H2C
Dual-hotend H-series printer plus the Vortek rack: 6 swappable induction hotends next to 1 fixed hotend give one job 7 dedicated melt zones and up to 25 colors, with minimal purge waste. Announced at Formnext November 2025, shipping in the US and EU stores since.
The H2C sells in Bambu's US and EU stores (our price tracker logs it daily: $1,899). Specs below are from Bambu's official wiki documentation (checked July 20, 2026); build volume, weight and size re-checked against Bambu's H2C spec page on September 30, 2026.
What's the H2C?
A dual-hotend H-series machine (like the H2D) plus the Vortek rack: one fixed hotend and six swappable induction hotends give a single job 7 dedicated melt zones, up to 25 colors via AMS, and material changes that only prime a small amount onto the prime tower instead of a full flush. The most specialized printer Bambu sells, built for real multi-material work.
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Store price and the 90-day low
Official Bambu Lab US store, checked November 3, 2026.
| Configuration | US store price |
|---|---|
| H2C | $1,899 |
| H2C AMS Combo / Standard | $1,899 |
| 90-day low, H2COct 27 to Nov 6, 2026 | $1,899 |
The 90-day low is the lowest price in our daily log of the US store, Aug 9 to Nov 6, 2026.
Black Friday 2026
Bambu lists the H2C Combo at $1,899 from October 27 to December 1, against a typical price of $2,199. The lowest price in our 2026 log so far: $2,099, in the Fall Sale in September.
Confirmed specs
- Isometric view. Bambu lists separate figures for the left nozzle, both nozzles and the total; shown is the right nozzle.
- Source: Bambu spec page bambulab.com/en-us/h2c/specs, checked 2026-10-07
| Build volume | 305 × 320 × 325 mm (12 × 12.6 × 12.8 in, right nozzle), left nozzle 325 × 320 × 320 mm, both nozzles in one print 300 × 320 × 320 mm, total across both nozzles 330 × 320 × 320 mm |
|---|---|
| Max speed | 1,000 mm/s |
| Nozzle system | Dual hotend + Vortek rack (1 fixed left + 6 swappable induction hotends = 7 melt zones per job; 2 active at a time) |
| Max materials / colors | 7 dedicated melt zones, up to 25 colors (max 4× AMS 2 Pro + 8× AMS HT) |
| Prime tower | Still printed, but only a small prime after each hotend change |
| Max nozzle temp | 350°C |
| Chamber | Active (65°C) |
| Enclosure | Yes (G3 pre-filter + H12 HEPA + carbon) |
| Price | $1,899 (the store's reference price moved from $2,399 to $2,199 on September 16, 2026; typical price now $2,199, checked November 3, 2026) |
| Weight / size | 32.5 kg, 492 × 514 × 626 mm |
| AMS support | AMS 2 Pro, AMS HT, first-gen AMS (no drying), AMS lite NOT supported |
| Build plates | H2C plates, the same ones the A2L uses (H2D/H2S plates do not fit, bed is slightly smaller) |
| Variants | Laser Full Combo with a 10W or a 40W laser module (built-in air pump), or non-laser (cutting only, laser-upgradeable) |
| Announced / shipping | Formnext November 2025, shipping since |
Who should buy the H2C?
Many materials in one printGood fit
One fixed hotend plus six swappable Vortek hotends give a job up to seven dedicated melt zones, with what Bambu calls minimal purge waste. H2D vs H2C (Bambu H2C page)
Two materials onlyDepends
If two nozzles cover your work, the H2D does it without the Vortek rack. H2D vs H2C
One material at a timeLook elsewhere
The H2S has the same 350°C hotend and 65°C heated chamber with a single nozzle and a 340 × 320 × 340 mm build volume. H2S vs H2C
Upgrading from the X2DDepends
You gain 350°C hotends and the Vortek rack instead of the X2D's 300°C auxiliary nozzle. X2D vs H2C
Known issues
- PTFE tube detachment detection is temporarily disabled; Bambu lists it as a known issue of the current firmware 01.02.00.00. (Bambu release notes)
Known issues only from Bambu's own wiki, firmware release notes, FAQ, blog and recall pages, checked October 2, 2026. Specs: our table above and Bambu's spec pages.
What's the Vortek system?
Traditional multi-material printing flushes filament through one shared melt zone at every change. Vortek changes the hotend instead: six spare hotends sit on a motorized rack, and the toolhead docks its current one and picks up the next mid-print. The enabling trick is contact-free engineering: the hotends have no electrical pins at all, they are heated by electromagnetic induction (a coil on the toolhead heats a steel sleeve in the hotend) and report temperature wirelessly. Each material keeps its own dedicated melt zone: no full flush between materials (only a small prime on the prime tower), no cross-contamination.
H2C vs H2D
| H2C | H2D | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (street) | $1,899 (AMS Combo) | $1,399 |
| Nozzle | Vortek hotend-change (7 positions) | Dual nozzle (switching) |
| Max materials | 7 | 2 + AMS |
| Purge per material change | Small prime on the prime tower | Full flush for AMS colors beyond the two nozzles |
| Max speed | 1,000 mm/s | 1,000 mm/s |
| Build volume | 305 × 320 × 325 mm (right nozzle) | 325 × 320 × 325 mm |
The H2C is sold only as an AMS Combo, so the like-for-like Vortek premium over the H2D AMS Combo ($1,599) is $300; against the standalone H2D ($1,399) the gap is $500. Worth it for genuine multi-material work; see the full H2D vs H2C comparison.
What we don't know yet
- Long-term Vortek latch and rack wear over thousands of swaps
- Real-world purge savings on complex color-heavy jobs (Bambu's own six-color example: 532 g of purge and prime-tower waste on the H2C vs 3,032 g on the H2D)
- Whether the narrower X-width bites in practice: 305 mm on the right nozzle against 325 mm single-nozzle on the H2D and 340 mm on the H2S, or 330 against 350 mm across both nozzles (H2C vs H2D)
Meanwhile resolved since launch: the laser upgrade kit is shared with the H2D, and H2D/H2S owners can retrofit Vortek via upgrade kits (Bambu itself recommends buying an H2C directly instead).
We'll update as data comes in. News
Starter accessories for the H2C
What we would add to a new H2C in the first month.
SUNLU FilaDryer S2
Seven-material printing means more open spools at once. Keep the hygroscopic ones dry while the H2C works.
PRILINE Carbon Fiber PC
Carbon-fiber PC for stiff, light functional parts; use the PC profile. The H2C's high-temp hardware is built for filaments like this.
Creality Vacuum Storage Kit
With up to seven materials loaded, spare spools pile up. Vacuum-seal whatever the H2C is not currently printing.
Wera Hex-Plus L-Key Set
Quality ball-end hex keys for assembly and maintenance work on a machine this complex.
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Related reading
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- Bambu Lab H2C Explained: The Vortek Hotend SystemThe H2C is Bambu's 7-melt-zone multi-material printer: a fixed hotend plus six swappable induction hotends. How Vortek...
- Prusa INDX vs Bambu AMS and Vortek (2026)Prusa's INDX tool changer vs Bambu's AMS and the H2C Vortek system. Three different multi-material philosophies...
Sources
4 sources, including Bambu Lab product pages and Bambu Lab wiki. Last checked November 3, 2026.
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- Bambu Lab US store, H2Cbambulab.com/en-us/h2cStore and Combo prices, checked November 3, 2026
- Bambu Lab H2C tech specsbambulab.com/en-us/h2c/specsSpecifications, checked October 2, 2026
- Bambu Lab Wiki, H2C firmware release historywiki.bambulab.com/.../h2c-firmware-release-historyFirmware version and date, checked November 3, 2026
- BambuHub daily store logbambuhub.net/bambu-price-tracking90-day low, our daily check of the US store
What changed
Newest first, from this page's version history. Only changes to text you can read here; date refreshes and reshuffled reading links are left out.
- Daily price log now includes the Black Friday prices of October 27.
- Bambu US store price update: H2C $1,899 (was $2,199), H2D $1,399 (was $1,549), H2D Combo $1,599 (was $1,749).
- Black Friday 2026: Bambu's sale price for the H2C Combo (October 27 to December 1) against the lowest price in our log.
Earlier changes
13 older entries, Jul 5, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026.
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- Spec table: build plates are the same ones the A2L uses, and the laser variant is a Full Combo with a 10W or a 40W laser module (was listed as 10W + 40W).
- Vortek explainer now says only a small prime goes on the prime tower (was "no purge towers").
- Added Who should buy and Known issues, plus the firmware and price lines; prime tower corrected: still printed, with a small prime after each hotend change (was not required). Estimated accessory prices removed.
- Comparison table: the H2D's nozzle setup corrected to a switching dual nozzle (was standard dual, IDEX).
- Build volume re-checked against Bambu's spec page on Sep 30: left hotend 325 × 320 × 320 mm, both nozzles in one print 300 × 320 × 320 mm, total 330 × 320 × 320 mm (was 330 × 320 × 325 mm).
- Vortek premium now compared like for like: the H2C is sold only as an AMS Combo, $450 more than the H2D AMS Combo ($1,749) and $650 more than the standalone H2D ($1,549).
- Comparison table: H2D build volume corrected to 325 × 320 × 325 mm (was 350 × 320 × 325 mm).
- Price back at $2,199 after the $2,099 Fall Sale, with a $650 Vortek premium over the H2D again; the carbon fiber filament pick is now PRILINE Carbon Fiber PC (was PETG).
- Fall Sale price $2,099 through Sep 22, with the list price now $2,199 (was $2,399); the Vortek premium over the H2D is $550 at sale prices.
- Now listed as shipping (was early info only); specs rebuilt from Bambu's wiki, checked Jul 20, adding up to 25 colors, AMS support (no AMS lite), weight 32.5 kg and the laser and non-laser variants.
- Price now $2,199 with the $2,399 list price struck through (was $2,399).
- Added Starter accessories for the H2C with four picks (SUNLU FilaDryer S2, PRILINE Carbon Fiber PETG, Creality Vacuum Storage Kit, Wera hex keys); the line about a Vortek upgrade kit for the H2D removed.
- Vortek corrected to a hotend-change system with 6 swappable hotends plus 1 fixed nozzle (was dual-nozzle); build volume corrected to 305 × 320 × 325 mm (was 350 × 320 × 325 mm).
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