Godox EazyFlow Octa 60 Softbox vs Godox ML40R
Two of our picks from Best Godox Video Lights for Streaming and Vlogging: ML40Bi, ML40R, FL15Bi, LC500R and the EazyFlow Softboxes, compared side by side on the specs and trade-offs that actually matter.
Short answer
Between the Godox ML40R and the Godox EazyFlow Octa 60 Softbox, we recommend the Godox ML40R ($119 when we checked it on 2026-09-14) as the better godox video light for most people. The same key light with full RGB for the day it points at the wall. The Godox EazyFlow Octa 60 Softbox ($59 when we checked it on 2026-09-14) still makes sense if round catchlights and a wider wrap from a single light.
GODOX Softbox EazyFlow Octa 60 23.6" Octagonal Softbox
$59.00observed
Lowest we have recorded: $59.00 on (4 weekly checks)
Godox ML40R RGB LED Video Light, Portable Full-Color Fill Light
$119.00observed
Lowest we have recorded: $109.00 on (4 weekly checks)
Our take on each
Godox EazyFlow Octa 60 Softbox
Best for: Round catchlights and a wider wrap from a single light.
The Godox EazyFlow Octa 60 is the octagonal version: 60 cm across, a grid in the box to control spill, and the same quick-fold frame. The octagon gives round catchlights in the eyes and a wider wrap than the Rect 40, so it is the better single-light softbox for a desk.
Same mount note: Bowens, so studio COBs and Aputure yes, ML40 only with the adapter. Owners rate it 5.0 across its first 3 reviews.
Godox ML40R
Best for: The same key light with full RGB for the day it points at the wall.
The Godox ML40R is the ML40Bi with full colour. Same body, same battery, same USB-C, same app; the difference is an RGB mode with saturation control and a set of effects, so it can be a key light on Monday and a coloured background light on Tuesday.
As a key it performs the same as the Bi. As a background light it is small, so it colours a patch of wall rather than a whole room; for a wall, the LC500R tube spreads further. Buy the R only if the light will change jobs.
Owners rate it 5.0 across its first 4 reviews, which is to say it is new.
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