Akko CS Jelly Purple vs Cherry MX Brown MX2A
The Akko CS Jelly Purple and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A sit in different price brackets, which across the 70-odd switches a board needs is a bigger difference than most of the spec sheet. Our full switch library cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko CS Jelly Purple | Cherry MX Brown MX2A |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 40 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 60 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these at actuation, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis. Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A, so the figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. What actuation force actually measures .
Verdict
Both the Akko CS Jelly Purple and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A are tactiles, so this matchup comes down to weight, travel and sound rather than feel. The Akko CS Jelly Purple is the cheaper board to fill by a full bracket, budget friendly against mid priced. Weight is nearly even at actuation: 45 g for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A against 40 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Split by use: the Akko CS Jelly Purple for gaming and a shared office, the Cherry MX Brown MX2A for typing.
- Gaming pick
- Akko CS Jelly Purple
- Typing pick
- Cherry MX Brown MX2A
- Office pick
- Akko CS Jelly Purple
Force curves
Akko CS Jelly Purple
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Cherry MX Brown MX2A
Cherry publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 60 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko CS Jelly Purple or Cherry MX Brown MX2A: the long answer
Cost is the honest headline on this pair, so take it first. The Akko CS Jelly Purple is budget friendly, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is mid priced. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
That leaves the stroke itself. Springs split them by 5 g at actuation: 45 g for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A, 40 g for the Akko CS Jelly Purple. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Distance is not the difference: both register at 2.0 mm and stop at 4.0 mm. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Through the A/B player above, the Akko CS Jelly Purple comes through as clean mid-pitched tap, firm bump, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A reads as soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap. The usual caveat applies. Nothing here is a studio recording; both packs are synthesized from published specs, and the players say so.
Answer the use case and the switch follows. Games point at the Akko CS Jelly Purple, because the two are close enough here that either works, and our scoring gives it the nod by a hair. Writing points at the Cherry MX Brown MX2A, since its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. A shared room points at the Akko CS Jelly Purple, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. Whichever way you land, listen to both above with the volume trims matched before you spend anything.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Akko CS Jelly Purple page and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Akko CS Jelly Purple or Cherry MX Brown MX2A for gaming?
We pick the Akko CS Jelly Purple for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Akko CS Jelly Purple or Cherry MX Brown MX2A: which one is quieter?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Akko CS Jelly Purple reading as clean mid-pitched tap, firm bump against soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap from the Cherry MX Brown MX2A.
Is the Akko CS Jelly Purple heavier than the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
The Cherry MX Brown MX2A, by 5 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 45 g against 40 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Akko CS Jelly Purple or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
The Akko CS Jelly Purple sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A in the mid priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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