Head to head · Prices checked Nov 9, 2026

Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron V5

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Gray Studio Space80

[In Stock] Space80: Apollo’s Cyber Armor keyboard kit By Gray Studio

No reviews

from$399at zFrontier

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Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gray Studio Space80

Build quality in the top 15% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$399 at zFrontier

Get the

Keychron V5

Knob

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$74 at MK

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.

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron V5

Layout size
80%
96%
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Gray Studio Space80
Keychron V5

Performance: 53
91
Build quality: 80
89
Productivity: 71
98
Customizability: 76
98
Portability: 51
45

What they share

Hot-swappable
QMK
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Gray Studio Space80 vs Keychron V5 specs

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

16 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Gray Studio Space80

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

—

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—

Wired

Max polling rate

—

8,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

—

1,170 g

Dimensions

25 x 369 mm

19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

7°

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Gray Studio Space80

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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