Prusa Core One vs Prusa MK4S
Prusa Core One and Prusa MK4S are level on what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose Prusa Core One if…
- • You want Prusa Core One's edge on how big a print it can make and how many colors it can print
Choose Prusa MK4S if…
- • You want Prusa MK4S's edge on what it costs and how heavy it is
Round by round
- Round 1What it costsPrusa MK4S winsPrusa Core One5/10
$1,299 (assembled)
regular price, assembled (US)
- $1,299 (assembled), against $999 (assembled)
Source: prusa3d.com ↗
Prusa MK4S wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How big a print it can makePrusa Core One winsPrusa MK4S5/10
250 x 210 x 220 mm
build volume
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 250 x 220 x 270 mm
Source: prusa3d.com ↗
Prusa Core One wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many colors it can printPrusa Core One winsPrusa MK4S5/10
up to 5 (MMU3)
max colors / materials
- up to 5 (MMU3), against up to 8 (INDX)
Source: prusa3d.com ↗
Prusa Core One wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How heavy it isPrusa MK4S wins
Prusa MK4S wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How thin its layers goTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How hot its nozzle getsTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 250 x 220 x 270 mm, against 350 x 350 x 350 mm
- up to 8 (INDX), against up to 16 colors (4x CFS)
- 290 °C, against 350 °C
- $1,299 (assembled), against $549
- $999 (assembled), against $299
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 256 x 256 x 256 mm
- 290 °C, against 300 °C
- 250 x 210 x 220 mm, against 250 x 220 x 270 mm