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Best resin printers under $500

Top 15 models by score, from our catalog.

updated Oct 23, 2026models from 2023 on
Anycubic Photon Mono M7
#1

Anycubic Photon Mono M7

8.5 / 10
6.5 LEnclosed build chamber
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2 Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K
Elegoo · 2025
Saturn 4 Ultra 16K
5.5 LEnclosed build chamber
8.4 / 10
8.4
3 Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra
Elegoo · 2024
Saturn 4 Ultra
5.9 LEnclosed build chamber
7.8 / 10
7.8
4 Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Pro
Anycubic · 2024
Photon Mono M7 Pro
6.5 LEnclosed build chamber
7.5 / 10
7.5
5 Elegoo Saturn 3
Elegoo · 2023
Saturn 3
6.7 LEnclosed build chamber
7.1 / 10
7.1
6 Anycubic Photon P1
Anycubic · 2026
Photon P1
6.5 LEnclosed build chamber
6.4 / 10
6.4
7 Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra
Elegoo · 2024
Mars 5 Ultra
2 LEnclosed build chamber
6.3 / 10
6.3
8 Elegoo Saturn 4
Elegoo · 2024
Saturn 4
5.9 LEnclosed build chamber
6.0 / 10
6.0
9 Creality Halot-Mage S 14K
Creality · 2025
Halot-Mage S 14K
6.5 L
5.4 / 10
5.4
10 Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Ultra
Anycubic · 2024
Photon Mono 4 Ultra
2.2 LEnclosed build chamber
5.2 / 10
5.2
11 Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K S
Phrozen · 2023
Sonic Mini 8K S
2 L
4.5 / 10
4.5
12 Anycubic Photon Mono 4
Anycubic · 2024
Photon Mono 4
2.2 LEnclosed build chamber
4.4 / 10
4.4
13 Elegoo Mars 5
Elegoo · 2024
Mars 5
1.9 LEnclosed build chamber
4.3 / 10
4.3
14 Creality Halot R6
Creality · 2025
Halot R6
1.7 L
4.0 / 10
4.0
15 Anycubic Photon Mono 2
Anycubic · 2023
Photon Mono 2
2.1 LEnclosed build chamber
3.8 / 10
3.8

Close contests in this ranking

Anycubic Photon Mono M7vsElegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16KAnycubic Photon Mono M7vsElegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16K8.58.4Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16KvsElegoo Saturn 4 UltraElegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16KvsElegoo Saturn 4 Ultra8.47.8Elegoo Saturn 4 UltravsAnycubic Photon Mono M7 ProElegoo Saturn 4 UltravsAnycubic Photon Mono M7 Pro7.87.5Anycubic Photon Mono M7 ProvsElegoo Saturn 3Anycubic Photon Mono M7 ProvsElegoo Saturn 37.57.1Elegoo Saturn 3vsAnycubic Photon P1Elegoo Saturn 3vsAnycubic Photon P17.16.4Anycubic Photon P1vsElegoo Mars 5 UltraAnycubic Photon P1vsElegoo Mars 5 Ultra6.46.3

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