Kailh Choc Red vs Kailh POM Ghost
The Kailh Choc Red and the Kailh POM Ghost are often cross-shopped. The main differences: do not assume you can swap one for the other: low-profile compatibility is board-specific, so check your keyboard's supported-switch list before buying either; travel is 3 mm on the Kailh Choc Red and 2.8 mm on the Kailh POM Ghost; stock they sound different: shallow, clacky versus deep, thocky.
- Cheaper per switchKailh Choc Red$0.35 versus $0.56
Choose the Kailh Choc Red if
- you want a switch popular for split ergo boards.
- you want a switch popular for ultra-low-profile builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh POM Ghost if
- you want a switch popular for thocky low-profile builds.
Kailh Choc Red vs Kailh POM Ghost, spec by spec
| Kailh Choc Red | Kailh POM Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Kailh Choc V1 boards only | Low-profile boards that support it |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.5 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3 mm | 2.8 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | POM |
| Bottom housing | n/a | POM |
| Spring | single-stage | 15.5mm |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | n/a |
| Price / switch | $0.35 (stronger spec) | $0.56 |
| Sound profile | shallow, clacky | deep, thocky |
| Released | 2017 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Kailh Choc Red; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh POM Ghost.
2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Choc Red; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh POM Ghost.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Choc Red; 81% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh POM Ghost.
Where to buy the Kailh Choc Red
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Where to buy the Kailh POM Ghost
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