Kailh Cocoa vs LEOBOG Reaper

The Kailh Cocoa and the LEOBOG Reaper are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: creamy, full-bodied clack versus deep, creamy thock; the LEOBOG Reaper costs less per switch ($0.27 versus $0.50).

Kailh Cocoa Linear · 45g
LEOBOG Reaper Linear · 45g

Choose the Kailh Cocoa if

  • you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
  • you want a switch popular for budget prebuilts.

Choose the LEOBOG Reaper if

  • you want a switch popular for budget thock builds.
  • you want a switch popular for gaming keyboards.
  • you want to spend less per switch.

Kailh Cocoa vs LEOBOG Reaper, spec by spec

Kailh CocoaLEOBOG Reaper
Type Linear Linear
Compatibility Standard MX sockets Standard MX sockets
Actuation force 45g 45g
Bottom-out force 55g 55g
Pre-travel 2 mm 1.8 mm
Total travel 3.6 mm 3.6 mm
Stem POM POM
Top housing POM PC
Bottom housing PA66 nylon
Spring 20mm single-stage extended n/a
Factory lube yes yes
Pins 5-pin 5-pin
Price / switch $0.50 $0.27 (stronger spec)
Sound profile creamy, full-bodied clack deep, creamy thock
Released 2024 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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

Actuation force lightest heaviest
Kailh Cocoa 45g
LEOBOG Reaper 45g

22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Cocoa; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the LEOBOG Reaper.

Total travel shortest longest
Kailh Cocoa 3.6 mm
LEOBOG Reaper 3.6 mm

34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Cocoa; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the LEOBOG Reaper.

Price per switch cheapest priciest
Kailh Cocoa $0.50
LEOBOG Reaper $0.27

63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Cocoa; 22% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the LEOBOG Reaper.

Where to buy the Kailh Cocoa

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Where to buy the LEOBOG Reaper

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