Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 1, 2026
30 mpw avg pace 8:00 training for 5K and 10K would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Launch 12
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · Medium/Narrow
How it ranks
The Brooks Launch 12 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 1 runner review and 11 other rated shoes in the Launch product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Good
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
58/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 1 runner rating.
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- The Launch 10 and 11 before it score 99 and 91.
- It lists at $120, below the $150 median for daily trainers.
Cons
- Scores across the Launch line have ranged from 71 to 99.
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.
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Launch
Each dot is one version of the Launch, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Launch 12 This shoe
2026 · 1 review
85 Good
58 Confidence
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2024 · 1 review
90 Very good
75 Confidence
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2023 · 12 reviews
99 Exceptional
95 Confidence
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2022 · 20 reviews
71 Decent
86 Confidence
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2020 · 3 reviews
86 Good
70 Confidence
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2019 · 3 reviews
85 Good
77 Confidence
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2018 · 29 reviews
96 Excellent
95 Confidence
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2017 · 37 reviews
93 Excellent
96 Confidence
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2017 · 24 reviews
86 Good
92 Confidence
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2017 · 11 reviews
98 Exceptional
94 Confidence
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2015 · 25 reviews
70 Decent
93 Confidence
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2009 · 55 reviews
98 Exceptional
99 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Release
- 2026
- MSRP
- $120
- Widths
- Medium, Narrow
Available sizes
Men's sizes
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
Women's sizes
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
Runner reviews
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Brooks Launch 12 In Context
More on the Brooks Launch
- Brooks Launch 11 previous version
- Brooks Launch 10
- Brooks Launch 9
- Brooks Launch 8
- Brooks Launch 7
- Brooks Launch 6