3D printers under $200, and what $100 buys

The table lists the two printers in the database with a US launch price of $200 or less. Only the Creality Ender-3 V3 SE ($199) is still sold. The Elegoo Centauri, which launched at $199.99, is discontinued and no longer listed on Elegoo’s US store. Sale prices bring more printers under $200, but they move daily, so check the store for today’s price.

What 3D printers are under $200?

On 3 November 2026, three new printers cost $199 on their makers’ US stores: the Creality Ender-3 V3 SE, the Anycubic Kobra 4 and the Bambu Lab A1 mini. A refurbished Flashforge Adventurer 5M cost $189. By launch price, only two qualify: the Ender-3 V3 SE ($199) and the discontinued Elegoo Centauri ($199.99).

Prices on the makers’ US stores on 3 November 2026, printer only:

• Creality Ender-3 V3 SE: $199, in stock ($179 on 2 November). Launched at $199.
• Anycubic Kobra 4: $199, marked down from $379, in stock. Launched at $379.
• Bambu Lab A1 mini: $199, marked down from $219, in stock, in Bambu Lab’s Black Friday sale, which runs to December 1. Launched at $299.
• Flashforge Adventurer 5M, refurbished: $189, in stock, with a 3-month warranty ($199 on 2 November). A new one cost $249. Launched at $399.

Just above $200, new: the Elegoo Neptune 4 at $219 (sold out), the Creality Ender-3 V3 Neo and Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro at $239, and the Sovol SV06 ACE at $259. Elegoo’s 2025 Black Friday sale took two of them under $200: the Neptune 4 Pro to $179 and the Neptune 4 to $184.99. The Black Friday prices guide has each maker’s sale dates, and the 3D printers under $300 list covers the next price tier.

What is a good 3D printer under $200?

The four printers selling for $200 or less differ in bed size, speed and connection. The Anycubic Kobra 4 has the largest bed and the Bambu Lab A1 mini the smallest. The Ender-3 V3 SE claims the lowest top speed and prints from an SD card only, with no Wi-Fi.

• Build volume: Kobra 4, 260 × 260 × 260 mm. Ender-3 V3 SE, 220 × 220 × 250 mm. Adventurer 5M, 220 × 220 × 220 mm. A1 mini, 180 × 180 × 180 mm.
• Claimed speed: 600 mm/s on the Kobra 4 and Adventurer 5M, 500 mm/s on the A1 mini and 250 mm/s on the Ender-3 V3 SE.
• Hotend limit: 300 °C on the Kobra 4 and A1 mini, 280 °C on the Adventurer 5M and 260 °C on the Ender-3 V3 SE.
• Camera and connection: the Kobra 4 and A1 mini have a built-in camera and Wi-Fi. The Adventurer 5M has Wi-Fi and Ethernet but no camera.
• Multicolor upgrade: the A1 mini takes Bambu Lab’s AMS lite and the Kobra 4 takes Anycubic’s ACE 2 Pro, both four-spool units. The four-color combos of both were $299 on 3 November. The Ender-3 V3 SE and Adventurer 5M take no multicolor unit.
• Motion and firmware: the Adventurer 5M is the only CoreXY of the four, so its bed moves only up and down. The Ender-3 V3 SE (Marlin-based) and Adventurer 5M (Klipper-based) run open firmware. The Kobra 4 and A1 mini run closed firmware.

The cheapest multicolor printers list sorts every multicolor-capable printer and combo by price.

Is there a Bambu Lab 3D printer under $200?

Only during a sale. Bambu Lab’s cheapest printer, the A1 mini, launched at $299. In Bambu Lab’s 2026 Black Friday sale, which runs from October 27 to December 1, its US store listed the A1 mini at $199 on 3 November, marked down from $219. The next cheapest, the A1, was $259, marked down from $299.

The A1 mini Combo, which adds the four-spool AMS lite, was $299, marked down from $329. The Bambu Lab printer comparison sets the A1 mini against the rest of the range, and the small 3D printers list against other compact models.

Can you buy a 3D printer under $100?

Not new from the main brands. No printer in the database launched below $199, and on 3 November 2026 the lowest new FDM printer price in the US store catalogs of Creality, Elegoo, Bambu Lab, Anycubic, Flashforge and Sovol was $199. The cheapest refurbished unit in stock was Flashforge’s Adventurer 5M at $189.

Cheaper units appear on the makers’ refurbished and pre-owned pages, but none was in stock on 3 November 2026:

• Sovol: a refurbished Sovol SV06 at $129, and older models outside this database from $89.
• Elegoo: pre-owned Neptune 4 and Neptune 4 Pro units at $149.99 in “Good used” condition. Elegoo states that these are not refurbished, carry no warranty and cannot be returned.
• Anycubic: a refurbished Anycubic Kobra 3 at $169.

No maker unit at $100 or less was in stock, let alone at $50, which leaves the secondhand market. Toy-class printers sold for children are outside this database. One example is the original Creality Ender-3: Creality’s page for it still shows $189, but its store link returns “not found”, so Creality no longer sells it new.

Buying a used Ender-3 covers its versions and what to check, and where to buy a used 3D printer explains the buyer protection each marketplace gives. How to get a cheap 3D printer sets out six routes to a lower price, and the refurbished 3D printers guide compares each maker’s warranty and return terms.