Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Altra Paradigm 2.0
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.4 oz · 31/31mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Paradigm 4.0 replaced it
How it ranks
The Altra Paradigm 2.0 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 7 other rated shoes in the Paradigm product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
78/100
Overall
78
Cushioning
92
Comfort
90
Durability
71
Value
67
Appearance
58
Confidence
17
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
17/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- It scores 76 against 72 for the Paradigm 1.5 before it.
- The one reviewer so far rates comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5.
Cons
- Scores across the Paradigm line have fallen from 78 for the 4.0 to 65 for the 7.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
50
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70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Paradigm
Each dot is one version of the Paradigm, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
78
2017
77
2017
78
2018
71
2021
65
2023
60
2025
73
2016
67
2019
Release year
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2019 · 4 reviews
67 Below average
43 Confidence
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2016 · 1 review
73 Decent
18 Confidence
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2025 · 1 review
60 Bottom-tier
39 Confidence
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2023 · 6 reviews
65 Below average
63 Confidence
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2021 · 2 reviews
71 Decent
29 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
78 Decent
33 Confidence
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2017 · 3 reviews
77 Decent
44 Confidence
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Paradigm 2.0 This shoe
2017 · 1 review
78 Decent
17 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.4 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $130
- Stack Height
- 31mm heel - 31mm toe
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
10.4 oz M
8.6 oz M
8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
31/31mm
32/32mm
40/35mm
Drop
—
mm
5mm
Release
2017 Q3
2025 Q3
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$130
$170
$145
Best price
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$90
Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (78)
Bottom-tier (60)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Very good (90)
Decent (73)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (92)
Good (82)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (71)
Bottom-tier (60)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom-tier (58)
Bottom-tier (57)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (67)
Bottom-tier (59)
Good (88)
Best value
Altra Paradigm 2.0 In Context
More on the Altra Paradigm
- Altra Paradigm 8
- Altra Paradigm 7
- Altra Paradigm 6
- Altra Paradigm 5.0
- Altra Paradigm 4.5
- Altra Paradigm 4.0 next version
- Altra Paradigm 3.0 previous version