Cherry MX Blue vs Cherry MX Green
The Cherry MX Blue and the Cherry MX Green are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Cherry MX Blue is lighter to actuate (60g versus 80g); stock they sound different: sharp, jingly click versus loud, heavy click; the Cherry MX Blue costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.40).
- Cheaper per switchCherry MX Blue$0.35 versus $0.40
Choose the Cherry MX Blue if
- you want a switch popular for clicky fans.
- you want a switch popular for typists.
- you want a lighter keystroke (60g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Cherry MX Green if
- you want a switch popular for heavy clickies.
- you want a switch popular for spacebar switch.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (80g).
Cherry MX Blue vs Cherry MX Green, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Blue | Cherry MX Green | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 80g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2.2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | nylon | nylon |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | none | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 (stronger spec) | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | sharp, jingly click | loud, heavy click |
| Released | 1987 | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Blue; 99% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Green.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Blue; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Green.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Blue; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Green.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Blue
Where to buy the Cherry MX Green
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