{"slug":"best-home-printer-under-100-for-photos","title":"Best home printer under $100 for photos?","question":"What is the best home printer under $100 for photos?","verdict":"As of 2026-07-07, ChatGPT and Claude collectively rank Canon PIXMA TS6420a #1 for home printer under $100 for photos on ModelsAgree by aggregate score. The models' case: Best photo output in the sub-$100 class — dual black + dye-based color inks produce genuinely rich 4x6 borderless prints, plus auto duplex and reliable Wi-Fi for everyday. The models' main caveat: Cut its notoriously high per-print ink cost with cheaper cartridges or an ink subscription that covers photo paper sizes. The strongest alternative is HP ENVY 6555e — Frequently discounted under $100, prints respectable borderless photos, includes a scanner, and HP Instant Ink makes photo printing cheap per page for. Not unanimous: ChatGPT picks Canon PIXMA TR8620a. Source: https://modelsagree.com/best/best-home-printer-under-100-for-photos (modelsagree.com, CC BY 4.0).","category":"Tech","url":"https://modelsagree.com/best/best-home-printer-under-100-for-photos","updated":"2026-07-07","models":["ChatGPT","Claude"],"consensus":"1 of 2 models rank Canon PIXMA TS6420a the top pick","disagreement":"ChatGPT picks Canon PIXMA TR8620a","combined":[{"rank":1,"product":"Canon PIXMA TS6420a","domain":"usa.canon.com","score":9,"appearances":2,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":2,"Claude":1},"reason":"Best photo output in the sub-$100 class — dual black + dye-based color inks produce genuinely rich 4x6 borderless prints, plus auto duplex and reliable Wi-Fi for everyday documents"},{"rank":2,"product":"HP ENVY 6555e","domain":"hp.com","score":7,"appearances":2,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":3,"Claude":2},"reason":"Frequently discounted under $100, prints respectable borderless photos, includes a scanner, and HP Instant Ink makes photo printing cheap per page for casual users"},{"rank":3,"product":"Canon PIXMA TR8620a","domain":"usa.canon.com","score":5,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":1},"reason":"Five-ink system, strong glossy photo quality, borderless prints, two paper trays, touchscreen, duplexing, scanner, ADF, and memory-card support make it the most photo-capable sub-$100 sale buy"},{"rank":4,"product":"Epson Expression Home XP-4200","domain":"epson.com","score":3,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"Claude":3},"reason":"Claria dye inks give punchy, accurate photo color for ~$79, small footprint, and individual color cartridges mean you only replace what's empty"},{"rank":5,"product":"Canon PIXMA MG3620","domain":"usa.canon.com","score":2,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":4},"reason":"Very low purchase price, solid borderless photo prints for the money, auto-duplexing, wireless printing, and better color output than most ultra-budget rivals"},{"rank":6,"product":"Canon PIXMA TS5320a","domain":"usa.canon.com","score":2,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"Claude":4},"reason":"Often $69-89, same strong Canon photo pipeline as the TS6420a with borderless 4x6 support and a usable app for phone-photo printing"},{"rank":7,"product":"Canon PIXMA TR4720","domain":"usa.canon.com","score":1,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"ChatGPT":5},"reason":"Strong glossy snapshots for a cheap home-office all-in-one, ADF, fax, scanner, wireless printing, and broad retail availability under $100"},{"rank":8,"product":"HP DeskJet 4255e","domain":"hp.com","score":1,"appearances":1,"modelRanks":{"Claude":5},"reason":"Cheapest reliable path to acceptable photo prints (~$60-85), compact all-in-one with copy/scan and easy phone printing via the HP app"}],"perModel":{"ChatGPT":[{"rank":1,"product":"Canon PIXMA TR8620a","reason":"Five-ink system, strong glossy photo quality, borderless prints, two paper trays, touchscreen, duplexing, scanner, ADF, and memory-card support make it the most photo-capable sub-$100 sale buy","fix":"Make its normal street price consistently under $100"},{"rank":2,"product":"Canon PIXMA TS6420a","reason":"Better photo output than most cheap all-in-ones, borderless printing, duplexing, compact design, rear photo-paper feed, and simple wireless printing","fix":"Add separate photo black or photo color ink for richer prints"},{"rank":3,"product":"HP ENVY 6555e","reason":"Vibrant casual glossy photos, modern app setup, auto-duplexing, scanner, compact body, and good value when discounted under $100","fix":"Lower cartridge ink costs without relying on Instant Ink"},{"rank":4,"product":"Canon PIXMA MG3620","reason":"Very low purchase price, solid borderless photo prints for the money, auto-duplexing, wireless printing, and better color output than most ultra-budget rivals","fix":"Improve speed and controls with a real display"},{"rank":5,"product":"Canon PIXMA TR4720","reason":"Strong glossy snapshots for a cheap home-office all-in-one, ADF, fax, scanner, wireless printing, and broad retail availability under $100","fix":"Add auto-duplexing and a better control screen"}],"Claude":[{"rank":1,"product":"Canon PIXMA TS6420a","reason":"Best photo output in the sub-$100 class — dual black + dye-based color inks produce genuinely rich 4x6 borderless prints, plus auto duplex and reliable Wi-Fi for everyday documents","fix":"Cut its notoriously high per-print ink cost with cheaper cartridges or an ink subscription that covers photo paper sizes"},{"rank":2,"product":"HP ENVY 6555e","reason":"Frequently discounted under $100, prints respectable borderless photos, includes a scanner, and HP Instant Ink makes photo printing cheap per page for casual users","fix":"Decouple full functionality from the HP+ / Instant Ink ecosystem so owners aren't penalized for using third-party ink"},{"rank":3,"product":"Epson Expression Home XP-4200","reason":"Claria dye inks give punchy, accurate photo color for ~$79, small footprint, and individual color cartridges mean you only replace what's empty","fix":"Faster photo print speeds — a single 4x6 takes noticeably longer than Canon and HP rivals"},{"rank":4,"product":"Canon PIXMA TS5320a","reason":"Often $69-89, same strong Canon photo pipeline as the TS6420a with borderless 4x6 support and a usable app for phone-photo printing","fix":"Add auto duplex and a bigger paper cassette so it doubles better as a household document printer"},{"rank":5,"product":"HP DeskJet 4255e","reason":"Cheapest reliable path to acceptable photo prints (~$60-85), compact all-in-one with copy/scan and easy phone printing via the HP app","fix":"Improve photo color depth — its tri-color cartridge system can't match dye-ink rivals on skin tones and saturation"}]},"missedByModel":{"ChatGPT":[{"product":"Epson Expression Home XP-4200","reason":"good compact color printer, but photo quality and ink value trail the Canon and HP picks"},{"product":"HP DeskJet 2855e","reason":"very cheap and acceptable for occasional snapshots, but slow, basic, and too ink-costly for photo use"}],"Claude":[{"product":"Canon SELPHY CP1500","reason":"superb dedicated 4x6 dye-sub prints but street price usually $110-140 and it can't print documents"},{"product":"Epson EcoTank ET-2400","reason":"transformative ink economics for photo volume, but it sits at $150-200 and never dips under $100"}]}}