Budget printers

Desktop 3D printers that launched at $400 or less in the US, each with its launch price next to the rest of the spec sheet.

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Guides

3D printer Black Friday prices: what each maker cut in 2025

3D printer Black Friday prices in 2025: 23 printers sold a median 23% ($120) below US launch price on makers' own stores. Sale dates and combo prices by maker.

How much does a 3D printer cost? Launch prices by tier

3D printer price range from the database: shipping desktop printers launched at $199 to $3,799, median $549. Prices by band, by enclosure class and by feature.

Are 3D printers getting cheaper? Launch prices by year

Are 3D printers getting cheaper? The cheapest launch price has stayed at $199 to $299 since 2022, but heated chambers, enclosures and extra nozzles now launch far lower.

How to get a 3D printer cheaply: six routes and what each saves

How to get a 3D printer cheaply: skip the combo, buy the outgoing model, refurbished, in a sale, as a kit or used, with dated savings and when to buy.

Lists

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

3D printers under $200: two launched at $200 or less, three sold new for $199 on makers' US stores on 3 November 2026, and what refurbished and under $100 buys.

3D printers under $300, cheapest first

Every shipping 3D printer that launched at $300 or less, cheapest first: ten models from $199 to $299.99, with motion system, build volume, enclosure and speed.

3D printers under $400, cheapest first

Every shipping 3D printer that launched at $400 or less, cheapest first: 21 models with motion system, build volume, enclosure, hotend limit, speed and multicolor system.

3D printers under $500, cheapest first

Every shipping 3D printer that launched at $500 or less, cheapest first: 23 models from $199 to $499, with motion system, build volume, enclosure, chamber and speed.

Cheapest 3D printers: every shipping model by launch price

The cheapest 3D printer in the database is the $199 Creality Ender-3 V3 SE. All 58 shipping printers, cheapest first, plus store prices on 2 November 2026.

Cheapest multicolor 3D printers, by launch price

The cheapest multicolor 3D printers: every shipping printer with a multicolor system or more than one nozzle, cheapest launch price first, with sourced combo prices.

CoreXY 3D printers under $500 and under $300

Every shipping CoreXY 3D printer that launched at $500 or less, cheapest first, with build volume, enclosure, claimed speed and acceleration, and firmware.

Budget 3D printers with an enclosure, under $600

Budget 3D printers with an enclosure: 8 shipping models launched at $600 or less, from the $299.99 Elegoo Centauri Carbon, with chamber, filter and temperature specs.

Fastest 3D printers under $500, by claimed top speed

The fastest 3D printers under $500 claim 600 mm/s: seven tie, from the $299 Sovol SV06 ACE to the $499 QIDI Q2. Who leads under $400, $300 and $200.

Anycubic 3D printer prices: every FDM model by launch price

Anycubic 3D printer prices: all 8 Kobra FDM models by US launch price, $349 to $899, plus Anycubic's US store prices on 27 October 2026, from $199.

Large 3D printers under $1,000, by build volume

Large 3D printers that launched at $1,000 or less, sorted by build volume: the biggest under $1,000, $500 and $400, and the cheapest with a 300 x 300 mm bed.

New 3D printers released in 2026

New 3D printers released in 2026, newest first: release month, motion system, build volume, enclosure, claimed speed, toolheads and launch price.

Elegoo 3D printer prices: every FDM model by launch price

Elegoo 3D printer prices: 7 FDM models by US launch price, from the $259 Neptune 4 to the $2,499.99 OrangeStorm Giga, plus Elegoo's US store prices on 27 October 2026.

Printers

Budget printers printers
PrinterReleasedMotion systemBuild volumeEnclosureMax hotend tempLaunch price
Creality SPARKX i8—Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 255 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V3 NeoOct 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 220 mmOpen frame300 °C$259
Elegoo Centauri 2Jun 2026CoreXY256 × 256 × 256 mmOpen frame350 °C$299
Anycubic Kobra 4May 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$379
Anycubic Kobra XMar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V4Mar 2026Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 235 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Creality K2 SEMar 2026CoreXY220 × 215 × 245 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2Jan 2026CoreXY256 × 256 × 256 mmEnclosed (passive)350 °C$399
QIDI Q2CNov 2025CoreXY270 × 270 × 256 mmEnclosed (passive)370 °C$399
Elegoo CentauriJul 2025CoreXY256 × 256 × 256 mmOpen frame320 °C$199.99
Anycubic Kobra 3 V2Jun 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)255 × 255 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Creality HiMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)260 × 260 × 300 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Sovol SV06 Plus ACEMar 2025Bedslinger (i3-style)300 × 300 × 350 mmOpen frame300 °C$349
Elegoo Centauri CarbonFeb 2025CoreXY256 × 256 × 256 mmEnclosed (passive)320 °C$299.99
Flashforge AD5XFeb 2025CoreXY220 × 220 × 220 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Sovol SV06 ACENov 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Anycubic Kobra 3Jun 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)250 × 250 × 260 mmOpen frame300 °C$369
Creality Ender-3 V3Feb 2024Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$389
Bambu Lab A1Dec 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)256 × 256 × 256 mmOpen frame300 °C$399
Bambu Lab A1 miniOct 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)180 × 180 × 180 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 V3 KESep 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 240 mmOpen frame300 °C$279
Flashforge Adventurer 5MSep 2023CoreXY220 × 220 × 220 mmOpen frame280 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V3 SEAug 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$199
Elegoo Neptune 4Jul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$259
Elegoo Neptune 4 ProJul 2023Bedslinger (i3-style)225 × 225 × 265 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Sovol SV06Oct 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame300 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 V2 NeoJul 2022Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$299
Creality Ender-3 S1Dec 2021Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 270 mmOpen frame260 °C$399
Original Prusa MINI+Nov 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)180 × 180 × 180 mmOpen frame280 °C$399
Creality Ender-3 V2Jul 2020Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame250 °C$289
Creality Ender-3 ProSep 2018Bedslinger (i3-style)220 × 220 × 250 mmOpen frame260 °C$299