Original Prusa MINI+ vs Creality Hi
- The Hi has 248% more build volume (20.3 L against 5.8 L).
- Per litre, the Hi is the cheaper space at $16 against $70.
- Neither manufacturer publishes a volumetric flow rate, so neither speed claim can be checked against what the hotend can melt.
PrusaMINI+
Prusa
MINI+
~$409 · 5.8 L
A school, makerspace or anyone who values a decade of spare parts over spec-sheet speed.
Creality
Hi
~$329 · 20.3 L
Tall single-piece prints and multi-colour work on an open-frame budget.
| MINI+ | Hi | |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$409 | ~$329 |
| Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one | 5.8 L | 20.3 L |
| Dimensions | 180 × 180 × 180 mm | 260 × 260 × 300 mm |
| Per litre | $70 | $16 |
| Type | FDM bedslinger | FDM bedslinger |
| Motion | bedslinger | bedslinger |
| Max flowthe hotend's rated volumetric flow — what actually caps print speed | not published | not published |
| Real line speedestimated from flow at a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layer | not published | not published |
| Max speedthe manufacturer's claim — gantry movement, not extrusion | 200 mm/s | 500 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 280 °C | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Open frame |
| Extruder | direct drive | direct drive |
| Auto level | probe | strain-gauge |
| Hardened nozzle | No | No |
| Multi-material | None | CFS, 4 slots |
| True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with | — | ~$469 |
| Firmware | PrusaFirmware | Klipper |
| LAN-only mode | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | No | No |
| Assembly | Partly assembled | Pre-assembled |
| Noise | — | — |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |