Akko V3 Piano Pro vs Gateron Jupiter Red
The Akko V3 Piano Pro and the Gateron Jupiter Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Akko V3 Piano Pro and 4 mm on the Gateron Jupiter Red; stock they sound different: clacky, resonant versus smooth, mellow.
Choose the Akko V3 Piano Pro if
- you want a switch popular for clacky builds.
Choose the Gateron Jupiter Red if
- you want a switch popular for Keychron boards.
Akko V3 Piano Pro vs Gateron Jupiter Red, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Piano Pro | Gateron Jupiter Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 55g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | clacky, resonant | smooth, mellow |
| Released | 2023 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Piano Pro; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Jupiter Red.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Piano Pro; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Jupiter Red.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Piano Pro; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Jupiter Red.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Piano Pro
Where to buy the Gateron Jupiter Red
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