HeyGears G1 and G1X: Full-Color 3D Printing Gets a Desktop Price

The HeyGears G1 starts at $1,699 in VIP pre-order pricing as of June 29, 2026, against a $2,699 MSRP, with the Kickstarter expected in July. But the machine the announcement headlines describe, "the world's first desktop full-color 3D and UV printer", is really the top tier: full-color 3D objects need the Resin Station, and the cheapest bundle that includes one is the G1X Full-3D Pack at $3,299 VIP ($5,499 MSRP). For scale, the nearest machine that can do what that pack claims is a Mimaki at roughly $50,000. The $1,699 number buys a capable UV flatbed printer with 5 mm raised textures. That distinction is on HeyGears' own tier graphics, so the pricing below separates the two, and HeyGears has now published the running costs that decide the rest.

What changed

June 29, 2026. HeyGears published a full product Q&A, and it fills the biggest gap on this page: consumables. 2D ink and 3D resin are now quoted at under $50 a bottle, full-color resin at about $0.7 per gram, and printhead replacement at under $600 (G1) or under $2,000 (G1X), all pre-launch estimates. The Q&A also confirms both starter packs can upgrade to full-color 3D later, that printing needs no subscription, and the Open and Enclosed flatbed print volumes. Separately, xTool priced its O1 Omni on June 29: a UV and fabric surface printer, not a full-color 3D machine, so it doesn't touch what the G1X Full-3D Pack does. Full breakdown in the xTool O1 Omni guide.

June 16, 2026. HeyGears filled in the deposit-page spec table: two flatbeds, a G1/G1X resolution split (720 x 900 vs 1440 x 2400 DPI), and higher post-launch MSRPs (the G1 Starter $2,699, the G1X Starter $4,999). The FlashForge CJ270 joined the comparison as the one other desktop full-color contender.

June 12, 2026. VIP tier pricing appeared on HeyGears' deposit reservation page, two days after the G1 was announced, alongside this page's tier analysis and the verified comparison against the eufyMake E1, xTool O1 Omni and Mimaki 3DUJ-2207.

The three tiers, and what each one actually prints

Tier	VIP price	MSRP	What it prints
G1 Starter Pack	$1,699	$2,699	UV on objects + 3D textures to 5 mm
G1X Starter Pack	$2,999	$4,999	Same, 3x faster, finer color, upgradable
G1X Full-3D Pack	$3,299	$5,499	Full-color 3D models + everything above

HeyGears' official deposit page and product Q&A, June 29, 2026. VIP price = Kickstarter Super Early Bird minus a $300 VIP discount, about $2,200 below MSRP on the top pack; the $50 deposit and the $300 difference are refunded within about 14 days after the campaign (processing can take up to 30). MSRPs are HeyGears' stated post-launch prices.

The tier graphics tell the real story. Full-color 3D printing appears as a badge only on the Full-3D Pack, the bundle with the Resin Station (1-liter tanks, automatic white-ink agitation, water-soluble supports). The two Starter Packs do 2D and 3D texture printing up to 5 mm: photorealistic UV print on phone cases, skateboards and acrylic, with relief, but not freestanding full-color models out of the box.

Both starter packs can be upgraded to full-color 3D later, which the earlier pages left unclear. The G1X Starter adds the Resin Station, a Relay Fluid Hub and a 3D Resin Kit. The G1 Starter needs all of that plus a printhead swap to the G1X i3200 and the light-cyan and light-magenta UV inks, because its F1080 head can't drive full-color 3D on its own. So full-color 3D is reachable from any tier, but the cheapest one reaches it the long way, and buying the Full-3D Pack up front is still the simplest route to color models.

Hardware differences underneath: the G1 runs a 6-channel F1080 printhead (CMYK + white + varnish, "millions of colors", 720 x 900 DPI, published head lifetime 6-12 months). The G1X runs the 8-channel i3200 (the Epson-pattern industrial head, adds light cyan and light magenta, "10M+ colors", 1440 x 2400 DPI, 3x UV print speed, head lifetime 12-24 months). What they share is narrower than the marketing implies: 10-20 micron layers, a 45 kg, 580 x 660 x 510 mm chassis, and the two flatbeds below. Resolution isn't shared, which is the cleanest single line separating the two heads.

Spec	G1 (F1080 head)	G1X (i3200 head)
Ink channels	6: CMYK + W + varnish	8: adds light cyan + light magenta
UV resolution	720 x 900 DPI	1440 x 2400 DPI
UV print speed	Baseline	3x faster
Colors (claimed)	Millions	10M+
Printhead lifetime	6-12 months	12-24 months
Replacement head (est.)	Under $600	Under $2,000
Full-color 3D objects	Only after an i3200 + Resin Station upgrade	Yes, with the Resin Station

HeyGears' deposit-page spec table and product Q&A, June 29, 2026. Shared across both heads: 10-20 micron layers, 3.9 picoliter droplets, and the 45 kg, 580 x 660 x 510 mm chassis. Replacement-head prices are HeyGears' pre-launch estimates, not final.

How big the G1 actually prints

Two flatbeds ship with every G1, and HeyGears now describes them as two modes. In Open Flatbed Mode the bed is the big 330 x 420 mm A3-ish surface, but full-color 3D builds only 130 mm tall. In Enclosed Flatbed Mode the footprint shrinks to 130 x 330 mm, yet 3D builds taller, to 150 mm. So the 150 mm "model height" in the headlines is the enclosed mode's number, not the open bed's: you pick the wide bed or the full height, not both in one print. For UV printing onto objects, both modes top out at the same 5 mm raised texture. The full three-dimension build volume only matters on the Full-3D Pack; the starter packs decorate surfaces rather than grow models.

What the G1 actually is

Not an FDM or resin printer in the usual sense. The G1 jets UV-curable ink from a piezo print head (3.9 picoliter droplets) and cures it instantly with UV light, building color into the object instead of painting it on after. HeyGears claims 10M+ colors, color accuracy of delta-E under 2 in 2D and under 3 in 3D, a fine 10-20 micron layer, and 400+ printable substrates including metal, acrylic and leather, with modular attachments (a Resin Station, a rotary for objects up to 245 mm tall and 100 mm across, flatbed, 330 mm roll-to-film, and DTF for textiles) turning it into a small production station. On speed, HeyGears quotes the G1X at up to 112 cm³/h, with a 5 cm full-color figurine often done in under an hour. Software is HeyGears' own Blueprint Studio plus a HeyVerse asset library with text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation.

Every number in this section is a manufacturer claim. The machine was announced in June 2026, and no independent test exists yet.

What it costs to run

This is the section that decides whether the G1 is a bargain or an expensive habit, and as of June 29 HeyGears has finally put numbers to most of it. The headline running-cost figures: about $0.5 per square meter of 2D UV ink, about $0.7 per gram of full-color resin, and roughly $10 of resin in a 10 cm model.

Consumable	Price	What HeyGears says it buys
2D UV ink	Under $50 / 300 ml	About $0.5 per m² printed; ~40% off during crowdfunding
3D resin	Under $50 / 1 L	About $0.7 per gram; ~$10 of resin in a 10 cm model
G1 printhead (F1080)	Under $600 (est.)	Replacement; roughly the eufyMake E1's $599 head
G1X printhead (i3200)	Under $2,000 (est.)	Replacement; the industrial 8-channel head
Auto-clean cycle	~3-5 ml ink per channel	Runs after 3 days idle to keep nozzles clear

HeyGears' official G1 Series product Q&A, June 29, 2026. Consumable and printhead prices are pre-launch estimates HeyGears says are not yet finalized. The HeyVerse subscription is optional (AI generation and the paid model library); printing needs no subscription, and each pack includes a one-year HeyVerse plan.

Run those numbers on real objects. HeyGears' own per-object estimates: a flat phone case uses about 0.765 ml of UV ink, and a 250 x 305 mm 3D-textured leather book cover about 97.59 ml. At about $0.7 per gram of resin, a 10 cm full-color figurine works out to roughly $10 in material, before labor, electricity, support removal and failures. Two line items still bite: the printhead is a wear part with a 6-24 month life and a $600-2,000 replacement, and each automatic cleaning cycle drinks 3-5 ml of ink per channel after three idle days. Inkjet economics live on those two numbers, so an idle G1 still has a cost.

Two ink systems sit behind this: a CMYKWWVS resin set for full-color 3D, and UV ink sets (a CMYKWV standard, a wider-gamut CMYKWVLcLm, plus soft-white and foil-effect inks). They use different inks, so switching a G1X between 3D and UV means swapping the cartridge and ink sac and running a deep-clean cycle. Final consumable pricing isn't locked, so treat every figure here as HeyGears' pre-launch estimate until independent tests confirm the cost per print the same way any print's true cost is built: material, machine wear, energy, labor, failure.

How the VIP pre-order works

1. Pay a $50 deposit on HeyGears' store, refundable any time before launch (email them and it's returned within 7 business days). It locks the VIP price and beta-program priority.
2. Back the G1 on Kickstarter when it launches (July 2026 expected) at the Super Early Bird price, using the same email as the deposit.
3. After the campaign, HeyGears refunds the $300 difference plus the $50 deposit, stated as within about 14 days (processing can take up to 30).

The usual crowdfunding caution applies, even for an established manufacturer: a Kickstarter pledge isn't a store purchase, and shipping is "expected to begin in 2026" with no month attached. HeyGears is an eight-year-old company shipping resin printers into dental and audio production, which lowers the vaporware risk, and it covers most customs fees and gives a 12-month warranty (24 months for EU customers). The calendar risk is real, though, and the fine print says specs "may differ" before mass production.

HeyGears G1 vs eufyMake E1 vs xTool O1 Omni

The G1 lands in a category that barely existed two years ago and is suddenly crowded. The eufyMake E1 broke Kickstarter's all-time funding record in 2025 ($46.8M from 17,822 backers) and has been in retail since May 2026; xTool's O1 Omni priced its three editions on June 29, 2026, from $1,699 to $2,799, but does no freestanding 3D; OMTech's Spectra A3+ is a third shipping desktop UV flatbed. On the full-color 3D side, FlashForge's CJ270 is the only other desktop contender, and it's still not for sale. The verified state of the field:

Machine	Price (US)	Full-color 3D objects	Ships
eufyMake E1	$2,499-3,299 list	No: 5 mm relief	Now
xTool O1 Omni	$1,699-2,799	No: 7 mm relief	Aug 2026 target
HeyGears G1 Starter	$1,699 VIP	No: 5 mm textures	Kickstarter, 2026
HeyGears G1X Full-3D	$3,299 VIP	Yes, to 130-150 mm	Kickstarter, 2026
FlashForge CJ270	~$10,000*	Yes, to 100 mm	Not shipping
Mimaki 3DUJ-2207	~$50,000	Yes	Now (industrial)

eufyMake E1 is the official-store list as of June 16, 2026 (Basic $2,499 / Deluxe $3,299; a spring sale to $2,299 has lapsed), shipping now. O1 Omni lists three editions at $1,699 / $2,699 / $2,799 (early-bird) as of June 29, 2026, with 7 mm relief and published ink prices, but does no freestanding 3D. *FlashForge CJ270 has no official price; ~$10,000 is trade-press reporting (3DPrintingJournal, 2024); announced at Formnext 2024, it still has no ship date. Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 lists at $50,652 at MatterHackers ($42,078 machine + $7,000 install). The E1 and the G1 share a 330 x 420 mm bed and 5 mm texture height; the G1 also offers an enclosed 130 x 330 x 150 mm mode.

Read the table twice. As a UV texture printer, the G1 Starter undercuts the shipping E1 by $800 at VIP pricing (the E1's spring sale to $2,299 has lapsed back to a $2,499 list) with the same bed and the same 5 mm relief. As a full-color 3D printer, the G1X Full-3D Pack has exactly one competitor you can buy today, the Mimaki, and it costs roughly fifteen times more. The only other desktop attempt at this, FlashForge's CJ270, was unveiled at Formnext in late 2024 with the very "world's first desktop full-color 3D printer" claim HeyGears now makes; eighteen months on it still has no ship date and no official price, with trade press pegging it near $10,000. So the genuinely new thing holds: this capability has never had a confirmed consumer price before, and multi-filament FDM (a Bambu A1 with AMS runs $399-649, or 369 EUR) isn't it: a handful of filament colors with purge waste is a different product from ten million blended colors with no post-paint.

The honest counterweight: the E1 exists. It ships in days, has a year of reviews behind it (which praise the output and flag work-in-progress software and bed-adhesion quirks), and its consumables are priced in public. The G1 is a pre-production promise with better specs on paper, now-published consumable estimates, and a refundable $50 way to wait and see. The O1 Omni, priced from $1,699, is a different tool entirely: it decorates objects and fabric, it doesn't make 3D models.

What's still unknown

Fewer open questions than a month ago, since the Q&A answered the consumables. What's left, in the order it should resolve:

1. Kickstarter launch date and live campaign pricing (July 2026 expected)
2. Final consumable and printhead pricing (current figures are pre-launch estimates)
3. A ship month (only "2026" is stated) and EU machine pricing
4. Independent tests of speed, durability, and the cost-per-print figures

A $50 refundable deposit is a cheap way to hold a place while those resolve. A purchase decision mainly needs line 2 to firm up. This page updates when it does.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does the HeyGears G1 cost?+

$1,699 to $3,299 in VIP pre-order pricing as of June 29, 2026 (MSRP $2,699 to $5,499 after launch): G1 Starter $1,699, G1X Starter $2,999, G1X Full-3D Pack $3,299. A $50 refundable deposit locks the VIP price ahead of the July 2026 Kickstarter, and VIP is about $300 below the Super Early Bird and up to $2,200 off MSRP.

Can the $1,699 HeyGears G1 print full-color 3D models?+

Not out of the box: the $1,699 G1 Starter Pack does UV printing on objects with raised 3D textures up to 5 mm. It can be upgraded to full-color 3D later, but that takes a printhead swap to the G1X i3200 plus the Resin Station, a Relay Fluid Hub, a 3D Resin Kit and the light-cyan/light-magenta inks. Freestanding full-color 3D out of the box needs the $3,299 G1X Full-3D Pack.

How much do HeyGears G1 ink and resin cost?+

HeyGears' pre-launch estimates (June 29, 2026): 2D UV ink and 3D resin are under $50 a bottle (300 ml of ink, 1 L of resin), with about 40% off during crowdfunding. That works out to roughly $0.5 per square meter of 2D print and about $0.7 per gram of full-color resin, or around $10 of resin in a 10 cm model. Final pricing isn't locked yet.

How much is a replacement HeyGears printhead?+

HeyGears estimates under $600 for the G1's F1080 head and under $2,000 for the G1X's industrial i3200, with published lifetimes of 6-12 and 12-24 months. Both are pre-launch estimates, not final. Each automatic cleaning cycle also uses about 3-5 ml of ink per channel after three idle days.

What is the difference between the G1 and the G1X?+

The printhead, mainly: the G1 has a 6-channel F1080 head (CMYK, white, varnish, 720 x 900 DPI, 6-12 month lifetime); the G1X has the 8-channel i3200 (adds light cyan and light magenta, a finer 1440 x 2400 DPI, 3x UV speed, 12-24 month lifetime). Both starter packs can be upgraded to full-color 3D, but only the G1X does it without also swapping the printhead. The two flatbeds are the same.

Is the HeyGears G1 better than the eufyMake E1?+

At VIP pricing the G1 Starter is about $800 cheaper than the E1's $2,499 list (its spring sale to $2,299 has lapsed) with the same 330 x 420 mm bed and 5 mm texture height, and the G1X Full-3D Pack does what no E1 can: freestanding full-color 3D models. The E1's advantage is that it ships today with a year of reviews and final consumable prices, while the G1 is a pre-production Kickstarter promise with estimated ones. Need a machine this summer: the E1. Can wait and want more per dollar: the G1's $50 deposit is refundable, so reserving costs nothing.

How big can the HeyGears G1 print?+

It runs in two flatbed modes. Open Flatbed Mode is the big 330 x 420 mm bed, building full-color 3D up to 130 mm tall. Enclosed Flatbed Mode is a narrower 130 x 330 mm footprint that builds taller, to 150 mm, so the enclosed mode is the one that prints tallest. For UV printing onto objects, both top out at raised textures up to 5 mm.

Is there a subscription to use the HeyGears G1?+

No subscription is needed to print: the hardware is a one-time purchase and the core printing functions work without one. The optional HeyVerse subscription covers AI model generation and the paid model library, and every G1 Series pack includes a complimentary one-year HeyVerse plan.

When does the HeyGears G1 ship?+

No exact date is published. The Kickstarter is expected in July 2026 and HeyGears says shipping is 'expected to begin in 2026.' The product Q&A notes specs may change before mass production, so treat the timeline as provisional.

Sources & methodology

• HeyGears G1 Series official product Q&A: consumable and printhead prices, upgrade paths, print volumes, speed, cleaning, warranty, software (checked Jun 29, 2026)
• HeyGears G1 deposit reservation page: tiers, VIP prices, MSRPs, the flatbed spec table, deposit mechanics (checked Jun 29, 2026)
• HeyGears company site: Reflex and dental printer lines (checked Jun 12, 2026)
• FlashForge CJ270 official page: full-color material jetting, 7 heads, CMYK + white + clear, 180 x 120 x 100 mm, 7 micron (checked Jun 16, 2026)
• FlashForge CJ270 ~$10,000 estimate and Stratasys comparison: 3DPrintingJournal (checked Jun 16, 2026)
• eufyMake E1: official product page (list $2,499 / $3,299, bed, textures) (checked Jun 16, 2026)
• eufyMake E1 ink ($42.99 / 100 ml) and the $599 replacement printhead: eufyMake and Swing Design listings (checked Jun 16, 2026)
• xTool O1 Omni: now priced (Single UV $1,699 / Dual-Head $2,699 / UV+Fabric $2,799, early-bird), our running guide (checked Jun 29, 2026)
• Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 price: MatterHackers listing ($42,078 machine + $7,000 install = $50,652) (checked Jun 16, 2026)
• Bambu Lab A1/AMS pricing: official stores, verified (checked Jun 11, 2026)
• Images and video: HeyGears official press/product media (models by Black Forge Games and DM Stash)