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Creality SparkX i8: What is known so far
The device has been announced but is not yet available. This page lists what the manufacturer has officially confirmed, each with a source. Information that comes only from trade media is marked as such. We will update the page as soon as there is new information.
The Creality SparkX i8 is an open bed slinger with the QuarTeks multi-colour system: four filament channels feed directly into one print head, and according to Creality a channel change takes under a second. It has been crowdfunded on Indiegogo since 21 September 2026, from $289 (Super Early Bird). There is no euro price yet.
What is known so far
| Sales | Crowdfunding on Indiegogo since 21.09.2026 [2] |
|---|---|
| Price | Super Early Bird $289, RRP $399, no euro price [2] |
| Multi-colour system | QuarTeks: four filament channels in the print head, shared filament path under 1 mm, channel change under 1 s according to Creality [1] |
| Purge waste | according to Creality no external purge waste; without a prime tower only on selected models, the purge material then ends up in the infill [1] |
| Design | open bed slinger [1] |
| Build volume | 260 x 260 x 255 mm [1] |
| Speed | up to 500 mm/s, acceleration up to 10,000 mm/s² [1] |
| Temperatures | Hotend up to 300 °C, print bed up to 100 °C [1] |
| Nozzle | 0,4 mm [1] |
What is still open
Creality has not yet published this information. We will enter it as soon as official data is available, and we do not estimate anything.
- Euro price and sale in the EU shop
Schedule
| 21 Sept 2026 | Start of the Indiegogo campaign [2] |
|---|---|
| October 2026 | Shipping from factory planned [2] |
| November 2026 | Delivery to backers planned [2] |
Our take
Why it is interesting: Most multi-colour printers swap the filament over a long shared path and purge material at every change. On the SparkX i8, the four channels only end in the print head, so very little material should be lost at a change. According to Creality, no external purge waste is produced, but the printer only does without the prime tower on selected models.
The SparkX i8 is sold through crowdfunding. Backing a campaign is not a normal shop purchase, and delivery dates and features may still change. This also applies to an established manufacturer such as Creality.
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