Brooks Hyperion Max 4 vs Brooks Hyperion Max 3

Brooks

Hyperion Max 4

Brooks

Hyperion Max 3

Which one for which runner?

What sets each model apart, from the published specs. Neither is better in absolute terms.

Brooks Hyperion Max 4
- Latest version (2026)
- Also made for: Tempo runs
Brooks Hyperion Max 3
- Previous version (2025)

Runometry Index

Each shoe is scored against the shoes of its own profile, from published facts only.

Brooks Hyperion Max 4

Runometry Index

74/100

Complete index

Go fast in training

Plated

No. 5 of 22 among the current models of its profile

Value for money: Average

Lightness286 g: +10.2 pts
Cushioning42 mm: +33.8 pts
FoamPEBA: +30.0 pts

Brooks Hyperion Max 3

Runometry Index

60/100

Complete index

Go fast in training

Without a plate

No. 18 of 31 where it would stand among the current models of its profile

Value for money: Poor

Lightness281 g: +0.0 pts
Cushioning43 mm: +30.0 pts
FoamPEBA: +30.0 pts

Scored by the same criteria

Two profiles, two scales: each shoe keeps its own index. Here both are scored with the criteria and the scale of one profile, then of the other.

Scored as Go fast in training · Plated: Brooks Hyperion Max 4 · its own profile74/100; Brooks Hyperion Max 377/100
Scored as Go fast in training · Without a plate: Brooks Hyperion Max 460/100; Brooks Hyperion Max 3 · its own profile60/100

Side by side

Same drop: 6 mm

BrooksBrooks Hyperion Max 4

BrooksBrooks Hyperion Max 3

Runometry Index

Runometry Index 74/100 60/100

Scored among Plated Without a plate

Price

Catalogue price USD 200 same for all

Best price found Not specifiedNot specified

Specifications

Weight 286 g 281 g

Drop 6 mm same for all

Heel stack 45 mm 46 mm

Forefoot stack 39 mm 40 mm

Midsole foam DNA GOLD and DNA FLASH v2 dual-foam midsole DNA GOLD / DNA FLASH v2

Plate Nylon None

Best for

Terrain Road same for all

Role Training & racing same for all

Versions Men's and women's same for all

Uses Intervals, Tempo runs, Long runs Intervals, Long runs

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