3D Printing for Business
Printer launches, running costs, and pricing, for people who sell what they print.
Featured · Printers
xTool O1 Omni Printer: Prices, Editions, and Ink Costs
xTool says 'from $1,699' for a 4-in-1 that prints on wood, tumblers, and T-shirts. That number is a deposit-locked early bird on the single-head model, and the only edition that does all four jobs is $2,799. Here's every price, the published ink costs, and what it can't do.
Jun 29, 2026 · 18 min read
Printers · Jun 12, 2026
HeyGears G1 and G1X: Full-Color 3D Printing Gets a Desktop Price
Full-color 3D printing used to mean a $50,000 machine. HeyGears put it on a desk for $3,299. The three tiers print very different things, and HeyGears has now published the ink, resin and printhead numbers that decide the real cost of ownership. Here's every price, what each pack buys, and what it costs to run.
16 min read
Data · Jun 11, 2026
PLA & PETG Filament Price per Gram and per Kg (Updated Monthly)
Most guides quote a price per kilogram from whenever they were written. This page is checked monthly against the manufacturers' own stores, and it converts to the number you actually need: cents per gram, after waste.
8 min read
Pricing · Jun 10, 2026
How to Price 3D Prints: The Complete Guide (2026)
The most repeated pricing rule in this hobby quotes below cost. Here's the formula that doesn't: margin math, the fee gross-up, and one part priced three ways to a final number.
9 min read
Pricing · Jun 8, 2026
The 3D Printing Cost Formula: Calculate the Cost of Any Print
Your slicer tells you grams and hours, never money. This is the five-line formula that turns them into a real cost, with sourced June 2026 prices and a worked total.
11 min read