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Leopold Alchemie vs Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Leopold Alchemie

Build quality in the top 10% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

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Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 20% of 98% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • 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.

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.

Leopold Alchemie

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

  • Layout size

    100%

    98%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    No

    Yes

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    Copper, Metal, Plastic

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Silent

    Silent

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Leopold Alchemie
  • Varmilo Minilo98 Pro
Performance
80
74
Build quality
79
73
Productivity
76
88
Customizability
86
89
Portability
52
55

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • QMK
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
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Full specs

Leopold Alchemie vs Varmilo Minilo98 Pro specs

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

10 of 25 specs differ

Leopold Alchemie

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Silent
Silent

Hall effect (magnetic)

No
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%
98%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-BEL, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-DK, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-HU, ISO-IT, ISO-Nordic, ISO-PT, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Media keys

Yes
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

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

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
Copper, Metal, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
1,000 g

Dimensions

—
37 x 388 x 140 mm

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2026
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Leopold Alchemie

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Varmilo Minilo98 Pro

  • Varmilo

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

    In stockShips to you

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