Best Version of the Arahi
5/5
Overall
greendale16 · Jun 13, 2026
40 mpw 4,000 miles in this shoe training for a half marathon would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
HOKA Arahi 7
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 8.3 oz · 5mm drop · 35/30mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Arahi 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Arahi 7 ranks below 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 Arahi product line. Another 11 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
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
53/100
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
- At 8.3 oz it is lighter than the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, with a 35mm heel stack.
- One reviewer finds the support around the heel makes their footstrike more even.
Cons
- The Arahi 6 before it scores 91 on thirty-eight reviews.
- The record lists it as running narrow.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Arahi
Each dot is one version of the Arahi, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 1 review
67 Below average
27 Confidence
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Arahi 7 This shoe
2024 · 1 review
71 Decent
53 Confidence
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2022 · 38 reviews
91 Very good
93 Confidence
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2021 · 3 reviews
55 Bottom-tier
74 Confidence
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2019 · 2 reviews
57 Bottom-tier
61 Confidence
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2019 · 8 reviews
68 Below average
82 Confidence
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2017 · 13 reviews
51 Bottom-tier
90 Confidence
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2017 · 9 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
85 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.3 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q1
- MSRP
- $145
- Stack Height
- 35mm heel - 30mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
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HOKA Arahi 7 In Context
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- HOKA Arahi 8 next version
- HOKA Arahi 6 previous version
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