First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
Best for: Makers who want an enclosed CoreXY at a prosumer price for PLA, PETG, ABS, and ASA — and prefer the Anycubic ecosystem. For reliable PA or PC printing, consider the Kobra S1 Max or Qidi Q2 which offer active chamber heating.
Full details →First-generation product — recently released, still early days
Best for: Makers who want the largest possible open-frame build volume on a budget — large cosplay, terrain, and functional parts — with optional multicolor via AMS Lite.
Full details →| Anycubic Kobra S1 | Bambu Lab A2L | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Starting Price | ★ $349 | $469 |
| Print Specs | ||
| Tier | Prosumer | Prosumer |
| Motion | CoreXY | BedSlinger |
| Build Volume | 250 × 250 × 250 mm | ★ 330 × 320 × 325 mm |
| Max Speed | ★ 600 mm/s | 500 mm/s |
| Multicolor | ❌ No | ★ ✅ 4 slots |
| Enclosure | ★ ✅ | ❌ |
| Auto Calibration | ✅ | ✅ |
| Open Source | ❌ | ❌ |
| Upgrade Kit | — | — |
| Buy Timing | ||
| Released | Feb 11, 2025 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Cycle length | — | — |
| Cycle advice | Caution | Buy |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Next model | — | — |
The Kobra S1 combines an enclosed build chamber with 600 mm/s CoreXY motion — offering improved heat retention over open-frame printers for ABS and ASA.
Brings Anycubic's value-focused approach to the enclosed CoreXY segment — competing with Qidi Q2C and Bambu P2S at a lower price point.
A practical cubic build volume well-suited for functional mechanical parts, enclosures, and prototypes.
Bambu's largest bed-slinger build volume, big enough to print full-size helmets and large props in a single piece rather than in glued sections.
The A2L stores several calibration sets at different heights up the Z axis to keep the faint vertical banding of tall bed-slinger prints under control.
An add-on blade-cutting and pen module extends the A2L beyond printing for sticker cutting and plotting workflows.