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Saucony Axon 3

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.5 oz · 4mm drop · 35/31mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Saucony Axon 3 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Value and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Axon product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Saucony Axon 3

of 5

Current estimate: Excellent

95/100
Overall
95
Value
97
Comfort
94
Cushioning
92
Appearance
84
Durability
74
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 will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

66/100

66

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.


Pros

  • Light at 8.5 oz on a 35mm heel stack, with a 4mm drop.
  • Both reviewers so far rate it 5 out of 5 overall, for comfort, for cushioning and for appearance.
  • Every rated Axon scores 88 or above.

Cons

  • Durability is the weakest dimension at 4.0 out of 5, from the two reviews so far.

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
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Axon 3 rates 95. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Saucony Axon

Each dot is one version of the Axon, 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.
  • Axon 3 This shoe

    2023 · 2 reviews

    95 Excellent

    66 Confidence

  • Axon 2

    2022 · 5 reviews

    89 Good

    63 Confidence

  • Axon

    2022 · 2 reviews

    89 Good

    38 Confidence

Reader Ratings

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

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
8.5 oz
Release
2023 Q1
MSRP
$99
Stack Height
35mm heel - 31mm toe
Drop Height
4mm

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.5 oz M
10.3 oz M
8.5 oz M
Stack
35/31mm
36/32mm
40/35mm
Drop
4mm
4mm
5mm
Release
2023 Q1
2022 Q2
2023 Q1
MSRP
$99 Lower MSRP
$145
Best price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Excellent (95)
Good (89)
Exceptional (99) Best overall
Comfort
Excellent (94)
Excellent (93)
Exceptional (99) Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (92)
Good (87)
Exceptional (99) Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (74)
Good (83)
Very good (92) Best durability
Appearance
Good (84)
Good (85)
Very good (91) Best appearance
Value
Excellent (97)
Exceptional (99) Best value
Good (88)
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