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title: "Star Trek Online Max Level: What Is the Level Cap?"
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date_published: "2026-09-09"
date_modified: "2026-09-09T18:40:20Z"
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# What is the max level in Star Trek Online?

**Level 65.** That is the current Star Trek Online level cap. Jem’Hadar characters are the main exception to normal starting progression: they begin at level 60.

## What is the current STO level cap?

The maximum character level is **65**. Epic’s current STO listing explicitly describes free progression from level 1 to level 65.

Current source: [Epic Games Store — Star Trek Online](https://store.epicgames.com/p/star-trek-online)

## Do Jem’Hadar characters start at level 60?

**Yes.** A 2026 Star Trek Online announcement again confirmed that Jem’Hadar begin their career at **level 60**, with high-level gear and several progression systems already advanced.

2026 source: [Star Trek Online — The Gamma Quadrant Needs You!](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/9900/view/719028498906218738)

## What happens after level 65 in Star Trek Online?

Normal character levels stop at 65, but experience can continue earning **Captain Specialization Points** rather than level 66 and beyond.

Reference: [Star Trek Online Wiki — Captain Specialization](https://sto.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Specialization)

## When did the Star Trek Online level cap increase?

- **February 2010:** launch cap — level 45.
- **July 2010:** Season Two raised the cap from **45 to 51** under STO’s original rank-and-grade numbering.
- **2011–12:** Cryptic simplified the old level/rank display without removing player progression; by the free-to-play era Vice Admiral was represented as level 50.
- **October 2014:** *Delta Rising* raised the cap from **50 to 60**.
- **June 2018:** *Victory is Life* raised the cap from **60 to 65**.

Historical sources: [GameSpot — Season Two](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-trek-online-season-two-kicks-off-with-price-cut/1100-6271397/) · [F2P-era display change](https://www.engadget.com/2011-12-22-display-changes-for-graphics-and-levels-in-star-trek-online.html) · [Raising the Level Cap](https://www.startrek.com/news/raising-the-level-cap) · [Victory is Life](https://www.startrek.com/news/victory-is-life-is-live)

**Why old pages sometimes say 51:** early STO used a different rank/grade display. The 2010 level-51 figure is real historical wording; it should not be read as a later reduction in player progression.