5/5
Overall
Paul · Jun 27, 2026
avg pace 10:00 450 miles in this shoe training for general fitness would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
HOKA Bondi 9
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.5 oz (men's) · Men's 43/38mm · women's 42/37mm stack · 5mm drop
How it ranks
The HOKA Bondi 9’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 4 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Excellent
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
56 High
External retailer ratings
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Based on
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- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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BuyPros
- Our ratings put its cushioning among the best of any daily trainer.
- Our ratings put its comfort among the best of any daily trainer.
Cons
- It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
- It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Bondi
Each dot is one version of the Bondi, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Bondi 9 This shoe
2024 · 4 reviews
93 Excellent
56 Confidence
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2022 · 53 reviews
97 Exceptional
86 Confidence
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2020 · 25 reviews
95 Excellent
79 Confidence
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2018 · 36 reviews
96 Excellent
87 Confidence
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2017 · 19 reviews
74 Decent
81 Confidence
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2017 · 4 reviews
92 Very good
30 Confidence
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2018 · 1 review
88 Good
12 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 10.5 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2024 Q4
- MSRP
- $175
- Widths
- Extra Wide, Medium, Wide
- Stack
- Men's 43/38mm · women's 42/37mm
- Drop
- 5mm
Available sizes
Men's
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5
41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5
Women's
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8
37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42
Runner reviews
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