Anycubic Kobra X vs Flashforge AD5X
- The Kobra X has 65% more build volume (17.6 L against 10.6 L).
- Per litre, the Kobra X is the cheaper space at $17 against $33.
- Neither manufacturer publishes a volumetric flow rate, so neither speed claim can be checked against what the hotend can melt.
Anycubic
Kobra X
~$299 · 17.6 L
Four-colour printing where you want one box on the desk and one number on the receipt.
Flashforge
AD5X
~$349 · 10.6 L
Four-colour PLA and PETG printing where the sticker price is the whole price.
| Kobra X | AD5X | |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$299 | ~$349 |
| Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one | 17.6 L | 10.6 L |
| Dimensions | 260 × 260 × 260 mm | 220 × 220 × 220 mm |
| Per litre | $17 | $33 |
| Type | FDM multi-material | FDM multi-material |
| Motion | bedslinger | CoreXY |
| 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 | 100 °C | 110 °C |
| Enclosure | Open frame | Open frame |
| Extruder | direct drive | direct drive |
| Auto level | strain-gauge | probe |
| Hardened nozzle | Yes, as standard | No |
| Multi-material | built-in, 4 slots (included) | IFS, 4 slots (included) |
| True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with | ~$299 | ~$349 |
| Firmware | Klipper | Klipper |
| LAN-only mode | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | Yes | No |
| Assembly | Pre-assembled | Pre-assembled |
| Noise | — | — |
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |