories while a large is 580, so dropping from a large to a medium Tots saves 220 calories without touching the burger at all. The same logic works on the drink: a small Coca-Cola is 100 calories against the medium’s 170, a 70-calorie saving for one size step down.

How to Order It Lighter

The lightest honest order starts with the Jr. Double Cheeseburger at 390 calories. Pair it with water instead of soda and the whole order stays at 390 — less than a medium Tots on its own. If you want a full-size burger, the Hatch Green Chile Cheeseburger with mustard at 650 is the best full-size pick, and choosing mustard over mayo on a double saves 130 calories before you change anything else.

Three more moves that do not feel like a diet: skip the added cheese (70) and bacon (60) unless they are the reason you came; keep the tots small (250) instead of medium (360) or large (580); and drink water or unsweet tea instead of a medium Coca-Cola (170). None of these require a different restaurant or a sad order — they are the same meal, portioned with the numbers in view.

For context, Sonic’s classic sits in the same neighborhood as Burger King’s flame-grilled flagship: our Whopper with Cheese guide breaks down how that burger compares, and the pattern is the same — the patty count and the mayo decide the total more than the brand does. And if you want to see how any of these orders fits your own day, the site’s maintenance calories calculator turns your weight, height, age and activity into a daily target, so a 1,230-calorie meal stops being a guess and becomes a line in a budget.

A final note on the numbers themselves: these are Sonic’s published values for the standard builds. Sonic’s own brochure notes that actual content can vary a little with serving size, ingredient quantities and special orders — a burger made your way will not match the brochure to the calorie, and that is normal. What the brochure gives you is the right order of magnitude and the right ranking, which is exactly what you need when the speaker box asks what you want. If a number in this article ever disagrees with a newer brochure, the newer brochure wins; menus change, and the guide linked from Sonic’s Nutrition and Allergen page is the place to check.

Frequently Asked Questions

The bottom line is simple: Sonic’s cheeseburgers run from 390 to 1,040 calories, and the gap is almost entirely explained by patty count and spread. Pick the Jr. Double when you want light, the Hatch Green Chile when you want full-size without the mayo, and the double only when you know the 1,040 — and the 1,570 meal it becomes — is what you actually want. The numbers are all Sonic’s own, so there is nothing to argue with at the speaker box.