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Anycubic Kobra X vs Formlabs Form 4L

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Anycubic Kobra X vs Formlabs Form 4L — documented properties and sources
Property	Anycubic Kobra XBEDSLINGER	Formlabs Form 4LRESIN
Identity
Brand	Anycubic	Formlabs
Class	BEDSLINGER	RESIN
Identity & Market
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)	Anycubic Kobra X (store variant title "Kobra X (4 Colors)")[1]	Formlabs Form 4L[2]
Release date (announcement and actual shipping)	Listed on the Anycubic store from 25 December 2025 (Shopify publish date)[3]	Not documented
Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry)	$299.00 with a US plug on store.anycubic.com, Aug 2026, against a compare-at price of $399.00 ($344.00 for the EU plug variant). The collection page headline reads "Kobra X - Price from $289"[3][4]	Not documented
Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)	Same 260 mm cube and the same machine dimensions as the Kobra 4 (455.4 x 445.3 x 461.3 mm) - the difference is that the Kobra X has native 4-colour printing built in, expandable to 19 colours, where the Kobra 4 needs an ACE 2 Pro for any multicolour at all. The Kobra X also takes a wider filament list (adds PVA, PLA-CF, PETG-CF, ASA) but still needs an ACE 2 Pro for active drying[1][5]	Same Low Force Display engine as the Form 4 but a different machine on every physical figure: 353 x 196 x 350 mm vs 200 x 125 x 210, 46 um vs 50 um pixels, 58.5 kg vs 18.3 kg, 900 W vs 480 W, two resin cartridges vs one. Formlabs lists Basic, Premium and Complete packages, whose prices are not printer-only prices, and no printer-only USD figure was found on a live listing[2]
Physical & Frame
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable	260 x 260 x 260 mm[1]	353 x 196 x 350 mm (Formlabs quotes 24.2 litres)[2]
Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang)	455.4 x 445.3 x 461.3 mm for the printer; the ACE 2 Pro, if added, is a separate 368 x 291.5 x 236.5 mm unit[1]	664 x 528 x 794 mm[2]
Net weight (kg)	About 9.5 kg for the printer (Anycubic's own figure is approximate); packaged 13.2 kg bare or 18 kg as the Combo[1]	58.5 kg[2]
Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lid	Open frame, no enclosure[1]	Enclosed cabinet with a UV-blocking cover. Operating temperature 18-28 C[2]
Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)	Anycubic does not state a construction type for the Kobra X, but its dimensions, price and feature set match the gantry/bed-slinger Kobra 4 rather than the CoreXY S1 series[1][5]	Masked stereolithography (MSLA) with the Low Force Display engine; straight-lift peel[2]
Speed & Acceleration
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)	600 mm/s maximum print speed (manufacturer claim), 300 mm/s recommended[1]	Not documented
Recommended/typical print speed	300 mm/s recommended print speed (manufacturer figure)[1]	Not documented
Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)	20000 mm/s2 maximum acceleration, 10000 mm/s2 recommended[1]	Not documented
Extruder
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design name	Direct drive ("short distance extrusion")[1]	Not documented
Hotend & Nozzle
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)	Hardened-steel nozzle, 0.4 mm standard, expandable to 0.25, 0.6 and 0.8 mm[1]	Not documented
Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)	300 C maximum nozzle temperature[1]	Not documented
Heated Bed & Surface
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit	100 C maximum hotbed temperature on a PEI spring steel build plate[1]	Not documented
Leveling & Z-Offset
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)	LeviQ 3.0 auto-levelling with Z-offset and area levelling[1]	Not documented
Filament Handling & Detection
Filament runout sensor (type, location)	Filament detection with auto resume, entanglement detection and power-loss resume[1]	Not documented
Multi-material/multi-color capability or official upgrade path	Native 4-colour printing built in, expandable to 19 colours; active drying still needs a separate ACE 2 Pro[1]	Not documented
Electronics & Power
Input voltage (110/220 V, switch or auto)	Not documented	100-240 VAC, 9 A, 50/60 Hz, 900 W[2]
Total rated power draw	Not documented	900 W[2]
Firmware & Openness
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)	Kobra OS with pressure advance and flow calibration supported[1]	Proprietary; print preparation is PreForm[2]
Connectivity, UI & Camera
Display: size, type, touch?	Not documented	7-inch interactive touchscreen, 1280 x 800 (control panel — not the masking LCD, see W1)[2]
On-device UI capabilities (model preview, per-object controls, etc.)	Control from the printer, the slicing software, the Anycubic app and USB (print only); AI spaghetti detection and object skip supported[1]	Not documented
WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-drive	Printer UI, slicing software, Anycubic app and USB drive (print only)[1]	Dual-band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, USB-C 2.0[2]
Camera: built-in / optional? Resolution & framerate (verify — marketing often omits real fps)	Standard HD camera fitted, 720p[1]	Not documented
Materials Support
Officially supported filament list	PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA, PLA-CF, PETG-CF, ASA[1]	Formlabs resin range as for the Form 4; biocompatible materials require a B-series machine[2]
Noise & Power Consumption
Noise: claimed dB and independently measured dB (distance/method)	48 dB or less - a manufacturer figure with no mode, distance or method stated[1]	Not documented
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[6]	Not documented
Independently Measured Performance
Dimensional accuracy measurements (third-party, with numbers)	Not documented	XY dimensional tolerance +/-0.15% — a manufacturer specification[2]
Resin & MSLA
Masking LCD	Not documented	Low Force Display masking LCD with a 46 um pixel size. Formlabs does not publish the screen diagonal or pixel count[2]
Light source	Not documented	Backlight unit with uniform-wavelength LEDs behind collimating lenses, with integrated cooling[2]
Layer height range	Not documented	25-200 um[2]
Resin vat & feeding	Not documented	Two next-generation resin cartridges. No vat capacity published[2]

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 X product page (Specifications table) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Formlabs resin printer technical specifications (Form 4 / 4B / 4L) formlabs.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic Kobra X Shopify product JSON (variant prices and store publish date) store.anycubic.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Anycubic store 3D printers collection (current line-up and headline prices, Aug 2026) 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