First-generation product — recently released, still early days
Best for: Makers who want the largest possible open-frame build volume on a budget — large cosplay, terrain, and functional parts — with optional multicolor via AMS Lite.
Full details →Early in release cycle — no urgency to wait
Best for: Serious makers and prosumers who need enclosed printing for ABS, ASA, PA, PA-CF, and PC — and want Bambu's plug-and-play experience at a prosumer price.
Full details →| Bambu Lab A2L | Bambu Lab P2S | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Starting Price | ★ $469 | $549 |
| Print Specs | ||
| Tier | Prosumer | Prosumer |
| Motion | BedSlinger | CoreXY |
| Build Volume | ★ 330 × 320 × 325 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Max Speed | 500 mm/s | ★ 600 mm/s |
| Multicolor | ✅ 4 slots | ✅ 4 slots |
| Enclosure | ❌ | ★ ✅ |
| Auto Calibration | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open Source | ❌ | ❌ |
| Upgrade Kit | — | — |
| Buy Timing | ||
| Released | Jun 1, 2026 | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Cycle length | — | ~832 days |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Buy |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Next model | — | P3S or next prosumer model (Expected late 2027) |
Bambu's largest bed-slinger build volume, big enough to print full-size helmets and large props in a single piece rather than in glued sections.
The A2L stores several calibration sets at different heights up the Z axis to keep the faint vertical banding of tall bed-slinger prints under control.
An add-on blade-cutting and pen module extends the A2L beyond printing for sticker cutting and plotting workflows.
The P2S enclosure maintains a more consistent chamber temperature over the P1S, reducing warping on long ABS and PA prints.
PLA through PC — the P2S handles the entire engineering filament spectrum with reliable results.
The P-series CoreXY enclosure design strikes the best balance of price, speed, and material capability in Bambu's lineup.