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Keychron K1 Pro vs K5 Ultra

Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 2,600 mAh battery and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

Keychron K5 Ultra 8K Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard ISO Layout Collection

Battery

Keychron K5 Ultra

5.0 · 4 reviews

from$114at Keychron

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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 K1 Pro

Keychron K5 Ultra

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Connection

    Bluetooth, Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

  • Battery

    2,000 mAh

    2,600 mAh

  • Max polling rate

    1,000 Hz

    8,000 Hz

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

    ABS, Metal, Wood

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K1 Pro
  • Keychron K5 Ultra
Performance
81
91
Build quality
80
75
Productivity
80
93
Customizability
88
89
Portability
73
56

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Low profile
  • Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
  • QMK
  • VIA
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From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

Keychron K1 Pro

5.0

5 owner reviews

Praise
“I realy like this keyboard. I feel is harder to make typos compared to the K3 v2. I decided to go with the K1 Pro instead of the K3 Pro and it's going to to take time to adjust to the new layout, but the feeling and shape of the keys is definitely better.”
OSCAR A.Verified buyer· via Keychron

Keychron K5 Ultra

5.0

4 owner reviews

Praise
“This keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. Low profile, great switches, not uber gamery. Very happy so far, hopefully it keeps working for a long time.”
StephenVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

Keychron K1 Pro vs K5 Ultra specs

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

12 of 27 specs differ

Keychron K1 Pro

Keychron K5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
—

Low profile

Yes
Yes

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
8,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,000 mAh
2,600 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Metal, Wood

Plate material

—
Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

580 g
566 g

Dimensions

8 x 346 x 119 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2023
2026

Where to buy

Compare prices

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

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $67Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $111Visit
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  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $114Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $145Visit
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