Comparisons

QIDI Q2 vs QIDI Plus5

  • The Plus5 has 65% more build volume (30.7 L against 18.7 L).
  • Per litre, the Plus5 is the cheaper space at $24 against $27.
  • Only the Plus5 publishes a flow rate (40 mm³/s, roughly 500 mm/s of line speed), so the other's speed claim cannot be checked.
QIDI Q2

QIDI

Q2

~$499 · 18.7 L

Engineering materials — PC, nylon, ABS — on the smallest sensible budget.

QIDI Plus5

QIDI

Plus5

~$749 · 30.7 L

Large engineering-material parts where you want the throughput claim to be checkable.

Specification comparison: QIDI Q2 and QIDI Plus5
Q2Plus5
Approx. price~$499~$749
Build volumex × y × z converted to litres, so three numbers become one comparable one18.7 L30.7 L
Dimensions270 × 270 × 256 mm320 × 320 × 300 mm
Per litre$27$24
TypeFDM enclosedLarge-format FDM
MotionCoreXYCoreXY
Max flowthe hotend's rated volumetric flow — what actually caps print speednot published40 mm³/s
Real line speedestimated from flow at a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.2 mm layernot published500 mm/s
Max speedthe manufacturer's claim — gantry movement, not extrusion600 mm/s600 mm/s
Hotend max temp370 °C370 °C
Bed max temp120 °C120 °C
EnclosureHeated chamber to 65 °CHeated chamber to 65 °C
Extruderdirect drivedirect drive
Auto levelstrain-gaugestrain-gauge
Hardened nozzleYes, as standardYes, as standard
Multi-materialQIDI Box, 4 slotsQIDI Box, 4 slots
True multi-material priceprinter plus the changer it is photographed with~$698~$899
FirmwareKlipperKlipper
LAN-only modeYesYes
CameraYesYes
AssemblyPre-assembledPre-assembled
Noise——
Released20262026
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