Anycubic Kobra 3 V2 vs Anycubic Kobra X
- Build volume is effectively the same on both, near 16.9 L.
- Per litre, the Kobra X is the cheaper space at $17 against $21.
- Neither manufacturer publishes a volumetric flow rate, so neither speed claim can be checked against what the hotend can melt.
- Out of stock at Anycubic US: the Kobra 3 V2's side of this comparison is for reference.
Anycubic
Kobra 3 V2
Out of stock at Anycubic US~$349 · 16.9 L
Cheap four-colour printing where damp filament has been the thing ruining long prints.
Anycubic
Kobra X
~$299 · 17.6 L
Four-colour printing where you want one box on the desk and one number on the receipt.
| Kobra 3 V2 | Kobra X | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Out of stock at Anycubic US | On sale |
| Approx. price | ~$349 | ~$299 |
| Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one | 16.9 L | 17.6 L |
| Dimensions | 255 × 255 × 260 mm | 260 × 260 × 260 mm |
| Per litre | $21 | $17 |
| Type | FDM bedslinger | FDM multi-material |
| Motion | bedslinger | bedslinger |
| Max flowthe hotend's rated volumetric flow — what actually caps print speed | not published | not published |
| Real line speedestimated from flow at a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layer | not published | not published |
| Max speedthe manufacturer's claim — gantry movement, not extrusion | 600 mm/s | 600 mm/s |
| Hotend max temp | 300 °C | 300 °C |
| Bed max temp | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Open frame |
| Extruder | direct drive | direct drive |
| Auto level | strain-gauge | strain-gauge |
| Hardened nozzle | No | Yes, as standard |
| Multi-material | ACE Pro, 4 slots | built-in, 4 slots (included) |
| True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with | ~$568 | ~$299 |
| Firmware | Klipper | Klipper |
| LAN-only mode | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | Yes | Yes |
| Assembly | Pre-assembled | Pre-assembled |
| Noise | — | — |
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |