Prusa Adds Plus Models Across Its Entire Desktop Printer Lineup

Prusa Research has quietly overhauled its entire desktop 3D printer lineup, retiring the original CORE One, CORE One L, and XL in favor of refreshed Plus variants. The Czech company confirmed the changes in mid-August, framing the update as an evolution rather than a replacement. Founder Josef Prusa made the point explicitly at launch: nothing you own becomes obsolete today.

The changes are practical. The new CORE One+ (Gen 2) drops the pre-warming pause that used to run before PLA and PETG prints on beds at 85 degrees or under. Prusa says that shaves up to ten minutes off the time before the first layer starts. The XL+ gets a Tool Offset Sensor that speeds up toolhead alignment roughly twentyfold compared with the old removable pin method. It also gains 360-degree part cooling and a better sealed enclosure, which reaches around 50 degrees on its own waste heat or 60 with the optional chamber heater.

All three machines get new GT1.5 belts paired with the resonance avoidance feature already in PrusaSlicer. The goal is to cut down on faint vertical ripples on tall prints. Prusa gave credit where it is due: a fair bit of this came from community experimentation, which is exactly how this company operates.

Pricing stayed flat. An assembled CORE One+ (Gen 2) costs €1,349, the CORE One L+ is €1,849, and the XL+ starts from €2,299, with multi-tool versions priced higher. Existing XL owners can buy an upgrade kit separately for €249. Prusa also pushed the update through to every order still in the queue rather than treating it as a paid refresh.

The range still splits by ambition. The CORE One+ is the enclosed workhorse for beginners and professionals. The CORE One L+ doubles the build volume for makers and small businesses. The XL+ is for multi-material or multi-toolhead production work. All three are designed and manufactured in the EU, with 95 percent of desktop 3D printers worldwide coming from China, according to Prusa's own market framing. For buyers inside the EU, that means no customs delays and full consumer protections.