New Balance Running Shoes Compared

Trying to work out how one New Balance shoe differs from the next? A brand's own website will show you its shoes one model at a time. What it will not do is line up the whole range side by side, on the same specs.

Here is every New Balance model in the ATHLO+ Shoe Lab with a full set of specs — 21 shoes, grouped by category and compared on the figures New Balance publishes.

The New Balance Range at a Glance

• Weight: 150 g to 330 g.
• Categories: 8, each with its own table below.
• Plates: 9 of the 21 carry one.
• Foams: 7 distinct midsole compounds, including FuelCell, FuelCell (PEBA/EVA), Fresh Foam X and FuelCell (PEBA).

• Lightest150 gNew Balance FuelCell MD-X v5
• Median269 gacross 21 shoes with a published weight
• Heaviest330 gNew Balance Fresh Foam X 860v15

Jump to: Daily trainer (5) · Race (4) · Max cushion (3) · Trail (3) · Stability (2) · Super trainer (2) · Flats (1) · Spikes (1)

Daily trainer (5)

Race (4)

Max cushion (3)

Trail (3)

Stability (2)

Super trainer (2)

Flats (1)

Spikes (1)

Compare by Category

• Carbon plate racing shoes
• Super trainers
• Daily trainers
• Max cushion shoes
• Stability shoes
• Trail shoes

Other Brands in the Shoe Lab

• Asics — 33 models
• Hoka — 31 models
• Nike — 27 models
• Saucony — 26 models
• Adidas — 24 models
• Brooks — 24 models
• On — 22 models
• Puma — 17 models
• Mizuno — 15 models
• Every other brand — Altra, Salomon, Topo Athletic and more

Want to put two shoes head to head? The ATHLO+ Shoe Lab stacks any two to four of them against each other on the same specs.

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Ready to decode drop, stack and plates before you choose your next New Balance? Read our running shoe specs explainer next.