Monport GP 40W CO2 vs OMTech 40W CO2 — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 38 shared materials.

Monport GP 40W CO2 vs OMTech 40W CO2: $599 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

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Monport GP 40W CO2

Power
40W

Laser Type
co2

Software

LightBurn

OMTech 40W CO2

Price
$599

Power
40W

Laser Type
co2

Work Area
300×200mm

Software

LightBurn

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59 settings for Monport GP 40W CO2190 settings for OMTech 40W CO2

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	Monport GP 40W CO2	OMTech 40W CO2
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	28 mm/s · 32% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	22 mm/s · 78% · 2× passes · air assist	20 mm/s · 75% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	25 mm/s · 75% · 2× passes · air assist	20 mm/s · 40% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut	—	22 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
3mm Cherry Plywoodcut	—	18 mm/s · 46% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	20 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist	12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut	—	14 mm/s · 62% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut	—	12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Maple Plywoodcut	—	16 mm/s · 48% · air assist
3mm MDFcut	22 mm/s · 80% · 2× passes · air assist	30 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist
3mm Mirrored Acryliccut	—	12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut	—	18 mm/s · 62% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	—	18 mm/s · 45% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut	—	10 mm/s · 60% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	—	7 mm/s · 70% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	8 mm/s · 65% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Clear Acryliccut	—	6 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm MDFcut	—	8 mm/s · 62% · 2× passes · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut	—	4 mm/s · 78% · 3× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut	55 mm/s · 28%	55 mm/s · 28%
Acryliccut	—	12 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Alder 3mmcut	—	22 mm/s · 52% · air assist
Aldercut	—	250 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut	18 mm/s · 68% · air assist	22 mm/s · 50% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut	—	14 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Bamboocut	20 mm/s · 82% · 2× passes · air assist	250 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	25 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist	30 mm/s · 55–70% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut	—	80 mm/s · 45%
Cardboardcut	30 mm/s · 35%	60 mm/s · 20%
Cardstock 160gsmcut	—	60 mm/s · 15%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	85 mm/s · 18%	80 mm/s · 10%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut	—	100 mm/s · 20%
Cardstockcut	600 mm/min · 20%	80 mm/s · 12%
Cedar 3mmcut	—	22 mm/s · 50% · air assist
Cedarcut	—	400 mm/min · 85% · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut	—	18 mm/s · 58% · air assist
Cherrycut	—	250 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut	28 mm/s · 58% · air assist	30 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	100 mm/s · 12%	100 mm/s · 12%
Cork 3mmcut	28 mm/s · 35% · air assist	28 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut	—	25 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Corkcut	—	30 mm/s · 45%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmcut	—	22 mm/s · 45%
Corrugated Cardboardcut	35 mm/s · 45%	35 mm/s · 45%
Cotton Fabriccut	15 mm/s · 45–50% · air assist	50 mm/s · 18% · air assist
Craft Felt 3mmcut	—	45 mm/s · 16%
Denim Fabriccut	17 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist	45 mm/s · 22% · air assist
EVA Foam 3mmcut	—	40 mm/s · 20% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut	45 mm/s · 32%	45 mm/s · 32%
Faux Leathercut	35 mm/s · 45% · air assist	35 mm/s · 45% · air assist
Feltcut	—	800 mm/min · 25%
Foam Board 5mmcut	42 mm/s · 35%	42 mm/s · 35%
Foamcut	—	50 mm/s · 15%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	28 mm/s · 45–55% · air assist	28 mm/s · 45–55% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	—	20 mm/s · 35% · air assist
HTV Vinylcut	90 mm/s · 12%	90 mm/s · 12%
Kraft Papercut	—	80 mm/s · 12%
Leathercut	—	10 mm/s · 50% · air assist
Maplecut	12 mm/s · 65–75%	19 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	68 mm/s · 18%	68 mm/s · 18%
Oak 3mmcut	—	15 mm/s · 65% · air assist
Oakcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut	—	100 mm/s · 10%
Pine 3mmcut	—	20 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Pinecut	—	350 mm/min · 90% · air assist
Plywoodcut	20 mm/s · 80% · 2× passes · air assist	25 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut	11 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist	11 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut	—	8 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Rubbercut	—	8 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Walnutcut	12 mm/s · 65–75%	17 mm/s · 55–60% · air assist
Washi Tapecut	—	150 mm/s · 8%
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	400 mm/s · 5–10%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	300 mm/s · 30%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave	—	350 mm/s · 18–25%
3mm Cherry Plywoodengrave	—	250 mm/s · 28%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	420 mm/min	420 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	200 mm/s · 20%
3mm Hardboard HDFengrave	—	200 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	390 mm/min	390 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	—	450 mm/s · 20–28%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	400 mm/min	400 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	—	250 mm/s · 10–15%
5mm Plywoodengrave	—	150 mm/s · 15–20%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	100 mm/s · 15–20%
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	250 mm/s · 35%
6mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	100 mm/s · 20–25%
6mm MDFengrave	—	100 mm/s · 15–20%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave	—	100 mm/s · 20–25%
Acrylic Feltengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Acrylicengrave	—	300 mm/s · 20%
Alder 3mmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 18%
Alderengrave	—	350 mm/min · 55%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	800 mm/s · 25% · 30× passes · air assist	300 mm/s · 40%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	250 mm/s · 15–20%	310 mm/s · 16%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	—	250 mm/s · 35%
Bambooengrave	—	350 mm/s · 30%
Basswoodengrave	—	500 mm/s · 22–30%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave	—	200 mm/s · 15%
Cardboardengrave	—	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstock 160gsmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 8%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	400 mm/s · 6%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave	—	300 mm/s · 8%
Cardstockengrave	—	300 mm/s · 6%
Cedar 3mmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 16%
Cedarengrave	—	400 mm/min · 45%
Ceramic Tileengrave	—	180 mm/s · 65%
Cherry 3mmengrave	—	290 mm/s · 20%
Cherryengrave	—	350 mm/min · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	400 mm/s · 15–20%	350 mm/s · 10%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	300 mm/min · 50%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave	400 mm/s · 5–10%	250 mm/s · 22%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 12%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 18%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave	500 mm/s · 10–15%	500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cotton Fabricengrave	280 mm/s · 16%	280 mm/s · 16%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave	—	200 mm/s · 15%
Denim Fabricengrave	300 mm/s · 18%	350 mm/s · 8%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave	—	350 mm/s · 8%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave	500 mm/s · 10–15%	500 mm/s · 10–15%
Feltengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 10–15%
Foam Board 5mmengrave	500 mm/s · 5–10%	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foamengrave	—	150 mm/s · 6%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	300 mm/s · 14–20% · air assist	300 mm/s · 14–20% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	500 mm/s · 20% · 25× passes · air assist	200 mm/s · 25%
Glassengrave	350 mm/s · 10–14%	320 mm/s · 20%
HTV Vinylengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave	—	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave	450 mm/s · 22% · 28× passes · air assist	150 mm/s · 10–15%
Mapleengrave	250 mm/s · 20–25%	350 mm/s · 18% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave	80 mm/s · 55%	280 mm/s · 30%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave	500 mm/s · 5–8%	—
Oak 3mmengrave	—	280 mm/s · 22%
Oakengrave	—	300 mm/min · 60%
Paperengrave	—	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave	—	150 mm/s · 40%
Pine 3mmengrave	—	300 mm/s · 18%
Pineengrave	—	400 mm/min · 50%
Plywoodengrave	—	450 mm/s · 22–30%
Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	300 mm/min · 50%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	200 mm/s · 22%	200 mm/s · 22%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	—	150 mm/s · 50%
Rubberengrave	—	150 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Slate (coaster)engrave	350 mm/s · 15–22%	230 mm/s · 23–28%
Slateengrave	500 mm/s · 35% · 40× passes · air assist	250 mm/s · 65%
Spray Painted Metalengrave	—	350 mm/min · 45%
Stainless Steelengrave	200 mm/s · 65%	200 mm/s · 65%
Walnutengrave	250 mm/s · 20–25%	300 mm/s · 20% · air assist
Stainless Steelmark	—	170 mm/s · 75%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Monport GP 40W CO2 or OMTech 40W CO2?

It depends on your use case. Monport GP 40W CO2 is 40W co2. OMTech 40W CO2 is 40W co2 with 300×200mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Monport GP 40W CO2 and OMTech 40W CO2 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 38 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

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