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Gray Studio Space80 vs Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gray Studio Space80

Sound dampening

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

Rules this board out

  • No numpad.

Get the

Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia

VIA

Build quality in the top 20% of 100% boards at any price.

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

Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount

    Top Mount

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • Plate material

    Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

    Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic, Polycarbonate

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Gray Studio Space80
  • Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia
Performance
53
72
Build quality
81
71
Productivity
71
80
Customizability
77
86
Portability
51
43

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • QMK
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Full specs

Gray Studio Space80 vs Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia specs

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

6 of 18 specs differ

Gray Studio Space80

Alchemist Keyboards Metanoia

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

—
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

—
Wired

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate
Aluminum, CarbonFiber, Plastic, Polycarbonate

Weight

—
1,710 g

Dimensions

25 x 369 mm
—

Typing angle

7°
7°

Backlight

None
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2026

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