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Printer Anet A8 3D printer Anet A8 Flashforge Creator 5 3D printer Flashforge Creator 5
Compatible Compatible
No price listed
$699.00 $799.00 Save $100.00 Price at Flashforge, checked October 22, 2026
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
50+ printers use SimplyPrint 10+ printers use SimplyPrint
2016 May 2026
Made by a company from China China
220 x 220 x 240 mm 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled
100 mm/s 300 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger CoreXY
No Yes
1 4
No Yes
No No
280 °C 320 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 120 °C
SD card Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from microSD card USB stick
No Yes
Yes Yes
220 x 220 mm 256 x 256 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin The maker's own
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Not rated yet Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Flashforge · Why
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Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores
$699.00 $799.00 Save $100.00 Price at Flashforge, checked October 22, 2026
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