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Brooks Levitate 6

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.2 oz · 8mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Brooks Levitate 6’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 5 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Levitate 6

of 5

Good

84
Overall
84
Durability
88
Cushioning
84
Comfort
79
Appearance
69
Value
62
Confidence

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

78 Moderate

78

External retailer ratings

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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.

  1. Product line track record
  2. Our ratings
  3. External ratings

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.


Pros

  • Reviewers rate durability and cushioning 4.4 out of 5 apiece.
  • One reviewer uses it for sprint practice and weight room work and says it firms up when sprinting.

Cons

  • Appearance and value draw the lowest ratings of any dimension, at 3.6 and 3.8 out of 5.
  • Scores across the Levitate line have ranged from 59 to 96.

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
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Better Shoes Rating

Levitate 6 rates 84. This shoe has moderate confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Levitate

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

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Levitate 6 This shoe

    2022 · 5 reviews

    84 Good

    78 Confidence

  • Levitate 5

    2021 · 0 reviews

    78 Decent

    74 Confidence

  • Levitate 4

    2020 · 0 reviews

    74 Decent

    65 Confidence

  • Levitate 3

    2019 · 1 review

    79 Decent

    73 Confidence

  • Levitate 2

    2018 · 23 reviews

    87 Good

    95 Confidence

  • Levitate

    2017 · 20 reviews

    62 Below average

    95 Confidence

Runner Ratings

5 ratings
5/5 4
4/5 0
3/5 1
2/5 0
1/5 0

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
10.2 oz
Men's / women's
Men's 10.9 oz · Women's 9.5 oz
Release
2022 Q4
MSRP
$150
Drop
8mm

Runner reviews

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Better than a Peg

5/5

Overall

Used it for sprint practice this year, most warm up and longer days. Very good for weight room work. Has some give while walking, but firms up while sprinting and you can feel the ground underneath you. 

Anonymous runner · Jun 8, 2023

2 mpw training for sprints came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 38

Comfort
4/5
Cushioning
5/5
Durability
4/5
Appearance
3/5
Value
4/5

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
10.2 oz
10.0 oz
9.9 oz Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
8mm
8mm
4mm
Release
2022 Q4 Newest
2021 Q3
2022 Q3
MSRP
$150
$150
$165
Best price
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$95
Ratings
Overall
84 Good
78 Decent
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
79 Decent
81 Good
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
84 Good
84 Good
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
88 Good
86 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
69 Below average
74 Decent
75 Decent Best appearance
Value
62 Below average
68 Below average
77 Decent Best value rating
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