Gateron Beer vs Gateron Jupiter Banana
The Gateron Beer and the Gateron Jupiter Banana are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Gateron Beer is lighter to actuate (50g versus 59g); stock they sound different: poppy, medium-pitched versus thocky, snappy.
Choose the Gateron Beer if
- you want a switch popular for early-bump tactiles.
- you want a switch popular for novelty colorways.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Choose the Gateron Jupiter Banana if
- you want a switch popular for strong tactiles.
- you want a switch popular for Keychron boards.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (59g).
Gateron Beer vs Gateron Jupiter Banana, spec by spec
| Gateron Beer | Gateron Jupiter Banana | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 59g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | green PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | green PC | nylon |
| Spring | dual-stage | dual-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.25 |
| Sound profile | poppy, medium-pitched | thocky, snappy |
| 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Beer; 81% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Jupiter Banana.
13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Beer; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Jupiter Banana.
15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Jupiter Banana.
Where to buy the Gateron Beer
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Where to buy the Gateron Jupiter Banana
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