Prusa CORE One+ Gen2 With INDX Gets Its First Real Multi-Material Workout

Prusa CORE One+ Gen2 With INDX Gets Its First Real Multi-Material Workout

Prusa's answer to the multi-material arms race is starting to look like a real product. A livestream from Canuck Creator this week showed the Prusa CORE One+ Gen2 running with Bondtech's INDX eight-tool system, swapping materials in roughly 12 seconds and printing combinations that would be a pain on any single-extruder machine.

What INDX Actually Is

The INDX system is a tool changer, not a filament multiplexer. Instead of pushing multiple filaments through one nozzle and purging between colors, each material gets its own toolhead. That means no color bleeding, no purge towers, and no wasted transition filament. It also means you can mix different nozzle sizes, rigid bodies, and flexible grips in the same print.

Prusa's product page lists the CORE One+ Gen2 INDX 8-Tool as a fully enclosed CoreXY printer with a 248 x 205 x 270 mm build volume, a 55 degrees C chamber, and a shipping date of 15 October for assembled units. The kit version is also available for those who want to save a few hundred dollars and spend an evening with a screwdriver.

Why This Matters Now

Prusa has been selling multi-material upgrades since the original MMU, but the INDX partnership with Bondtech is a different approach. The INDX Thin Passive Tools are slim modules that hold only the filament path, nozzle, and heatsink. Their 35 mm center-to-center spacing lets the CORE One+ carry eight tools at once. A self-adjusting dual-extrusion feeder on the Smart Toolhead adapts to different filament hardness automatically, and induction heating brings nozzles up to temperature in seconds.

The livestream focused on practical testing: multi-color prints, material combinations, and how the system behaves under real use. It is the kind of footage that matters because tool changers always look perfect in promotional renders and then show their flaws once owners start printing.

Competition and Pricing

The assembled eight-tool CORE One+ Gen2 INDX is listed at $2,082, while the kit is $1,805. That undercuts Bambu Lab's multi-tool options and comes in well below many professional tool-changing systems. The four-tool starter kit is also an option for users who want to spread the cost.

Prusa's pitch is straightforward: you get PrusaSlicer integration, Prusa's support ecosystem, and a machine that can run fully offline. For workshops and farms that do not want to rely on cloud services, the offline angle is a selling point.

The Verdict So Far

One livestream does not prove reliability, but it is the first time the CORE One+ Gen2 INDX has been shown printing in a non-Prusa environment. If the production units match what was on camera, Prusa could have the most accessible eight-material desktop printer on the market. We will know more once reviewers get their hands on shipping hardware in October.

Sources: Canuck Creator livestream, Prusa Research, Bondtech