AEON vs Epilog Laser

AEON Laser vs Epilog Laser

Epilog money buys an Epilog. Or twice the laser.

Epilog earned its reputation, and for a long time premium meant Epilog. The price still does. Here is the current AEON lineup against the Fusion Ascent and Fusion Pro, model for model: the wattage, bed, speed and cooling each one ships with, who builds and backs it, and the number at the bottom of the quote. At every bed size, the AEON across the table has more power, better cooling and a lower price, usually by five figures.

Compare the machines Which AEON fits

2-year warranty from deliveryMachine, electronics and tube on the MIRA X Series

Manufacturer-owned US teamSales, support and parts in West Melbourne, Florida

Liquid-cooled RF above 60WChillers on the 9X, the X and every NOVA

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Your material, testedSend it in; it comes back with the settings

Tier for tier

Whichever Epilog you are looking at, there is an AEON with more capability for less.

The MIRA X Series lines up against the Fusion Ascent. The MIRA X, NOVA S and Super NOVA S go head to head with the Fusion Pro. Prices are the base configuration of each line.

Desktop and mid tier

AEON MIRA X Series

MIRA 6X, 9X and X · 40W to 150W RF

From $6,999Published on aeonlaser.us, freight at checkout

40W to 150W RF metal tube, every model
3,000 mm/s at 8G, every model
13MP lid cameras plus a 5MP head camera, touchless ultrasonic autofocus
Beds from 24 × 12 to 39 × 24 in, pass-through on four sides
Liquid cooling on the 9X and X; chiller built into the X
2-year warranty on machine, electronics and tube

Epilog Fusion Ascent

Ascent 12, 24 and 36 · 30W to 80W RF

$10,015 to $26,515Quoted, plus $525 to $875 shipping

30W, 60W or 80W, one wattage per model
3,000 mm/s
Dual camera system, autofocus
Beds from 24 × 12 to 36 × 24 in
Air cooled at every wattage
LightBurn supported

Production and flagship tier

AEON MIRA X, NOVA S and Super NOVA S

MIRA X · NOVA 14S and 16S · Super NOVA 14S and 16S

$17,999 to $41,999Published on aeonlaser.us, freight at checkout

150W RF on the MIRA X and NOVA RF; 130W to 260W DC on the NOVA DC
4,200 mm/s at 8G on the NOVA RF and every Super NOVA
Beds up to 63 × 39 in
Integrated active compressor chiller on every model
Dual source CO₂ + RF, or RF + MOPA fiber for metals, from $26,999
LightBurn included, two seats, on every NOVA and Super NOVA

Epilog Fusion Pro

Pro 24, 36 and 48 · 60W to 200W RF

$28,995 to $39,995Quoted base wattage; higher wattages on quote

60W or 80W in the base configuration
4,200 mm/s
Beds up to 48 × 36 in
Air cooled at every wattage, up to 200W
Dual source CO₂ + fiber offered, priced on quote
LightBurn supported

Where the real difference is

Three things an Epilog quote does not show you.

Nobody regrets a laser on the day it arrives. They regret it in year three, when the tube has run a thousand hours, the bed is a few inches too small for the new job, and the question is what the next machine costs. These are the three places the two companies are built differently.

Price for the machine you get

More watts and more bed, for less.

An Epilog Fusion Pro 36 starts at $31,995 with a 60W tube on a 24 × 36 inch bed. The AEON MIRA X is $17,999 with 150W on a 39 × 24 inch bed, 3,000 mm/s, three cameras and an integrated chiller. The Fusion Pro 48 at $39,995 ships with 80W on 36 × 48. The NOVA 14S RF is $32,999 with 150W on 55 × 35, and the NOVA 14S DC is $19,999. Add Epilog’s wattage upcharges, and the gap gets wider, not narrower.

MIRA X, 150W, $17,999, vs Fusion Pro 24, 60W, $28,995
NOVA 14S RF, 150W, $32,999, vs Fusion Pro 48, 80W, $39,995
MIRA 6X, 40W, $6,999, vs Fusion Ascent 12, 30W, $10,015 plus $525 shipping

Cooling

Liquid-cooled RF above 60W.

An RF metal tube turns electrical input into heat as well as light, and the heat scales with wattage. Past about 60W, a fan on a heatsink struggles to hold the tube at a steady temperature through a long job, and tube temperature is what drives output power and beam mode. That is why the MIRA 9X, the MIRA X and every NOVA RF source run on a chiller. Epilog cools its RF tubes with air at every wattage it sells, including 80W, 100W and 120W. Air-only cooling at high wattage is simpler to build and cheaper to ship. It is not how we build a production RF machine.

MIRA 9X, 75W: water and air cooling
MIRA X, 150W: integrated active compressor chiller
NOVA and Super NOVA: integrated active compressor chiller

Who you buy from

The manufacturer. Not a dealer.

AEON Laser USA, Inc. is the US company of the factory that designs and builds every AEON laser. Our team in Florida is part of AEON’s global management. Epilog builds its machines in Golden, Colorado, and that is a real point in its favor, but it sells them through a network of authorized distributors. Your quote, your training and your first support call go through the dealer in your region, and the dealer’s margin is in the price. With AEON there is nobody between you and the people who engineered the machine.

One company builds, sells and supports your laser
2-year warranty from the day you receive it, honored by the manufacturer in the US
Engineering feedback goes straight to the factory

Model for model

Pick an AEON. Pick an Epilog. See where each one wins.

Compare any current AEON against any Epilog Fusion Ascent or Fusion Pro at its base wattage and quoted price. Each line is shaded for whichever machine has the better number, ours or theirs, so you can trust what you are reading.

AEON model

Epilog model

Common matchups:

AEON has the better number Epilog has the better number On par, or not a number

Feature	AEON	Epilog

Epilog prices are the quoted base price for each model at its lowest offered wattage, from Epilog quotes gathered by AEON Laser USA in November 2026. Epilog publishes Fusion Ascent prices on shop.epiloglaser.com and does not publish Fusion Pro pricing; higher wattages and dual-source CO₂ + fiber configurations are priced on quote. Fusion Ascent shipping is the amount shown on the Epilog quote; Fusion Pro freight and AEON freight are quoted at checkout and are not included in the prices shown. NOVA RF prices are the configured RF variant. Speed and acceleration are each company’s published maxima for engraving and do not establish cut rate, cycle time or engraving quality on your material.

Where the money goes

What the Epilog price buys, and what it does not.

Four matchups to check before you sign an Epilog quote.

Ascent 12 vs MIRA 6X

The Ascent 12 is $10,540 landed with a 30W tube. The MIRA 6X is $6,999 with 40W, on the same class of bed, with lid and head cameras, touchless autofocus and four-side pass-through.

$3,500 less. 10 more watts.

Fusion Pro 24 and 36 vs MIRA X

The base Fusion Pro 24 is $28,995 and the Pro 36 is $31,995, both with a 60W tube. The MIRA X is $17,999 with 150W, a built-in compressor chiller and a 39 × 24 inch bed. The Fusion Pro is faster across the bed; it does not cut thicker material.

$11,000 to $14,000 less. Two and a half times the tube.

Fusion Pro 48 vs NOVA 14S

The Fusion Pro 48 is $39,995 with 80W on a 36 × 48 inch bed. The NOVA 14S puts a 55 × 35 inch bed under a 130W DC tube for $19,999, or a 150W RF tube at 4,200 mm/s for $32,999. Epilog’s 100W to 200W tubes are an upcharge on top of $39,995.

$7,000 to $20,000 less. More bed, more power.

Fusion Pro dual source vs Super NOVA

Epilog offers CO₂ + fiber on the Fusion Pro, priced on quote above the base machine. The Super NOVA 16S pairs 150W RF with a 60W MOPA fiber source on a 63 × 39 inch bed for $41,999. Ask both of us for the dual-source quote on the same bed size.

Same capability, published price, bigger bed.

Why we chill the tube

An RF tube is a heat problem before it is a light problem.

A CO₂ RF source converts roughly a tenth of its input into laser light. The rest is heat in the tube body. Output power, pulse response and beam mode all move with tube temperature, so the machine that holds temperature steady is the one that cuts the same at the end of a shift as it did at the start.

Below about 60W, a well-designed air-cooled tube can shed that heat. Above it, the honest engineering answer is liquid cooling, which is why the industrial RF sources used in production machines are water cooled. We build it in: the MIRA X carries an integrated active compressor chiller, the 9X runs water and air, and every NOVA and Super NOVA has an active compressor chiller in the cabinet. There is no external unit to buy, place or plumb.

Epilog runs a fan on every tube it sells, from the 30W Ascent to the 120W and 200W Fusion Pro options. Epilog presents the fan as a feature because it removes a thing to maintain. It also removes the thing that keeps a 120W tube at 120W on hour three.

Machine	RF output	Cooling
AEON MIRA 6X	40W	Air
AEON MIRA 9X	75W	Water and air
AEON MIRA X	150W	Integrated active compressor chiller
AEON NOVA 14S / 16S RF	150W	Integrated active compressor chiller
AEON Super NOVA 14S / 16S, DC + RF	60W RF + 130–260W DC	Integrated active compressor chiller
AEON Super NOVA 16S, RF + fiber	150W RF + 60W MOPA fiber	Integrated active compressor chiller
AEON Super NOVA 16S, ceramic RF + fiber	250W Iradion ceramic RF + 100W MOPA fiber	Integrated active compressor chiller
Epilog Fusion Ascent 12	30W	Air
Epilog Fusion Ascent 24 / 36	60–80W	Air
Epilog Fusion Pro 24 / 36	60–200W	Air at every wattage
Epilog Fusion Pro 48	80–200W	Air at every wattage

Cooling as published on each product page, November 2026.

Before you sign either quote

Ask both of us the same five questions.

What wattage the price includes, how the tube is cooled, why the prices are so far apart, what the warranty covers, and what the all-in number and delivery date are in writing. Here are our answers next to Epilog’s.

AEON Laser USA, Inc.

The manufacturer’s US company

What wattage is in this price, and what does the next step up cost?: 150W RF on the MIRA X at $17,999 and on the NOVA RF from $32,999, with every price published on aeonlaser.us. There is no wattage upcharge to ask about: the tube in the price is the tube you get.
How is the RF tube cooled?: With a chiller built into the cabinet on every RF source above 60W, so a 150W tube holds its temperature and its rated output through a long job. Nothing external to buy, place or plumb.
Why is there such a price gap for similar specs?: Because the price is the machine. You buy direct from the manufacturer through its own US company, so there is no distributor margin and no dealer territory in the number. Every price is published on aeonlaser.us, and what it buys is more power, more bed and a liquid-cooled laser tube, not less of anything.
What does the warranty cover, and when does the clock start?: Two years from the day you receive the machine, honored by the manufacturer in the US. On the MIRA X Series that covers the machine, the electronics and the tube.
What is the all-in number, and when does it arrive?: The published price plus freight quoted at checkout. LightBurn is included on every NOVA, and startup training is free. In-stock machines ship in two weeks, pre-orders in six, and the date goes in writing before you sign.

Epilog Laser

A US manufacturer selling through authorized distributors

What wattage is in this price, and what does the next step up cost?: The quoted base price buys 30W to 80W depending on the model. The 100W, 120W and 200W tubes and the dual-source options are an upcharge, priced on quote, so ask for the configured number, not the starting one.
How is the RF tube cooled?: With air, at every wattage Epilog sells. Ask what output a 120W or 200W tube holds on the third hour of a job, and what the service interval on the fan and heatsink is.
Why is there such a price gap for similar specs?: Ask the dealer to itemize it. The Fusion Pro 36 at $31,995 and the MIRA X at $17,999 share an RF metal tube, dual cameras, autofocus and a similar bed; the MIRA X has 150W to the Epilog’s 60W. What the extra $14,000 buys is US assembly, the Epilog name and the distributor between you and the factory. Decide whether those are worth it to your shop.
What does the warranty cover, and when does the clock start?: Epilog, through the distributor. Confirm the current term, whether the tube is covered, and whether coverage runs from delivery or from shipment.
What is the all-in number, and when does it arrive?: Quoted price plus shipping, $525 to $875 on the Ascent and quoted separately on the Fusion Pro, plus any design software you do not already own. Delivery is set by the distributor and the factory build queue. Ask for a date in writing.

Where Epilog is better

We would rather you read it here than find it later.

Epilog has real advantages, and a comparison that hides them is not worth your time.

Built in the USA. Epilog designs and assembles its machines in Golden, Colorado. AEON machines are designed and built in Suzhou, China, by the company that owns AEON Laser USA. If domestic manufacturing is a requirement for your shop or your grant, Epilog meets it and we do not.
Fusion Pro speed. The Fusion Pro publishes 4,200 mm/s. The MIRA X Series publishes 3,000 mm/s. The NOVA RF and Super NOVA match the Fusion Pro at 4,200 mm/s, and the NOVA DC machines run 1,500 mm/s. On large raster fills, a faster gantry finishes sooner.
Z travel. Epilog’s Fusion Pro publishes more vertical clearance than the MIRA X at 7.09 inches or the NOVA at 7.875 inches. If you engrave tall assembled parts, check the Fusion Pro figure for the bed size you need.
Thirty-seven years of installed base. Epilog has been building lasers since 1988. There are more Epilog operators, more Epilog settings threads and more Epilog-trained techs in the country than for any Chinese-built brand, ours included.
Dealer in your region. Some buyers want a local distributor who can drive over. That is what Epilog’s network is for, and it is in the price.

The made-in-USA question

Epilog is built in Colorado. We are not going to argue with that.

AEON lasers are designed and built in Suzhou, China, by the company that owns AEON Laser USA, and if domestic manufacturing is a requirement for your shop or your grant, buy the Epilog. For everyone else, the question is what you are paying for. An Epilog Fusion Pro 36 at $31,995 ships with a 60W tube cooled by a fan. The MIRA X at $17,999 ships with 150W and a compressor chiller in the cabinet. The $14,000 between them is not the tube, the motion system, the cameras or the cooling. It is the badge, the dealer and the ZIP code.

What you get for AEON money is the manufacturer on the phone. Sales, support, parts and the 2-year warranty are handled in West Melbourne, Florida, by the company that built the machine, with no dealer in between.

If you switch

Which AEON fits, matched to the Epilog you were looking at.

vs Fusion Ascent 12

MIRA 6X

The desktop engraver

$6,999

40W against the Ascent’s 30W, on the same 24 × 12 inch class of bed, with 3,000 mm/s, lid and head cameras, touchless autofocus and four-side pass-through. About $3,500 less than the Ascent 12 landed.

View the MIRA 6X

vs Fusion Ascent 24

MIRA 9X

The step up

$9,999

75W against the Ascent 24’s 60W, on a 35 × 18 inch bed instead of 24 × 24, with two lid cameras, a head camera and water cooling on the tube. Half the Ascent 24’s $20,015 landed price.

View the MIRA 9X

vs Fusion Ascent 36, Fusion Pro 24 and Fusion Pro 36

MIRA X

The one that replaces three Epilogs

$17,999

150W RF with an integrated compressor chiller on a 39 × 24 inch bed. More tube than the 80W Ascent 36 at $27,390 landed, or the 60W Fusion Pro 24 and 36 at $28,995 and $31,995, for $9,000 to $14,000 less.

View the MIRA X

vs Fusion Pro 48

NOVA 14S

The production bed

From $19,999

A 55 × 35 inch bed, larger than the Fusion Pro 48’s 48 × 36, with a 130W DC tube at $19,999 or a 150W RF tube at 4,200 mm/s for $32,999. Either way, more bed and more tube than the 80W Fusion Pro 48 at $39,995.

View the NOVA 14S

vs Fusion Pro 48, 120W or 200W

NOVA 16S

The large-format cutter

From $22,999

A 63 × 39 inch bed with a 150W DC tube at $22,999, or 150W RF at $35,999. If the job is thick acrylic and plywood on sheets, this is the machine, and it is still under the base price of a Fusion Pro 48.

View the NOVA 16S

vs Fusion Pro dual source

Super NOVA 16S

CO₂ and fiber in one cabinet

From $26,999

DC plus RF for $26,999 on the 14S, or 150W RF plus a 60W MOPA fiber source for marking metal at $41,999 on a 63 inch bed. Epilog offers CO₂ + fiber on the Fusion Pro too; ask for both quotes on the same bed size.

View the Super NOVA

The short version

Two good machines. One costs about half as much for the same job.

Epilog builds a laser that will serve a shop well for a long time, and if being built in Colorado is the deciding factor, buy one. We would say that to your face on a Laser Fit Call. What the Epilog price does not buy you is more laser: at every bed size, the AEON across the table has more wattage, a bigger or equal bed, liquid cooling where it matters, and a lower number on the quote, often by $10,000 or more.

The second difference is who you are dealing with. You buy an AEON from the manufacturer, through the manufacturer’s own US company. What we hear from you on a support call goes to the people shaping the next machine, because we are those people. That is how the MIRA X Series got print-to-cut, touchless focus and a chiller on the 9X, and it is a shorter path from your problem to a fix than a dealer can offer.

Price. MIRA X, 150W, $17,999 vs Fusion Pro 24, 60W, $28,995. NOVA 14S RF, 150W, $32,999 vs Fusion Pro 48, 80W, $39,995.
Wattage. Epilog base models ship at 30W to 80W. Every MIRA X Series and NOVA machine above the 6X ships at 75W or more.
RF cooling. AEON chills every RF source above 60W. Epilog cools with air at every wattage.
Who you buy from. AEON: the manufacturer, through its own Florida team. Epilog: an authorized distributor.
Where Epilog wins. Built in the USA, Fusion Pro gantry speed against the MIRA X, Z clearance, and a dealer network.
Before you decide. Send both of us your material and judge the parts.

Straight answers

Questions Epilog shoppers ask us.

Is an AEON really in the same class as an Epilog?

On the parts that do the work, yes, and on several it is a class above. RF metal tubes on every MIRA X Series machine and every NOVA RF, at 40W to 150W where the Epilog base models are 30W to 80W. Cameras and autofocus on every model. 3,000 mm/s at 8G on the MIRA X Series, 4,200 mm/s at 8G on the NOVA RF and Super NOVA, matching the Fusion Pro. And a compressor chiller on every RF source above 60W, which no Epilog has. Cut speed comes from wattage, and that is where the gap is widest.

How much less is an AEON?

Against the Ascent, roughly a third to a half less for more wattage: MIRA 6X $6,999 vs Ascent 12 $10,540 landed; MIRA 9X $9,999 vs Ascent 24 $20,015 landed. Against the Fusion Pro, $7,000 to $14,000 less for about double the tube: MIRA X $17,999 vs Fusion Pro 24 $28,995 and Fusion Pro 36 $31,995; NOVA 14S RF $32,999 vs Fusion Pro 48 $39,995. Epilog’s higher wattages are an upcharge on top of those base prices.

Which AEON matches which Epilog?

Ascent 12: MIRA 6X. Ascent 24: MIRA 9X. Ascent 36, Fusion Pro 24 and Fusion Pro 36: MIRA X. Fusion Pro 48: NOVA 14S, or the NOVA 16S if you want the 63 inch bed. Fusion Pro dual source: Super NOVA 14S or 16S. The comparison tool above lets you put any two side by side.

Is AEON made in the USA?

No. AEON lasers are designed and built in Suzhou, China, by Suzhou AEON Laser Technology, the company that owns AEON Laser USA. Epilog builds in Golden, Colorado. If domestic manufacturing is a requirement, Epilog meets it and we do not. If it is not, judge the tube, the cooling, the bed, the warranty and the price.

Who do I call when something breaks?

AEON Laser USA in West Melbourne, Florida, by phone or chat. We are the manufacturer’s US company, not a dealer, so the people who answer work for the company that built the machine and stock its parts. The warranty is 2 years from the day you receive the machine, and on the MIRA X Series it covers the machine, the electronics and the tube. With an Epilog, your first call is usually your regional distributor, backed by Epilog in Colorado.

Why should I trust a comparison AEON wrote?

You should not, on its own. Every AEON figure here links to the product page it came from, every Epilog price is the quoted base price with the date, and the lines where Epilog has the better number are shaded that way. Then send both companies the same material and compare the parts that come back.

Talk to a laser specialist

Tell us what you make. We will tell you which machine.

A Laser Fit Call is a conversation with Steven, our resident laser pro, who works on these machines every day at the company that builds them. Bring your materials, your part sizes and your volume. You leave with a recommendation, a delivery date in writing and a straight answer on price. If the right machine is an Epilog, you will hear that too.

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Your material, tested. No charge.

We do not publish a sample program because cutting your material before you buy is a basic expectation of any laser company, not a program and not a gimmick. Send a few pieces of what you actually run to our Florida facility at 205 Coastal Lane, Unit 1105, West Melbourne, FL, tell us the cut or engrave you want to see, and we run it on the machine you are considering and mail it back with the settings we used. Include your name, phone and the machine you are looking at with the package.

Sources and dates. Epilog Laser model names, tube wattages, bed sizes and cooling are from epiloglaser.com product pages and spec sheets as published in November 2026. Epilog prices are quoted base prices at the lowest offered wattage for each model, from Epilog quotes gathered by AEON Laser USA in November 2026. Epilog publishes Fusion Ascent prices at shop.epiloglaser.com and does not publish Fusion Pro pricing; higher wattages and dual-source configurations are priced on quote. Epilog software, sample and parts practices are as described on epiloglaser.com in November 2026. Fusion Ascent shipping charges are as shown on those quotes. AEON specifications and prices are from aeonlaser.us product pages on the same dates. AEON lead times are current as of November 2026. Epilog’s Fusion Edge, Fusion Maker, Zing and fiber-only lines are not included. Published speeds and accelerations are manufacturer maxima and do not establish cutting rate, cycle time, engraving quality or return on investment. Prices change; confirm current pricing with each company before you buy. Epilog, Fusion Pro and Fusion Ascent are trademarks of Epilog Laser, used here for comparison and identification only; AEON Laser USA is not affiliated with or endorsed by Epilog Laser. LightBurn and Thunder Laser are trademarks of their respective owners.

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