Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano vs NuPhy Cowberry
The Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano and the NuPhy Cowberry are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano and 3 mm on the NuPhy Cowberry; stock they sound different: smooth, clean linear versus poppy, clacky; the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano costs less per switch ($0.36 versus $0.38).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano$0.36 versus $0.38
Choose the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano if
- you want a switch popular for low-profile boards.
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the NuPhy Cowberry if
- you want a switch popular for smooth low-profile typing.
Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano vs NuPhy Cowberry, spec by spec
| Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano | NuPhy Cowberry | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Gateron low-profile boards only | Gateron low-profile boards only |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 55g |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | POM | PC |
| Bottom housing | POM | PA66 |
| Spring | 16.5mm single-stage | 15mm single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | yes |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.36 (stronger spec) | $0.38 |
| Sound profile | smooth, clean linear | poppy, clacky |
| Released | 2025 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the NuPhy Cowberry.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the NuPhy Cowberry.
46% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano; 47% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the NuPhy Cowberry.
Where to buy the Gateron Low-profile 3.0 Red Nano
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Where to buy the NuPhy Cowberry
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