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Cricut Maker 4: price, specs & release date

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Best for Precise, professional-looking cuts on intricate designs; Versatile across 300+ materials including faux leather and felt.
Skip if Expensive machine and recurring material costs add up is a dealbreaker.

Cricut Maker 4, released 2025-02. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.

Source: cricut.com verified 2026-07-13 ✓ corroborated verify in ledger

Is the Cricut Maker 4 a good buy?

At $399, the Cricut Maker 4 is #5 cheapest of the 9 craft cutting machines we track, where the median is $399. On the spec sheet, its compatible tool count of 13 is the highest of the 4, its max material thickness of 2.4 mm is above the median of the 8, and its max material width of 12 in is at the median of the 9.

Evidence of Record

Our data

No independent lab has measured this product yet. 2 outlets have it on record by mention only, with no hands-on measurements published to weigh its claims against — a gap in the evidence, not a verdict on the product.

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Review consensus · sourced & dated

What reviewers say about the Cricut Maker 4

Based on 2 reviews · 2025-03-08–2025-10-27

Tested by TechRadar, Tom's Guide

Consistently praised

Precise, professional-looking cuts on intricate designs · 2 sources
Versatile across 300+ materials including faux leather and felt · 2 sources
Noticeably faster than the Maker 3 · 2 sources
Beginner-friendly with helpful in-app tutorials

Commonly flagged

Expensive machine and recurring material costs add up · 2 sources
Software/mechanical hiccups needing recalibration or an app update mid-project · 2 sources
Still requires significant manual effort (weeding, lining up materials) · 2 sources
Wood cutting failed due to a firmware bug (14 passes required)

Where reviewers disagree The two testers split hard on Cricut Design Space: TechRadar's Philip Berne calls the required software 'a bad piece of software, being buggy and difficult to use,' while Tom's Guide's Lucy Scotting 'found the app very intuitive and easy to use.'

The sources (2)

TechRadar hands-on · 2025-03-08

It's faster and more precise than any Cricut I've used, and it helped me produce artistic and professional crafts, clothes and decorations that I could never have made without this machine.

While Maker 4 can cut through wood, it requires 14 separate passes with the blade to cut all the way through. My Maker 4 failed during every attempt.

Unfortunately, it's a bad piece of software, being buggy and difficult to use.

Tom's Guide hands-on · 2025-10-27

The Cricut Maker 4 is a fun, die-cutting machine, perfect for beginners and hardcore crafters alike.

my Maker 4 had some slight calibration issues when cutting the actual stickers

That said, the rather hefty price tag is quite the investment for anyone, let alone a heavy-duty crafter or small business owner.

Specifications

Price (US)	$399 Official Cricut product page (item #2011084) lists MSRP $399.00, currently discounted to $349.00. Cricut's Feb 27 2025 investor press release states the launch MSRP as $399.99. Tom's Guide's dated review lists the price as $399 ("$399 at Best Buy"). Using $399 as the current US MSRP; the figure appears verbatim on both the official page ($399.00) and the Tom's Guide review ($399).
Brand	Cricut
Released	2025-02
Cutting force grams	—
Max material width (in)	12
Max cut length (in)	23.5
Max material thickness (mm)	2.4
Tool system	—
Compatible tool count	13
Print and cut	Yes
Matless cutting	Yes
Connectivity	bluetooth
Software	Cricut Design Space
Weight grams	—

Source: cricut.com (verified 2026-07-13) · corroborated by tomsguide.com. The official Cricut product page (item #2011084, titled "Cricut Maker 4") confirms the exact model and states verbatim: MSRP $399.00 (on sale $349.00), weight 15.4 lbs (6.98 kgs), max cut 11.5 in x 23.5 in on a machine mat and 11.7 in x 12 ft with Smart Materials, cut speed up to 14.1 ips, 13 compatible tools, Knife Blade cutting up to 2.4 mm, Bluetooth wireless technology, and Design Space software. Cricut's Feb 27 2025 investor press release confirms the launch (available Feb 28 2025) at $399.99, and Tom's Guide's dated hands-on review independently corroborates the $399 price, 6.98 kg weight, ~14 ips speed, matless Smart Materials, Print-then-Cut, and Cricut Design Space. Cutting force (the widely quoted "4,000 gf" appeared only in search-engine summaries, never on a fetched page) and the "adaptive tool system" designation were not stated verbatim on any page I could fetch, so both are left null.

Is the Cricut Maker 4 worth it vs cheaper craft cutting machines?

Cricut Maker 4 against its closest cheaper and pricier craft cutting machines on the specs that matter — every value sourced. See all 9 ranked →

Product	Price	Max material width (in)	Max cut length (in)	Max material thickness (mm)	Compatible tool count	Print and cut
Cricut Maker 4 this	$399	12	23.5	2.4	13	Yes
Silhouette Cameo 5	$329.99	12	24	3	—	Yes
Silhouette Cameo 5 Plus	$429.99	15	15	3	—	Yes

Frequently asked questions

What do reviewers say about the Cricut Maker 4?

Two whitelisted hands-on testers reviewed the Cricut Maker 4; both praise precise, professional-looking cuts and versatility across faux leather, felt and 300+ materials, and both flag the high price plus recurring per-material costs. Neither ran lab benchmarks (no measured values survived). They split sharply on the Cricut Design Space software. No PCMag, Reviewed or Good Housekeeping review was found. Praised: Precise, professional-looking cuts on intricate designs; Versatile across 300+ materials including faux leather and felt; Noticeably faster than the Maker 3; Beginner-friendly with helpful in-app tutorials. Flagged: Expensive machine and recurring material costs add up; Software/mechanical hiccups needing recalibration or an app update mid-project; Wood cutting failed due to a firmware bug (14 passes required); Still requires significant manual effort (weeding, lining up materials). (From 2 tester reviews.)

How much does the Cricut Maker 4 cost?

The Cricut Maker 4 has a US price of $399 (Official Cricut product page (item #2011084) lists MSRP $399.00, currently discounted to $349.00. Cricut's Feb 27 2025 investor press release states the launch MSRP as $399.99. Tom's Guide's dated review lists the price as $399 ("$399 at Best Buy"). Using $399 as the current US MSRP; the figure appears verbatim on both the official page ($399.00) and the Tom's Guide review ($399).), as of 2026-07-13.

How does the Cricut Maker 4 compare on price?

At $399, the Cricut Maker 4 is #5 cheapest of the 9 craft cutting machines we track, where the median is $399.

When was the Cricut Maker 4 released?

The Cricut Maker 4 was released 2025-02.

What are the Cricut Maker 4's key specs?

Cricut Maker 4 (Cricut): maxMaterialWidthIn 12, maxCutLengthIn 23.5, maxMaterialThicknessMm 2.4, compatibleToolCount 13, printAndCut Yes. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-07-13.