bang for buck
5/5
Overall
QuadSmash · Jul 6, 2026
20 mpw 10 miles in this shoe training for 5K and 10K would buy again
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
PUMA Velocity Nitro 4
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.0 oz (men's) · 36/26mm stack · 10mm drop
How it ranks
The PUMA Velocity Nitro 4’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 2 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Decent
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
27 Moderate
External retailer ratings
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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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Buy at Amazon for $98 · 30% off
BuyRating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the PUMA Velocity Nitro
Each dot is one version of the Velocity Nitro, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2026 · 0 reviews
68 Below average
45 Confidence
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Velocity Nitro 4 This shoe
2025 · 2 reviews
71 Decent
27 Confidence
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2022 · 1 review
66 Below average
3 Confidence
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2022 · 18 reviews
78 Decent
56 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.0 oz (men's)
- Release
- 2025 Q3
- MSRP
- $140
- Widths
- Medium
- Stack
- 36/26mm
- Drop
- 10mm
Available sizes
Men's
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13
7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12.5
41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47.5
Women's
8.5
6.5
40
Runner reviews
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