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Anycubic Kobra 4

Ranked #5 of 17 in Best Open-Frame 3D Printers: Bambu A1, Prusa MK4S, Kobra, Neptune, Sovol SV08 (2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#5

Anycubic Kobra 4

Best for: A 260 mm gantry printer aimed at beginners

6.1/10

What we like

  • Built-in camera
  • Silent mode ≤45 dB

Watch out for

  • Multicolor needs the ACE 2 Pro

Score breakdown

Build volume 25%
Multi-color system offered 20%
Max acceleration 20%
Max nozzle temperature 15%
Max bed temperature 10%
Built-in camera listed 10%
Build volume17.6 L
Multi-color system offeredYes
Max acceleration20000 mm/s²
Max nozzle temperature300 °C
Max bed temperature100 °C
Built-in camera listedYes
Build volume260 × 260 × 260 mm
Max nozzle temp300 °C, hardened steel
Max bed temp100 °C
Speed / acceleration600 mm/s / 20,000 mm/s²
LevelingLeviQ 3.0, 49-point
MulticolorRequires ACE 2 Pro
Camera720p
Weight9.9 kg
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How it compares

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Flashforge Creator 5
7.6/10
#1 · Four independent toolheads without the enclosure
Sovol SV08 Max
7.0/10
#2 · A 500 mm cube with 50 mm³/s flow
Prusa XL+ (5-head)
7.0/10
#3 · A 360 mm toolchanger with up to five heads
Sovol SV08
6.8/10
#4 · An open CoreXY with a 350 mm bed and 40,000 mm/s²
Anycubic Kobra X
6.1/10
#6 · Native 4-color printing, expandable to 19
Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2
6.0/10
#7 · A 420 × 420 × 500 mm bed-slinger
Bambu Lab A1
5.5/10
#8 · A 256 mm bed-slinger with full auto-calibration and AMS lite
Prusa MK4S
5.0/10
#9 · Prusa's bed-slinger with load-cell first-layer calibration
Flashforge AD5X
4.9/10
#10 · A 220 mm CoreXY with a 4-color IFS module
Bambu Lab A1 mini
4.3/10
#11 · A 180 mm desk-size printer with AMS lite
Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga
4.0/10
#12 · An 800 × 800 × 1000 mm giant
Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus
3.9/10
#13 · 320 × 320 × 385 mm with 121-point leveling
Elegoo Neptune 4 Max
3.8/10
#14 · 420 × 420 × 480 mm for helmets and cosplay
Sovol SV06 ACE
3.2/10
#15 · A Klipper bed-slinger with a camera
Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro
3.1/10
#16 · A Klipper bed-slinger with a 110 °C bed
Flashforge Adventurer 5M
2.2/10
#17 · Flashforge's open-shell 220 mm CoreXY