Head to head · Prices checked Oct 31, 2026

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Zuoya GMK21 Numpad

Get the Nuphy Air96 V2 for sound dampening and media keys. Get the Zuoya GMK21 Numpad for knob.

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Sound dampening

from$112at Nuphy

Knob

from$35at ktechs

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Air96 V2

Sound dampening

Build quality in the top 25% of 96% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$112 at Nuphy

Get the

Zuoya GMK21 Numpad

Knob

Build quality in the top 10% of Numpad boards under $50.

Rules this board out

Numpad only. This is not a full keyboard.

$35 at ktechs

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Nuphy Air96 V2

Zuoya GMK21 Numpad

Layout size
96%
Numpad
Low profile
Yes
No
Knob
No
Yes
Sound dampening
Yes
No
Media keys
Yes
No

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Air96 V2
Zuoya GMK21 Numpad

Performance: 80
62
Build quality: 79
79
Productivity: 88
65
Customizability: 94
94
Portability: 56
65

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Air96 V2 vs Zuoya GMK21 Numpad specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Air96 V2

Zuoya GMK21 Numpad

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Low-profile Mechanical, Tactile

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Hot-swappable

Yes

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

Numpad

Layout standard

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

—

Battery

4,000 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

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Plate material

Plastic

—

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

663 g

—

Dimensions

14 x 373 x 133 mm

—

Typing angle

9°

—

Backlight

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

Where to buy

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