Altra Vanish Carbon

Name: Altra Vanish Carbon
Brand: Altra

Racing shoe · Neutral · Road · 6.7 oz · 34/34mm stack · zero-drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Altra Vanish Carbon 2 replaced it

How it ranks

The Altra Vanish Carbon’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with brand history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Below average

Overall

Below average 67

Comfort

Decent 77

Value

Decent 73

Durability

Below average 69

Cushioning

Below average 64

Appearance

Below average 62

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.

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Confidence

35 Very low

Very low 35

External retailer ratings

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Based on

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External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

Pros

6.5 oz with a 34mm stack, zero drop and a carbon plate.
One reviewer likes the wider but not too wide toe box.
One reviewer calls the cushion nice and the ride fast and smooth with the partial carbon plate.

Cons

One reviewer would not pay full price, buying at half off and waiting for the next sale.
Durability is its lowest-rated dimension, at 4.0 out of 5.

Vanish Carbon rates 67. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Altra Vanish Carbon

Each dot is one version of the Vanish Carbon, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

67 2022 67 2024 79 2026

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Vanish Carbon 3

2026 · 0 reviews

79 Decent

54 Confidence
Vanish Carbon 2

2024 · 0 reviews

67 Below average

57 Confidence
Vanish Carbon This shoe

2022 · 3 reviews

67 Below average

35 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 2

4/5 1

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 6.7 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 6.5 oz · Women's 6.9 oz
Release: 2022 Q1
MSRP: $240
Stack: 34/34mm
Drop: 0mm

Runner reviews

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Love the cushion and the response

5/5

Overall

Fit is great, especially in the wider but not too wide toe box.

Cushion is really nice, and combined with the partial carbon plate makes for a fast and smooth ride. It's a zero drop shoe but feels similar to the drop in my Kinvaras. I guess 4mm isn't really much to notice.

I really like this shoe. I got it half off on Amazon. I wouldn't pay $250 for it, but I'll certainly look to get another pair when they go on sale again

Anonymous runner · Jun 21, 2024

training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Kinvara 14