Akko Creamy Magnetic vs Gateron Magnetic Jade
The Akko Creamy Magnetic and the Gateron Magnetic Jade are often cross-shopped. The main differences: do not assume you can swap one for the other: Hall-effect compatibility is board-specific, so check your keyboard's supported-switch list before buying either; travel is 4 mm on the Akko Creamy Magnetic and 3.5 mm on the Gateron Magnetic Jade; stock they sound different: creamy magnetic linear versus clacky, poppy.
Choose the Akko Creamy Magnetic if
- you want a switch popular for Akko HE boards.
- you want a switch popular for smooth linear HE.
Choose the Gateron Magnetic Jade if
- you want a switch popular for rapid trigger gaming.
- you want a switch popular for hall-effect boards.
Akko Creamy Magnetic vs Gateron Magnetic Jade, spec by spec
| Akko Creamy Magnetic | Gateron Magnetic Jade | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Hall-effect boards that support it | Hall-effect boards that support it |
| Actuation force | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | n/a | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | creamy magnetic linear | clacky, poppy |
| Released | 2024 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Creamy Magnetic; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Magnetic Jade.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Magnetic Jade.
Where to buy the Akko Creamy Magnetic
No verified retailer link right now. Check the maker or your usual switch retailers.
Where to buy the Gateron Magnetic Jade
KeebScout is reader-supported: some links may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes specs or rankings.
Want more options? Browse every linear switch we track, or the full switch database.