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Printer Anycubic Kobra X 3D printer Anycubic Kobra X Prusa MK4S 3D printer Prusa MK4S
Compatible Compatible
$299.00 $399.00 Save $100.00 Price at Anycubic, checked October 23, 2026
$999.00 Price at Prusa3D Store, checked October 23, 2026
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • Prusa direct firmware: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • Prusa direct firmware: The SimplyPrint firmware for Prusa printers, in beta, installed on the printer
100+ printers use SimplyPrint 25+ printers use SimplyPrint
SimplyPrint Client: 4.3 out of 5 (4 verified owners)
Not rated yet
March 2026 August 12, 2024
Made by a company from China Czechia EU
260 x 260 x 260 mm 250 x 210 x 220 mm
Anycubic ACE 2 Pro Prusa MMU 3
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Carbon-fiber & glass-filled
600 mm/s 300 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Yes No
1 1
No No
No No
300 °C 290 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 120 °C
Wi-Fi, USB USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
260 x 260 mm 250 x 210 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with The maker's own Marlin
No Yes
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mixed 3.0 of 5 for Anycubic · Why Open 4.9 of 5 for Prusa · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Anycubic's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Anycubic's own. How it works Open: tags for any filament Prusa uses OpenPrintTag, an open standard: SimplyPrint reads and writes it, for any filament. How it works
Where to buy
$299.00 $399.00 Save $100.00 Price at Anycubic, checked October 23, 2026
Buy from Anycubic Best for USA
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$999.00 Price at Prusa3D Store, checked October 23, 2026
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