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Keychron B31 vs K6

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron B31

Build quality in the bottom 15% of 75% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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Keychron K6

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 45% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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 B31

Keychron K6

  • Layout size

    75%

    65%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Battery

    800 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron B31
  • Keychron K6
Performance
59
55
Build quality
52
69
Productivity
69
58
Customizability
46
67
Portability
78
88

What they share

  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron B31 vs K6 specs

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

11 of 22 specs differ

Keychron B31

Keychron K6

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount
Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Layout

Layout size

75%
65%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-Nordic, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
—

Battery

800 mAh
4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS
ABS, PBT

Weight

520 g
—

Dimensions

26 x 138 x 327 mm
—

Typing angle

5°
—

Backlight

None
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2020

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B31

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K6

  • Keychron

    ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron

    ISO-Nordic

    Out of stockShips to you

  • MK

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-UK

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Keychron B314 stores
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