Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
HOKA Gaviota 4
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.1 oz · 5mm drop · 40/35mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Gaviota 5 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Gaviota 4 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Gaviota product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Exceptional
98/100
Overall
98
Cushioning
98
Comfort
97
Durability
93
Appearance
73
Value
65
Confidence
86
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
86/100
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- All four reviewers so far rate comfort 5 out of 5, and cushioning averages 4.8 out of 5.
- The Gaviota 3 before it scores 88 on one review, and the reviewer who comes from the 3 rates this better.
- A 40mm heel stack and a 5mm drop, at the maximal end of the daily trainer range.
Cons
- Value is the lowest-rated dimension at 3.8 out of 5 across the four reviews so far.
- At 11.1 oz for the men's shoe, it sits in the heavy weight band.
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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100
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50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Gaviota
Each dot is one version of the Gaviota, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
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100
97
2017
91
2018
88
2021
98
2022
93
2023
90
2025
Release year
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2025 · 0 reviews
90 Very good
43 Confidence
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2023 · 15 reviews
93 Excellent
84 Confidence
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Gaviota 4 This shoe
2022 · 4 reviews
98 Exceptional
86 Confidence
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2021 · 1 review
88 Good
44 Confidence
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2018 · 7 reviews
91 Very good
79 Confidence
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2017 · 4 reviews
97 Excellent
84 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 11.1 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q2
- Stack Height
- 40mm heel - 35mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
Great shoe
5/5
Overall
Very comfortable and cushioned Hoka shoe.
Krista · Jun 28, 2023
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Clifton 9
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 15, 2023
25 mpw training for 5K and 10K came from the HOKA Gaviota 3
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability (Maximum)
Stability
Neutral
Weight
11.1 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
40/35mm
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40/35mm
Drop
5mm
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5mm
Release
2022 Q2
2025
Newest
2023 Q1
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$180
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$152.06
$149.99
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Ratings
Overall
Exceptional (98)
Very good (90)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (97)
Good (88)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Exceptional (98)
Exceptional (97)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Very good (93)
Best durability
Good (87)
Very good (92)
Appearance
Decent (73)
Decent (74)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (65)
Below average (70)
Good (88)
Best value
HOKA Gaviota 4 In Context
More on the HOKA Gaviota
- HOKA Gaviota 6
- HOKA Gaviota 5 next version
- HOKA Gaviota 3 previous version
- HOKA Gaviota 2
- HOKA Gaviota
Reviewers Also Ran In
- HOKA Clifton 9 1 runner
- HOKA Gaviota 3 1 runner