Anycubic
Anycubic Kobra 3
$349
Released 2024-05
Best 3D Printers · head-to-head
Anycubic Kobra 3 vs QIDI Plus 4
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Anycubic Kobra 3 is cheaper at $349. Every spec and price links to its source.
QIDI
QIDI Plus 4
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Released 2024-07
Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | Anycubic Kobra 3 | QIDI Plus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $349 | — |
| Brand | Anycubic | QIDI |
| Released | 2024-05 | 2024-07 |
| Technology | FDM | FDM |
| Build volume (mm) | 250 x 250 x 260 mm | 305 x 305 x 280 mm |
| Max speed mms | 600 | 600 |
| Auto leveling | Yes | Yes |
| Multicolor | No | No |
| Enclosed | No | Yes |
| Max hotend temp c | 300 | 370 |
| Release year | 2024 | 2024 |
Sources — Anycubic Kobra 3: store.anycubic.com (verified 2026-06-27). QIDI Plus 4: qidi3d.com (verified 2026-07-10).
What's the difference between the Anycubic Kobra 3 and QIDI Plus 4?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
- Build volume (mm): Anycubic Kobra 3 250 x 250 x 260 mm vs QIDI Plus 4 305 x 305 x 280 mm
- Enclosed: Anycubic Kobra 3 false vs QIDI Plus 4 true
- Max hotend temp c: Anycubic Kobra 3 300 vs QIDI Plus 4 370
What reviewers say
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Anycubic Kobra 3
Two whitelisted testers hands-on tested this exact model. Both praise fast speeds, excellent single-filament print quality, the ACE Pro four-color box that doubles as a filament dryer, and quick ~10-20 minute setup. They split on the verdict: TechRadar calls it near the best bed-slinger and scores it 4.5/5, while Tom's Hardware faults heavy filament-purge waste and a half-baked slicer and keeps it off its best-3D-printers list. No PCMag or Wired coverage found. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Fast print speeds; Excellent single-filament print quality; ACE Pro four-color system doubles as a filament dryer.
Flagged: Wasteful filament purge / waste pile during color swaps; Half-baked Anycubic slicer with no purge tuning or Orca support; Multifilament printing is noticeably slow.
QIDI Plus 4
Two whitelisted hands-on testers (Tom's Hardware, TechRadar) reviewed the QIDI Plus4; both rate it highly. They praise excellent print quality, dimensional accuracy, sturdy metal-and-glass build, and a heated chamber for engineering filaments like PA-CF and ABS. Both flag stiff filament loading; TechRadar also notes a laggy UI and no spaghetti detection. No RTINGS/PCMag coverage. (2 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Excellent print quality, smooth surfaces and strong dimensional accuracy; Sturdy, well-built fully-enclosed metal-and-glass Core XY frame; Heated chamber plus 370°C hotend handle high-temp engineering filaments (ABS, PA-CF, PPS-CF) warp-free.
Flagged: Filament loading is stiff — requires firm pushing/jamming to feed; Touchscreen UI can lag when switching model previews; No AI, object or spaghetti detection; camera is time-lapse/monitoring only.