Ender-3 V3 SE
“The cheapest real printer worth buying.”
Will’s take Great value
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- Ender-3 V3 SE vs Kobra 4
Creality Ender-3 V3 SE vs Anycubic Kobra 4
Kobra 4
“Absurdly cheap for what's on the spec sheet.”
Will’s take Great value
The short version
- The Ender-3 V3 SE costs $20 less.
- The Kobra 4 holds 1.5× the build volume.
- The Kobra 4 is rated faster: 600 mm/s against 250.
- The Kobra 4 handles up to 8 colours; the other is single-colour.
By the numbers
Side by side, drawn to scale
- Creality Ender-3 V3 SE
- Anycubic Kobra 4
Price
Build volume
Top speed
Max colours
Bed size from above
- Ender-3 V3 SE 220 × 220
- Kobra 4 260 × 260
Full specs
Marked where one is clearly aheadSpec for spec
| Spec | Creality Ender-3 V3 SE | Anycubic Kobra 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179 | $199 |
| Released | August 2023 | May 2026 |
| Technology | Filament (FDM) | Filament (FDM) |
| Motion system | Bed slinger | Bed slinger |
| Build volume | 220 × 220 × 250 mm | 260 × 260 × 260 mm |
| Top speed | 250 mm/s | 600 mm/s |
| Acceleration | 2,500 mm/s² | 20,000 mm/s² |
| Max colours | 1 | 8 (ACE 2 Pro) |
| Frame | Open frame | Open frame |
| Hotend, max | 260 °C | 300 °C |
| Bed, max | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Chamber heating | None | None |
| Weight | 7.3 kg | 9.9 kg |
| Materials | PLA, PETG, TPU 95A | PLA, PETG, TPU |