Late in cycle — a new model is likely coming soon
Best for: Beginners who prioritize open-source hardware, community support, and long-term reliability over speed — and don't mind a slower, more deliberate printing experience.
Full details →First-generation product — recently released, still early days
Best for: Professional studios and engineers who need true multi-material production with dedicated nozzles per material — enabling soluble supports, multi-material composites, and high-throughput professional output without purge waste.
Full details →| Prusa Research Mini+ | Bambu Lab H2C | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Entry | Professional |
| Motion | BedSlinger | CoreXY |
| Build Volume | 180 × 180 × 180 mm | 330 × 320 × 325 mm |
| Max Speed | 200 mm/s | 1000 mm/s |
| Multicolor | ❌ No | ✅ 7 slots |
| Enclosure | ❌ | ✅ |
| Auto Calibration | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open Source | ✅ | ❌ |
| Upgrade Kit | — | — |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, ASA, TPU | PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, PA, PA-CF, PC, PETG-CF, PPS |
| Released | Apr 25, 2021 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Cycle length | ~730 days | — |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Buy |
| Deals advice | Buy | Caution |
| Next model | Prusa Mini 2 (Expected 2027 or later) | — |
The Mini+ has been on the market since 2021 and has proven its durability with thousands of community print-hours logged.
Prusa stocks replacement parts for all Mini+ components. Community guides cover every repair scenario.
The lowest-cost way to enter the Prusa ecosystem with a fully supported printer.
The H2C's Vortek system swaps hotends wirelessly — no filament purging, no switching waste. Each material has its own dedicated nozzle, enabling true multi-material production including soluble support combinations.
With up to 6 active hotends and the Vortek architecture, the H2C supports 7 simultaneous material slots — the highest material count in Bambu's lineup.
At $2,399, the H2C is positioned above the H2S as Bambu's flagship professional tool-changer — targeting studios and engineers who outgrow filament-switching AMS multicolor.