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Printer Flashforge Creator 5 3D printer Flashforge Creator 5 Flashforge Creator 5 Pro 3D printer Flashforge Creator 5 Pro
Compatible Compatible
$699.00 $799.00 Save $100.00 Price at Flashforge, checked October 22, 2026
$849.00 $949.00 Save $100.00 Price at Flashforge, checked October 23, 2026
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
10+ printers use SimplyPrint 10+ printers use SimplyPrint
May 2026 May 2026
Made by a company from China China
256 x 256 x 256 mm 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Open frame Fully enclosed
Unknown Yes
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled
300 mm/s 300 mm/s
Motion system CoreXY CoreXY
Yes Yes
4 4
Yes Yes
No No
320 °C 320 °C
Up to 120 °C Up to 120 °C
Unknown Up to 65 °C
Wi-Fi, USB Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from USB stick USB stick
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
256 x 256 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 The maker's own The maker's own
No No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Flashforge · Why Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Flashforge · Why
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Where to buy All its stores All its stores

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