Glorious Fox vs Kailh Box Red
The Glorious Fox and the Kailh Box Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 4 mm on the Glorious Fox and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Box Red; stock they sound different: smooth, quiet versus clean, subdued; the Kailh Box Red costs less per switch ($0.30 versus $0.32).
- Cheaper per switchKailh Box Red$0.30 versus $0.32
- Lubed from the factoryGlorious Foxusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Glorious Fox if
- you want a switch popular for GMMK prebuilts.
- you want a switch popular for budget gaming builds.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Kailh Box Red if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for humid climates.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Glorious Fox vs Kailh Box Red, spec by spec
| Glorious Fox | Kailh Box Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | PC | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | yes (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.32 | $0.30 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | smooth, quiet | clean, subdued |
| Released | 2022 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Glorious Fox; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Red.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Glorious Fox; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Red.
29% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Glorious Fox; 24% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Red.
Where to buy the Glorious Fox
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Where to buy the Kailh Box Red
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