Akko Cilantro vs Gazzew Boba U4T
The Akko Cilantro and the Gazzew Boba U4T are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Akko Cilantro and 3.2 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4T; stock they sound different: deep, clacky tactile versus deep, thocky tactile; the Akko Cilantro costs less per switch ($0.29 versus $0.65).
- Cheaper per switchAkko Cilantro$0.29 versus $0.65
Choose the Akko Cilantro if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gazzew Boba U4T if
- you want a switch popular for enthusiast tactile builds.
Akko Cilantro vs Gazzew Boba U4T, spec by spec
| Akko Cilantro | Gazzew Boba U4T | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 36g | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 62g |
| Pre-travel | 2.1 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.2 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | proprietary boba blend |
| Bottom housing | PA66 | proprietary boba blend |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.29 (stronger spec) | $0.65 |
| Sound profile | deep, clacky tactile | deep, thocky tactile |
| Released | 2025 | 2020 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
3% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko Cilantro.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Cilantro; 6% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gazzew Boba U4T.
24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Cilantro; 87% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gazzew Boba U4T.
Where to buy the Akko Cilantro
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Where to buy the Gazzew Boba U4T
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