Akko Creamy Purple vs Kailh Choc Red
The Akko Creamy Purple and the Kailh Choc Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Kailh Choc Red is a Kailh Choc V1 switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Akko Creamy Purple uses; travel is 4 mm on the Akko Creamy Purple and 3 mm on the Kailh Choc Red; stock they sound different: creamy linear versus shallow, clacky.
- Cheaper per switchKailh Choc Red$0.35 versus $0.40
- Lubed from the factoryAkko Creamy Purpleusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Akko Creamy Purple if
- you want a switch popular for creamy Akko linears.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Kailh Choc Red if
- you want a switch popular for split ergo boards.
- you want a switch popular for ultra-low-profile builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Akko Creamy Purple vs Kailh Choc Red, spec by spec
| Akko Creamy Purple | Kailh Choc Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Kailh Choc V1 boards only |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 1.5 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | n/a |
| Bottom housing | n/a | n/a |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | $0.35 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | creamy linear | shallow, clacky |
| Released | 2023 | 2017 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko Creamy Purple; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Choc Red.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko Creamy Purple; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Choc Red.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko Creamy Purple; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Choc Red.
Where to buy the Akko Creamy Purple
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Where to buy the Kailh Choc Red
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