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Keychron B1 Pro vs Leopold Alchemie

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron B1 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • No numpad.

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Leopold Alchemie

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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.

Keychron B1 Pro

Leopold Alchemie

  • Layout size

    75%

    100%

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    800 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B1 Pro
  • Leopold Alchemie
Performance
50
80
Build quality
42
79
Productivity
68
76
Customizability
46
86
Portability
78
52

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron B1 Pro vs Leopold Alchemie specs

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

15 of 26 specs differ

Keychron B1 Pro

Leopold Alchemie

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Silent

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

—
Top Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, JIS
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

800 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

425 g
—

Dimensions

5 x 296 x 130 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

No
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B1 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Leopold Alchemie

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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