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Keychron B5 Pro vs K6 Pro

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Keychron B5 Pro

No reviews

from$39at Keychron

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Hot-swappable

Keychron K6 Pro

4.4 (8)4.4 · 8 reviews

from$67at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron B5 Pro

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

Rules this board out

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

$39 at Keychron

Get the

Keychron K6 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$67 at Keychron

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 B5 Pro

Keychron K6 Pro

Layout size
100%
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
1,200 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Case material
ABS
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron B5 Pro
Keychron K6 Pro

Performance: 51
74
Build quality: 43
89
Productivity: 70
91
Customizability: 49
96
Portability: 52
88

What they share

Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron B5 Pro vs K6 Pro specs

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

17 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keychron B5 Pro

Keychron K6 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

PCB Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

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

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

1,200 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

623 g

890 g

Dimensions

10 x 438 x 121 mm

27 x 317 x 107 mm

Typing angle

3°

4°, 6°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B5 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K6 Pro

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

Where to buy

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