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Keychron K4 Max vs Keychron V5 Max vs Yunzii AL98

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K4 Max

Build quality in the top 20% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic. The other board is sold in those layouts.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Keychron V5 Max

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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Yunzii AL98

Battery

Build quality in the top 5% of 98% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

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 K4 Max

Keychron V5 Max

Yunzii AL98

  • Layout size

    96%

    96%

    98%

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    4,000 mAh

    8,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

  • Case material

    ABS

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear

  • Mount style

    PCB Mount

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K4 Max
  • Keychron V5 Max
  • Yunzii AL98
Performance
82
83
80
Build quality
80
86
82
Productivity
89
97
89
Customizability
92
98
86
Portability
51
53
67

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K4 Max vs Keychron V5 Max vs Yunzii AL98 specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Keychron K4 Max

Keychron V5 Max

Yunzii AL98

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes
Yes

Mount style

PCB Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%
98%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard
Standard

Knob

No
Yes
No

Display

None
None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
8,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

No
Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
Polycarbonate
—

Keycaps

PBT
ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,290 g
925 g
2,175 g

Dimensions

31 x 391 x 140 mm
22 x 149 x 392 mm
44 x 407 x 137 mm

Typing angle

3°
4°
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2023
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K4 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

Keychron V5 Max

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW

    Out of stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

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

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Yunzii AL98

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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