FDM bedslinger~$279Anycubic · released 2025
Anycubic Kobra 3 V2
Anycubic's volume seller pairs a 250 × 250 × 260 mm open-frame bed-slinger with the ACE Pro, a four-spool changer that is unusual in this class for actively drying filament as it feeds — a heated, sealed box rather than a passive spool holder. That matters more than it sounds: damp PETG and nylon are the most common cause of a multi-colour print failing eight hours in, and most changers at this price do nothing about it. The rest is conventional, competent Klipper: strain-gauge levelling, 300 °C hotend, camera, 600 mm/s claimed. At $355 as a combo it is one of the cheapest four-colour setups available. What it lacks is an enclosure and a hardened nozzle, so the materials list stops well short of what the ACE Pro's drying would otherwise enable.
- Approx. price
- ~$279
- Build volume
- 16.3 L
- Per litre
- $17
- True multi-material price
- ~$355
Real speed ceiling
Not published
Anycubic does not publish a volumetric flow rate for the Kobra 3 V2, so its 600 mm/s claim cannot be checked against what the hotend can actually melt. We do not estimate one.
Best forCheap four-colour printing where damp filament has been the thing ruining long prints.
Specifications
- Build volume
- 250 × 250 × 260 mm
- Volume
- 16.3 L
- Motion
- bedslinger
- Max speed
- 600 mm/s
- Acceleration
- 20,000 mm/s²
- Max flow
- Not published
- Hotend max temp
- 300 °C
- Bed max temp
- 100 °C
- Enclosure
- Open frame
- Extruder
- direct drive
- Auto level
- strain-gauge
Materials, control and build
- Multi-material
- ACE Pro, 4 slots
- True multi-material price
- ~$355 (+~$76)
- Firmware
- Klipper
- Cloud
- Optional
- Camera
- Yes
- Assembly
- Pre-assembled
- Weight
- 10 kg
- Footprint
- 480 × 490 × 480 mm
Features
- ACE Pro four-spool changer with active filament drying
- 250 × 250 × 260 mm build volume
- Klipper firmware with strain-gauge levelling
- Built-in camera with time-lapse
- 600 mm/s claimed at 20,000 mm/s²
What it does well
- ACE Pro dries filament in the unit, which addresses the commonest cause of failed multi-colour prints
- One of the cheapest four-colour combos in this catalogue at $355
- Slightly larger bed than the 250 mm and 220 mm machines it competes with
- Camera and Klipper included at a price where both are often missing
Where it gives ground
- No enclosure, so the drying capability cannot be spent on ABS or nylon
- Stock nozzle is not hardened
- No published flow rate behind the 600 mm/s claim
- The bare printer is frequently out of stock; the combo is what is actually available
The points above are read off published specifications, not from owner reports.
What owners report
Drawn from owner discussions in 3D-printing communities, not from our own testing — this site has no test lab.
What owners like
- Owners describe it as close to a feature-for-feature match with the obvious alternative, with a full four-spool changer rather than a lite version
- Quick-change nozzles, flow compensation and auto bed levelling are all present at a price that undercuts the machine it is compared against
- Anycubic engages with owners directly — the team behind this model has answered questions publicly, which is more engagement than most brands offer
- Frequently discounted as a combo, which is how most owners end up buying it
Common complaints
- Bed adhesion varying across the plate is the recurring complaint — owners describe areas that print perfectly sitting right beside areas that do not
- Purge and wiping problems at print start appear repeatedly, with owners adjusting retraction without resolving them
- The most-read threads about this brand concern defective units and how complaints were handled, which colours buying decisions regardless of this model's merits
- Owners comparing it directly with the alternative generally conclude the alternative is still better, which is the verdict the machine has to overcome
The Kobra 3 V2 is Anycubic's direct answer to the obvious competitor, and owners describe it almost as a feature-for-feature match — quick-change nozzles, flow compensation, auto levelling, and a full four-spool changer rather than a cut-down version. On specification it undercuts what it is aimed at.
Where owner reports diverge from the specification is the bed. The recurring complaint is adhesion that varies across the plate, with owners describing areas that print perfectly immediately adjacent to areas that do not — which points at plate flatness rather than at settings or technique, and is difficult to tune around. Start-of-print purge and wiping problems come up alongside.
The brand's context matters as much as the machine here. The most widely read threads about Anycubic in these communities concern defective units and the handling of the resulting complaints, and prospective buyers bring that to the comparison. Anycubic does engage publicly — the team behind this model has answered owner questions directly — which is more than most manufacturers do, but the reputation persists and it is the main thing the machine has to overcome.
Questions owners ask
+Kobra 3 V2 or a Bambu A1?
Owners describe the Kobra as close to a clone on features, with a full four-spool changer where the Bambu has a lite version. Those who have compared them directly still tend to conclude the Bambu is the better machine, largely on consistency and support. The Kobra's argument is price.
+Why does adhesion work in some spots and not others?
This is the most common complaint about the machine, and owners describe good and bad areas sitting right next to each other. That pattern points at bed flatness rather than at technique or settings. Check it early while a return is still possible, because it is not something levelling compensates for fully.
+Is the four-spool changer worth it?
It is a full-size changer rather than a cut-down one, which is a genuine advantage at the price. The usual single-nozzle trade applies: each colour change purges the hot end, so multi-colour prints waste filament. The combo is also how the machine is usually discounted, so it often costs little more than the printer alone.
+What is Anycubic's support like?
It is the brand's weak point in these communities, and the most-read threads about Anycubic concern defective machines and how the complaints were handled. The company does engage publicly with owners, which is worth noting, but buy from a retailer with a real return process rather than relying on the manufacturer.
