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Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo vs ELEGOO Centauri 2

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Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo vs ELEGOO Centauri 2 — documented properties and sources
Property	Anycubic Kobra 3 ComboBEDSLINGER	ELEGOO Centauri 2COREXY
Identity
Brand	Anycubic	ELEGOO
Class	BEDSLINGER	COREXY
Identity & Market
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)	Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo - the Kobra 3 sold together with the ACE Pro filament unit[1]	ELEGOO Centauri 2 (page title "Elegoo Centauri 2 \| High-Speed CoreXY 3D Printer")[2]
Release date (announcement and actual shipping)	Listed on the Anycubic store from 30 April 2024 (Shopify publish date)[3]	Listed on the ELEGOO US store from 24 June 2026 (Shopify publish date)[4]
Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry)	$329.00 with a US plug on store.anycubic.com, Aug 2026 ($355.00 for the EU plug variant)[3]	$279.00 on us.elegoo.com, Aug 2026, against a compare-at price of $299.00[4]
Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)	Two things to watch here. First, the Combo is printer plus ACE Pro; the ACE Pro alone weighs 4.6 kg and measures 366 x 283 x 235 mm, so plan bench space for both. Second, Anycubic's own specification table on this page mixes generations - the weight row reads "Kobra 3 V2 - 9.2kg" while the package row reads "Kobra 3 - 12kg", and a separate Kobra 3 V2 Combo product is listed at the same price. Treat any single figure from this page as needing confirmation against the exact SKU[1][3][5]	Sold both bare and as a Centauri 2 Combo. The Combo is the one with multicolour: 4-colour CANVAS printing, RFID filament detection, auto refill and auto tangle detection are all listed Yes for the Combo and dash for the bare machine, and the Combo body measures 500 x 480 x 586 mm and 15.5 kg against 398 x 404 x 490 mm and 13.7 kg. Camera, LED lighting, air filter and the smart exhaust grille are optional expansions on both. Distinct from the Centauri Carbon line, which is enclosed and takes carbon-fibre filament[2][6]
Physical & Frame
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable	250 x 250 x 260 mm; Anycubic quotes a 16.25 L maximum printing volume[1]	256 x 256 x 256 mm; printing platform 260 x 260 mm[2]
Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang)	452.9 x 504.7 x 483 mm for the printer; the ACE Pro is a separate 365.94 x 282.84 x 234.5 mm box[1]	398 x 404 x 490 mm for the bare Centauri 2 (the Combo is 500 x 480 x 586 mm)[2]
Net weight (kg)	Anycubic's table gives "Kobra 3 V2 - 9.2kg" for the machine weight and "Kobra 3 - 12kg" for the package weight, plus 4.6 kg for the ACE Pro - the two rows do not refer to the same thing, so treat 9.2 kg as the machine and 12 kg as shipping weight[1]	13.7 kg net, 17.5 kg gross (bare machine; the Combo is 15.5 kg net, 19 kg gross)[2]
Frame construction & material	Not documented	Rigid aluminium frame[2]
Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lid	Open frame, no enclosure[1]	Not documented
Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)	Anycubic's specification table gives the construction as "Gantry System" - it is a bed-slinger, not the CoreXY layout used by the Kobra S1 series[1][7]	CoreXY with dual 4260 stepper motors driving X and Y independently[2]
Z-axis: leadscrew count & type, sync mechanism, anti-backlash	Not documented	Three lead screws with three linear guide rods[2]
Stepper drivers (exact model e.g. TMC2209; UART/SPI; sensorless homing?)	Not documented	"Silent Drive (All Axes)"; no driver part number published[2]
Speed & Acceleration
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)	600 mm/s maximum print speed (manufacturer claim), with 300 mm/s recommended[1]	500 mm/s or less, with 250 mm/s given as the recommended speed[2]
Recommended/typical print speed	300 mm/s recommended print speed (manufacturer figure)[1]	250 mm/s recommended printing speed (manufacturer figure)[2]
Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)	20000 mm/s2 maximum acceleration, 10000 mm/s2 recommended (manufacturer claims)[1]	20000 mm/s2 maximum acceleration; default acceleration 10000 mm/s2[2]
Extruder
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design name	Direct drive (Anycubic's term is "short distance extrusion")[1]	Dual-gear direct extruder with one fan[2]
Hotend & Nozzle
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)	300 C quick-release hotend; 0.4 mm standard nozzle, expandable to 0.6 and 0.8 mm[1]	Brass-hardened steel nozzle, 0.4 mm, titanium-alloy heat break[2]
Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)	300 C maximum nozzle temperature (manufacturer figure)[1]	350 C claimed max nozzle temperature - higher than the enclosed Centauri Carbon's 320 C, even though ELEGOO lists ABS, ASA, PET, PETG-CF, PA and PC as not recommended on this machine[2][6]
Heated Bed & Surface
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit	110 C maximum hotbed temperature on a PEI spring steel build plate[1]	110 C max heated bed temperature at 25 C ambient[2]
Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sided	Not documented	Dual-sided spring steel sheet, textured PEI plus a PLA-specific surface[2]
Leveling & Z-Offset
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)	LeviQ 3.0 auto-levelling with Z-offset, plus area levelling[1]	121-point auto-levelling plus partial bed levelling, with full-auto calibration[2]
Filament Handling & Detection
Filament runout sensor (type, location)	Filament detection with auto resume, filament entanglement detection, nozzle clog detection and power-loss resume[1]	Filament run-out sensor, clog detection, auto filament unloading, fan self-check, part-cooling-fan drop detection and power-loss recovery[2]
Multi-material/multi-color capability or official upgrade path	4-colour printing with one ACE Pro, or up to 8 colours with two units[1]	Not documented
Electronics & Power
Mainboard model & MCU (exact chip markings if teardowns exist)	Not documented	"Powerful Self-Developed Motherboard" is all ELEGOO publishes[2]
Total rated power draw	Not documented	1100 W at 220 V, 350 W at 110 V rated; 24 V output; 100-240 VAC input[2]
Firmware & Openness
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)	Kobra OS. Anycubic's slicer, Anycubic Slicer Next, is stated to be built on the open-source Orca slicer[1]	ELEGOO OS; ElegooSlicer recommended, Orca and Cura supported[2]
Connectivity, UI & Camera
Display: size, type, touch?	4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 30-60 degree adjustable tilt[1]	5-inch colour capacitive touch screen - larger than the 4.3-inch panel on the Centauri Carbon[2][6]
On-device UI capabilities (model preview, per-object controls, etc.)	Touchscreen plus Anycubic Slicer Next, the Anycubic app and USB (print only); AI spaghetti detection and object skip are supported[1]	Colour touch UI; input formats STL, OBJ, 3MF and STEP[2]
WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-drive	Printer UI, slicing software, Anycubic app and USB drive (print only)[1]	USB and Wi-Fi[2]
Camera: built-in / optional? Resolution & framerate (verify — marketing often omits real fps)	Camera is optional on the Kobra 3 - a 720p HD unit, not fitted as standard, unlike the Kobra S1, Kobra 4 and Kobra X[1][7][8]	No camera as standard - listed as an optional expansion, as are LED lighting and the air filter[2]
Materials Support
Officially supported filament list	PLA, PETG and TPU, and Anycubic notes TPU is not compatible with the ACE Pro multi-material unit[1]	Ideal: PLA, PETG, PLA-CF, TPU. Explicitly not recommended: ABS/ABS-CF, ASA/ASA-CF, PET/PET-CF, PETG-CF, PA/PA-CF, PC[2]
Reliability, Support & Ecosystem
Warranty length & support reputation (evidence, not vibes)	One year on the complete machine (excluding gifted and second-hand machines), with component warranty periods that vary by part; the period starts on the delivery date and is suspended while a replacement is in transit. Anycubic states it will follow longer local statutory periods where they apply[9]	12 months on brand-new machines and parts, but ELEGOO's own table excludes a long list of parts from that: PEI plate / build plate / nozzle kit / PTFE tube / heater / thermistor / hot end / packaging / manual / tools carry no warranty at all, and the extruder, extruder kit and printhead kit get 6 months. Certified pre-owned machines carry no warranty[10]

Manufacturer claims, independent measurements, packages and test conditions retain their source wording. FDM linear speed and resin vertical speed use different units and are not directly comparable. Unknown values are marked “Not documented”. Prices and source dates remain historical snapshots; check the linked guide for product details. Differences highlight text, not a universal winner.

Sources for this comparison

Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo product page (Specifications table) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
ELEGOO Centauri 2 product page (Centauri 2 Combo vs Centauri 2 side-by-side specification table) us.elegoo.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo Shopify product JSON (variant prices and store publish date) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
ELEGOO Centauri 2 Shopify product JSON (price and store publish date) us.elegoo.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic store 3D printers collection (current line-up and headline prices, Aug 2026) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
ELEGOO Centauri Carbon product page (full specification table) us.elegoo.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic Kobra S1 product page (Specifications table) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic Kobra 4 product page (Specifications table) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic refund and warranty policy store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
ELEGOO Refund & Warranty policy (warranty period table) us.elegoo.com · 2026-08 · vendor