5/5
Overall
Marley’s ghost · Jun 28, 2026
20 mpw 120 miles in this shoe training for 5K and 10K would buy again came from the ASICS GT-2000 13
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
ASICS GEL-Kayano 32
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.8 oz · Men's 40/32mm · women's 39/31mm stack · 8mm drop
How it ranks
The ASICS GEL-Kayano 32’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
80 Moderate
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
- Product line track record
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
Report a wrong price
Prices last updated on Oct 22, 2026 at 8:33 AM UTC (14 hours ago).
Our prices come from feeds the retailers send us. We refresh them every day, but a feed is sometimes wrong. Tell us and we will look into it.
Report a wrong price
Prices last updated on Oct 22, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTC (20 hours ago).
Our prices come from feeds the retailers send us. We refresh them every day, but a feed is sometimes wrong. Tell us and we will look into it.
Affiliate links included. They never affect our ratings.
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Amazon prices change often.
Buy at Amazon for $101 · 39% off
BuyCons
- 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 ASICS GEL-Kayano
Each dot is one version of the GEL-Kayano, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
-
2026 · 5 reviews
84 Good
77 Confidence
-
GEL-Kayano 32 This shoe
2025 · 3 reviews
81 Good
80 Confidence
-
2024 · 14 reviews
88 Good
87 Confidence
-
2023 · 58 reviews
98 Exceptional
97 Confidence
-
2022 · 20 reviews
82 Good
91 Confidence
-
2021 · 5 reviews
78 Decent
82 Confidence
-
2020 · 2 reviews
78 Decent
80 Confidence
-
2019 · 20 reviews
70 Decent
95 Confidence
-
2018 · 16 reviews
78 Decent
95 Confidence
-
2017 · 14 reviews
78 Decent
93 Confidence
-
2016 · 8 reviews
74 Decent
88 Confidence
-
2015 · 5 reviews
67 Below average
85 Confidence
-
2014 · 10 reviews
72 Decent
90 Confidence
-
2013 · 39 reviews
81 Good
97 Confidence
-
2012 · 19 reviews
72 Decent
94 Confidence
-
2011 · 13 reviews
53 Bottom-tier
89 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.8 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.5 oz · Women's 9.0 oz
- Release
- 2025
- MSRP
- $165
- Widths
- Extra Wide, Medium
- Stack
- Men's 40/32mm · women's 39/31mm
- Drop
- 8mm
Available sizes
Men's
8, 9.5, 11.5
7.5, 9, 11
41, 43, 45.5
Women's
6, 8
4, 6
37, 39
Runner reviews
Alternatives
Other shoes worth considering.
More from ASICS
Compared to other shoes
See how this shoe compares to others like it.
ASICS GEL-Kayano 32 In Context
More on the ASICS GEL-Kayano
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 33 next version
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 31 previous version
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 30
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 29
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 14
- ASICS GEL-Kayano 28