4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 1, 2026
30 mpw avg pace 8:00 training for 5K and 10K would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Launch 12
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.4 oz · 27/19mm stack (women's spec) · 8mm drop
How it ranks
The Brooks Launch 12’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review 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
77 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
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
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BuyPros
- It is lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
- It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
- Our ratings put its value among the best of any daily trainer.
Cons
We don't have enough reviewer information on this shoe to make a judgment of cons.
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 Brooks Launch
Each dot is one version of the Launch, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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Launch 12 This shoe
2026 · 1 review
87 Good
77 Confidence
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2024 · 1 review
87 Good
76 Confidence
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2023 · 12 reviews
97 Exceptional
86 Confidence
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2022 · 20 reviews
76 Decent
89 Confidence
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2020 · 3 reviews
84 Good
84 Confidence
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2019 · 3 reviews
81 Good
85 Confidence
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2018 · 29 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
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2017 · 37 reviews
85 Good
99 Confidence
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2017 · 24 reviews
78 Decent
96 Confidence
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2017 · 11 reviews
91 Very good
94 Confidence
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2015 · 25 reviews
69 Below average
97 Confidence
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2009 · 55 reviews
95 Excellent
99 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.4 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 8.8 oz · Women's 8.0 oz
- Release
- 2026
- MSRP
- $120
- Widths
- Medium
- Stack
- 27/19mm (women's spec)
- Drop
- 8mm
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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Brooks Launch 12 In Context
More on the Brooks Launch
- Brooks Launch 11 previous version
- Brooks Launch 10
- Brooks Launch 9
- Brooks Launch 8
- Brooks Launch 7
- Brooks Launch 6