Multicolour 3D printers at a glance

There are three ways to print in multiple colours: with an add-on device that switches between several spools, with two nozzles, or with a tool changer that has several complete printheads. The systems differ mainly in how much material and time each colour change costs.

38 printers, sorted by price range

Device	Price range	Design	Enclosure	Build volume	Max. nozzle
Anycubic Kobra 4	under €200	Bed slinger	open	260 × 260 × 260 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab A1 mini	under €200	Bed slinger	open	180 × 180 × 180 mm	300 °C
Anycubic Kobra 3	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	250 × 250 × 260 mm	300 °C
Anycubic Kobra 3 V2	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	255 × 255 × 260 mm	300 °C
Anycubic Kobra S1	€200 to €400	CoreXY	enclosed	250 × 250 × 250 mm	320 °C
Anycubic Kobra X	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	260 × 260 × 260 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab A1	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	256 × 256 × 256 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab A2L	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	330 × 320 × 325 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab P1S	€200 to €400	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm	300 °C
Creality Ender-3 V4	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	220 × 220 × 235 mm	300 °C
Creality K1C	€200 to €400	CoreXY	enclosed	220 × 220 × 250 mm	300 °C
Creality K2	€200 to €400	CoreXY	enclosed	260 × 260 × 260 mm	300 °C
Creality K2 SE	€200 to €400	CoreXY	open	220 × 215 × 245 mm	300 °C
Creality SparkX i7	€200 to €400	Bed slinger	open	260 × 260 × 255 mm	300 °C
Elegoo Centauri 2	€200 to €400	CoreXY	open	256 × 256 × 256 mm	350 °C
Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2	€200 to €400	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm	350 °C
Flashforge AD5X	€200 to €400	CoreXY	open	220 × 220 × 220 mm	300 °C
Anycubic Kobra S1 Max	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	350 × 350 × 350 mm	350 °C
Bambu Lab P1P discontinued	€400 to €800	CoreXY	open	256 × 256 × 256 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab P2S	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab X2D	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 260 mm	300 °C
Creality K1 Max	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	300 × 300 × 300 mm	300 °C
Creality K2 Pro	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	300 × 300 × 300 mm	300 °C
Flashforge Creator 5	€400 to €800	CoreXY	open	256 × 256 × 256 mm	320 °C
Qidi Plus5	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	320 × 320 × 300 mm	370 °C
Qidi Q2	€400 to €800	CoreXY	enclosed	270 × 270 × 256 mm	370 °C
Bambu Lab H2S	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	340 × 320 × 340 mm	350 °C
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon discontinued	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm	300 °C
Creality K2 Plus	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	350 × 350 × 350 mm	350 °C
Flashforge Creator 5 Pro	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	256 × 256 × 256 mm	320 °C
Prusa CORE One+	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	250 × 220 × 270 mm	290 °C
Prusa MK4S	€800 to €1,500	Bed slinger	open	250 × 210 × 220 mm	290 °C
Qidi Max4	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	enclosed	390 × 390 × 340 mm	370 °C
Snapmaker U1	€800 to €1,500	CoreXY	open	270 × 270 × 270 mm	300 °C
Bambu Lab H2C	€1,500 to €3,000	CoreXY	enclosed	330 × 320 × 325 mm	350 °C
Bambu Lab H2D	€1,500 to €3,000	CoreXY	enclosed	350 × 320 × 325 mm	350 °C
Prusa CORE One L+	€1,500 to €3,000	CoreXY	enclosed	300 × 300 × 330 mm	300 °C
Prusa XL+	€1,500 to €3,000	CoreXY	open	360 × 360 × 360 mm	290 °C

What to look for?

Single-nozzle systems purge the old colour at every change. This costs material and time.
Tool changers and printers with two nozzles produce much less waste, but are more expensive.
The multicolour system is often cheaper as a combo with the printer than bought separately.

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