Altra Paradigm 8
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.6 oz · 0mm drop · 32/32mm stack · Medium/Wide
How it ranks
The Altra Paradigm 8 trails most 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: Bottom-tier
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
39/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.
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BuyPros
- Zero drop on a 32mm platform at 8.6 oz.
- The one reviewer so far rates cushioning 4 out of 5 while marking it down elsewhere.
Cons
- The one reviewer so far rates durability 1 out of 5 and says it is falling apart.
- The Paradigm 7 before it scores 65 on six reviews, against 60 for this version.
- It lists at $170, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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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.
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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Paradigm 8 This shoe
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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2017 · 1 review
78 Decent
17 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.6 oz
- Release
- 2025 Q3
- MSRP
- $170
- Widths
- Medium, Wide
- Stack Height
- 32mm heel - 32mm toe
- Drop Height
- 0mm
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12
Women's sizes
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
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Altra Paradigm 8 In Context
More on the Altra Paradigm
- Altra Paradigm 7 previous version
- Altra Paradigm 6
- Altra Paradigm 5.0
- Altra Paradigm 4.5
- Altra Paradigm 4.0
- Altra Paradigm 2.0