QIDI Plus5 Review: A $749 Large-Format CoreXY That Actually Delivers

A Serious Large-Format Printer for Less Money Than You Expect

QIDI's Plus4 earned a reputation as one of the more capable under-$1,000 enclosed CoreXY printers available. The Plus5 is not a minor refresh. It is a larger, faster, more refined machine that keeps the same open-firmware philosophy and drops the combo price to $749. After spending time with it, this is the most impressive mid-size enclosed printer QIDI has shipped.

Build Volume and Motion System

The Plus5 grows the print area to 320 x 320 x 300 mm, an 18% volume increase over the Plus4 with almost the same footprint. QIDI achieved that by tightening the frame geometry rather than simply making the printer bigger. The result is a 64-pound machine that still fits through a standard doorframe.

Motion control gets the biggest upgrade. Linear rails replace the old V-slot wheels on the X-axis, and 1.5GT belts give finer tooth engagement for cleaner small features. The input-shaping calibration routine is now more aggressive, measuring resonance by shaking the gantry deliberately before it starts a real print. On a wobbly desk this is noticeable. On a solid table the first-layer consistency is excellent.

Thermal Performance

The hotend now reaches 370 C, up from the Plus4's 320 C ceiling. That opens the door to polycarbonate, nylon, and carbon-fiber reinforced filaments without swapping hotends. Active cooling is built directly into the toolhead, which helps keep the temperature stable during long high-temperature sessions. The heated chamber tops out at 65 C, and the bed uses a full-coverage silicone heater rather than a serpentine trace. Cold spots on large prints are noticeably reduced.

Software and Ecosystem

QIDI Studio, the renamed slicer package, now bundles high-speed presets and supports Klipper, Moonraker, and Orca Slicer without hacks. The printer also ships with open firmware, so you are not locked into a cloud-only workflow. Remote monitoring works over 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, and Ethernet is available for workshop setups where wireless is unreliable.

Price and Competition

The standalone Plus5 costs $749, with a combo bundle including the QIDI Box multicolor handler at $899. Loyalty pricing drops those to $699 and $819 until August 31. Compare that to the Bambu Lab H2S combo at $1,399, or the Creality K2 Pro at roughly $370 for a smaller enclosed unit with lower temperature limits. The Plus5 occupies a clear middle ground: more capable than the K2 Pro, significantly cheaper than the H2S, and willing to trade ecosystem maturity for raw hardware value.

Where It Falls Short

Filament loading is still a two-handed operation that requires patience. The QIDI Box multicolor system has not been updated alongside the printer, so color switching is slower than Bambu Lab's AMS. And at 64 pounds, moving this machine is not a one-person job unless you are comfortable lifting awkward boxes.

The Bottom Line

The QIDI Plus5 is the best large-format printer QIDI has made. The build volume is genuinely useful, the thermal range covers most engineering materials, and the motion system is stable enough that quality no longer requires extensive tuning. If you need a printer that can handle ABS and polycarbonate on a 300 mm bed without spending four figures, this is the one to look at first.