Creality Hyper 1.75mm PLA 3D Printing Filament 1kg Gray: problems, parts and running costs

Checked: 2026-10-24

Summary

Creality Hyper PLA is a 1 kg, 1.75 mm filament marketed for speeds up to 600 mm/s, but no independent test of it was found. Forum owners report corner-tearing on calibration prints and bed-surface temperatures 12 to 17 C below the set value. At $19.99 on the Creality store it sits in the common PLA range, with volume discounts down to $14.99.

Common problems and fixes

Corner tearing on fast prints — a K1 Max owner reported Hyper PLA tearing 90-degree corners at 220 C nozzle temperature, with no visible change across a 200 to 225 C temperature tower, while generic PLA gave sharp corners on the same printer; the cause was not established and no fix was documented. [5]
Bed-surface temperature below set value — an owner measured the bed surface roughly 12 to 17 C below the set temperature with the side fan running, causing parts to lift; printing at 67 C bed temperature gave smooth parts with no elephant’s foot. [6]
Crushed bulk packaging — an owner reported a 10-roll RFID order arriving in a plastic bag with all boxes partially crushed on the corners; the store shows a 14-day return and refund policy. [8][1]
Extruder failure after calibration attempts — one owner reported the extruder dying shortly after calibration attempts; no established cause. [5]
No verified temperature or tolerance data — the 190 to 230 C print and 25 to 60 C bed ranges and the plus or minus 0.03 mm tolerance appear only in the original listing, not on Creality’s store page. [1]

Parts and consumables

Filament spool (1 kg, 1.75 mm, standard paper spool) — $19.99 sale against a $32.99 compare-at price on the Creality US store, October 2026; $16.99 each at 5 spools, $15.99 at 10, $14.99 at 20; consumed per print mass. [1]
RFID plastic spool (CFS-compatible, 1 kg, 1.75 mm) — $21.00 sale against a $31.90 compare-at price; $17.85 at 5 spools, $16.80 at 10, $15.75 at 20; consumed per print mass. [4]

Yearly running cost

Not enough data. Usage depends on print volume, so no typical annual spend is defensible from the sources. Per-spool cost is $19.99 at the single-spool price or $14.99 at the 20-spool tier on the Creality US store, October 2026, and no subscription or system lock-in is described. [1]

When it is a good buy

Buy at the 20-spool tier ($14.99) or the 10-spool deal price ($8.63 on 2026-07-29) when a large, consistent color need justifies bulk. [1][2] At the single-spool $19.99 it competes with other PLA in the same range; the RFID version at $21.00 is only worth it for CFS users. [1][4] A forum owner switched to Elegoo Rapid PLA+ at about 14.95 EUR per roll after finding Hyper PLA RFID at 29.90 EUR per roll. [5][6][8]