Flashforge AD5X
A low-cost open-frame CoreXY printer with a built-in 4-color filament system for beginners who want multicolor on a budget.
$349typical US price
Bundles and current deals
Official US store sale price (regular $499). Enclosure kit and camera sold separately.
- Build volume
- 10.6litres
- Top speed
- 600mm/s
- Max colours
- 4
- Frame
- Open frame
Will Wright’s take
Great value
“Four colours on a CoreXY for $349.”
Built-in four-colour on a fast CoreXY at this price is a good deal. The bed is small and it's open-frame, with the camera and enclosure as extras. Great for small colourful prints.
Buy the AD5X if
Small multi-colour prints on a budget
Skip it if
You print big parts
How it stacks up
Against 41 other filament printers
Price$349#34 of 42, most expensive first
Build volume10.6 L#39 of 42
Top speed600 mm/s#11 of 37
Hotend temperature300 °C#20 of 42
Strengths and drawbacks
What it does well
- Built-in 4-color IFS at a low price
- CoreXY motion rated 600 mm/s
- Quick-release nozzles
Worth knowing
- Open frame; enclosure and camera cost extra
- Small 220 mm-cube build volume
- Single nozzle wastes filament on color changes
Full specifications
From Flashforge, checked October 30, 2026Every number, in one place
- Price
- $349
- Released
- February 2025
- Technology
- Filament (FDM)
- Motion system
- CoreXY
- Build volume
- 220 × 220 × 220 mm
- Top speed
- 600 mm/s
- Acceleration
- 20,000 mm/s²
- Max colours
- 4 with IFS (Intelligent Filament System)
- Frame
- Open frame
- Hotend, max
- 300 °C
- Bed, max
- 110 °C
- Materials
- PLA, PETG, TPU, PLA-CF, PETG-CF
- Features
- auto bed leveling, integrated 4-spool IFS, automatic spool switching, quick-release nozzle, 4.3-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, filament runout sensor, power-loss recovery, camera optional
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