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Keychron K8 Ultra vs Lemokey P1 Pro

Get the Keychron K8 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K8 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Missing ISO-DE. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.

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 K8 Ultra

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    ABS, Aluminum, Metal

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Gasket Mount

  • Weight

    1,299 g

    1,650 g

    Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel

  • QMK

    Yes

    No

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K8 Ultra
  • Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro
Performance
90
58
Build quality
83
76
Productivity
94
66
Customizability
92
62
Portability
77
50

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K8 Ultra vs Lemokey P1 Pro specs

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

12 of 24 specs differ

Keychron K8 Ultra

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
—

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
—

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-ES
ISO, ISO-DE

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Metal
Aluminum

Plate material

Steel
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,299 g
1,650 g

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2026
2025

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K8 Ultra

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

Keychron Lemokey P1 Pro

Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO-DE.

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