Creality Hi vs Creality K1C
- The Hi has 68% more build volume (20.3 L against 12.1 L).
- Per litre, the Hi is the cheaper space at $16 against $30.
- Only the K1C publishes a flow rate (32 mm³/s, roughly 400 mm/s of line speed), so the other's speed claim cannot be checked.
Creality
Hi
~$329 · 20.3 L
Tall single-piece prints and multi-colour work on an open-frame budget.
Creality
K1C
~$369 · 12.1 L
Printing carbon-filled and abrasive engineering filaments on a budget.
| Hi | K1C | |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$329 | ~$369 |
| Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one | 20.3 L | 12.1 L |
| Dimensions | 260 × 260 × 300 mm | 220 × 220 × 250 mm |
| Per litre | $16 | $30 |
| Type | FDM bedslinger | FDM enclosed |
| Motion | bedslinger | CoreXY |
| Max flowthe hotend's rated volumetric flow — what actually caps print speed | not published | 32 mm³/s |
| Real line speedestimated from flow at a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layer | not published | 400 mm/s |
| Max speedthe manufacturer's claim — gantry movement, not extrusion | 500 mm/s | 600 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Enclosed, unheated chamber |
| Extruder | direct drive | direct drive |
| Auto level | strain-gauge | strain-gauge |
| Hardened nozzle | No | Yes, as standard |
| Multi-material | CFS, 4 slots | None |
| True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with | ~$469 | — |
| Firmware | Klipper | Klipper |
| LAN-only mode | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | No | Yes |
| Assembly | Pre-assembled | Pre-assembled |
| Noise | — | — |
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |