P2S
“If someone asks me for one printer to buy, this is usually it.”
Will’s take Top pick
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- P2S vs Creator 5
Bambu Lab P2S vs Flashforge Creator 5
Creator 5
“An affordable four-head tool changer.”
Will’s take Solid choice
The short version
- The P2S costs $150 less.
- The P2S handles up to 20 colours, against 4.
- Only the P2S is enclosed, which matters for ABS, ASA and indoor use.
By the numbers
Side by side, drawn to scale
- Bambu Lab P2S
- Flashforge Creator 5
Price
Build volume
Top speed
Max colours
Bed size from above
- P2S 256 × 256
- Creator 5 256 × 256
Full specs
Marked where one is clearly aheadSpec for spec
| Spec | Bambu Lab P2S | Flashforge Creator 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549 | $699 |
| Released | October 2025 | May 2026 |
| Technology | Filament (FDM) | Filament (FDM) |
| Motion system | CoreXY | Tool changer |
| Build volume | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Top speed | 600 mm/s | 600 mm/s |
| Acceleration | 20,000 mm/s² | 30,000 mm/s² |
| Max colours | 20 (AMS 2 Pro / AMS HT) | 4 (FlashSwap 4-toolhead changer) |
| Frame | Enclosed | Open frame |
| Hotend, max | 300 °C | 320 °C |
| Bed, max | 110 °C | 120 °C |
| Chamber heating | None | None |
| Weight | 14.9 kg | 14 kg |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, TPU, ABS, ASA, PET, PA, PC, PVA, CF/GF composites (PLA-CF, PETG-CF, ABS-GF, ASA-CF, PA6-CF/GF, PAHT-CF, PPA-CF, PET-CF) | PLA, PETG, TPU, PLA-CF, PETG-CF, PVA, BVOH |