Creality Ender-3 V4 Combo.
Unipiece aluminum gantry, 500mm/s with input shaping, and the Creality Filament System for up to 16 colors — the budget multicolor pick of 2026.
The Verdict.
Gavler Meta-Score
“The V4 Combo brings 16-color printing to $399 without obvious cuts, but the open frame caps it at PLA and PETG. If multicolor is the headline need and PLA-class materials are fine, this is the budget pick of 2026 — full stop.”
The Gavler Verdict
Precision Engineering
500 mm/s with Input Shaping
Vibration compensation keeps prints accurate at speed — claimed 100±0.1mm dimensional accuracy in real-world tests.
Unipiece Aluminum Gantry
Ships pre-squared and pre-aligned — eliminates the frame-truing step that defined every prior Ender build.
16-Color CFS Multicolor
Bundled Creality Filament System supports up to four chained CFS units for 16 colors with automatic filament changes.
Technical Specifications
The Scoreboard
Reviewers including Tom's Hardware, Fabbaloo, and All3DP highlight the unipiece gantry and bundled CFS as the value differentiators. Material limits are noted but not as deal-breakers.
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Prices checked April 2026
Global Critique
“Genuinely impressive for the price, especially if you want multicolor printing without spending Bambu Lab money. More beginner-friendly than any Ender-3 before it.”
“The unibody gantry eliminates frame squaring problems entirely and arrives pre-squared. That alone changes the Ender 3 buying experience.”
“Creality's most ambitious entry-level printer — high-speed FDM, automatic bed leveling, and the Creality Filament System for multicolor printing, all in one box.”
“If multicolor printing is your goal and you don't need engineering filaments, this is the printer to buy at $399.”
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