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Anycubic Kobra Neo

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  • Build volume 220 x 220 x 250 mm
  • Direct drive extruder
  • LeviQ 25-point auto leveling
  • PEI spring steel platform
  • 2.4 inch LCD with knob

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Summary

The Anycubic Kobra Neo is a 2022 entry-level FDM 3D printer with a 220 x 220 x 250 mm build volume, a direct-drive extruder, 25-point LeviQ auto bed leveling and a double-sided PEI spring-steel plate. Check before buying: the model is discontinued and has no manual tramming knobs, so all first-layer tuning runs through the Z-offset menu.

Strengths

  • The PEI spring-steel plate grabs prints hot and releases them cold.
  • Roughly 90–95% pre-assembled; Tom’s Hardware reached a first print in about 20 minutes.
  • Quiet running, measured at about 48 dB by Space.com.
  • Strong out-of-the-box PLA print quality for the money.

Weaknesses

  • No manual tramming knobs, and Tom’s Hardware called the Z-height adjustment not beginner friendly.
  • Owners report the Z gantry will not stay level, plus auto-leveling errors and one bed collision.
  • Stock firmware sometimes loses the Z-offset after an auto-leveling sequence.
  • Closed software: no official Klipper and no LAN or remote printing.
  • microSD and USB only, and the printer is fussy about cards.

Verified specifications

ModelAnycubic Kobra Neo.
Release year
TechnologyFDM, Cartesian XZ-head.
Build volume220 x 220 x 250 mm.
Extruderdirect drive, integrated extruder and hotend package.
Nozzle0.4 mm, replaceable, max 260 °C.
Hotbedheated, max 110 °C, double-sided PEI-coated spring steel.
Print speedtypical 60 mm/s, max 100 mm/s.
LevelingLeviQ 25-point inductive auto bed leveling; no manual tramming knobs.
Filament runout sensoroptional, not included on the stock unit.
MaterialsPLA, ABS, PETG and TPU.
ConnectivitymicroSD card and USB; no Wi-Fi and no LAN.
Control2.4-inch color LCD with a control knob.
MainboardTriGorilla V_3.0.6, 32-bit, 24 V, TMC2208 silent stepper drivers (soldered).
Power supply400 W, 24 V DC, with a 110/230 V AC input selector switch.
Dimensions445 x 443 x 490 mm footprint, about 630 mm tall with the spool holder.
Weight7.4 kg per Anycubic.
Warrantyone year.
Full research notes and sources

Leveling and the Z-offset workflow

All first-layer compensation runs through the LeviQ probe and the Z-offset menu, because the printer has no bed-leveling knobs. Tom’s Hardware warned this makes Z-height adjustment not beginner friendly, and Anycubic shipped no dedicated Z-height setup program. Owners resort to manual tramming with paper or feeler gauges and calibration squares to dial in the offset. The stock rigid spacers between the bed plate and gantry are reported to vary in height unit to unit, which can tilt the bed past what the 25-point mesh can correct, and community documentation reports the stock firmware sometimes forgets the Z-offset after an auto-leveling sequence.

Common repairs and upkeep

A few parts come up again and again in owner threads. Bed thermistor wires are a known weak point: the internal wires break with movement and trigger MINTEMP, MAXTEMP or thermal-runaway errors. Extruder and hotend clogs happen, including one report of the extruder wheel slipping and smoking while clearing a long clog. MicroSD cards need to be FAT32, and power-loss resume during card printing adds micro-pauses that leave zits and blobs. Keep the PEI plate clean with isopropyl alcohol, check the bed spacers are matched in height, and reset the Z-offset after transport.

The software wall

The Kobra Neo has no Wi-Fi and no LAN, so printing means walking a card to the machine. There is no official Klipper support, and owners note the difficulty of finding replacement stepper motors with documented specs; a community Klipper mod exists but is not official. Tom’s Hardware cited the lack of a third-party ecosystem and reliance on in-house parts as what makes mods and upgrades harder than on community-standard designs. The mainboard’s TMC2208 drivers are soldered, not socketed, so board-level repair is limited.

Is it worth it?

The Kobra Neo launched at $249.99, and 2022–2023 deals dropped it to $169. By October 2026 the Anycubic US store showed $239 with a sold-out notice, and the model no longer appears in the Kobra series collection, so treat it as a used or clearance buy. At $170 or less it remains a reasonable first printer: direct drive, auto leveling, a PEI plate and quiet running. Above $200 the newer Kobra 2 Neo, at a $199 original price with 250 mm/s speed and automatic Z-offset, is the better option.

Which model this is

This page covers the 2022 Kobra Neo, not the Kobra 2 Neo, the Kobra Go, the original Kobra or the Kobra Max. The Kobra 2 Neo is the faster successor with LeviQ 2.0 and automatic Z-offset. The US Amazon listing is ASIN B0C7CHKWH4.

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