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Babolat Air Viper 2.6 vs Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6

What each manufacturer published for the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 and the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6, side by side, and what the PadelTrue model makes of it.

Babolat

Air Viper 2.6

Weight: 345 to 365 g (12.2 to 12.9 oz)
Shape: Teardrop
Balance: 265 mm (10.4 in)

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Recorded price: €320

1 October 2026 · babolat.com

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Babolat

Air Vertuo 2.6

Weight: 335 to 355 g (11.8 to 12.5 oz)
Shape: Teardrop
Balance: 265 mm (10.4 in)

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Recorded price: €180

1 October 2026 · babolat.com

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Ratings

Calculated from published specs, not a play test. Ratings closer than 8 points are called level. The model is not more precise than that.

Rating / 100	Babolat Air Viper 2.6	Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6
Power	47	44
Control	50	50
Handling	58	66
Forgiveness	42	58
Comfort	42	65
Value	9	20

Published specs, with sources

Spec	Babolat Air Viper 2.6	Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6
Shape	Teardrop Sources Head Shape: Teardrop babolat.com	Teardrop Sources Head Shape: Teardrop babolat.com
Weight	345 to 365 g (12.2 to 12.9 oz) Sources 355 g +/- 10g / 12.5 oz babolat.com	335 to 355 g (11.8 to 12.5 oz) Sources 345 g +/- 10g / 12.2 oz babolat.com
Balance	265 mm (10.4 in) Sources 265 mm babolat.com	265 mm (10.4 in) Sources 265 mm babolat.com
Core	X-EVA Sources CORE: X-EVA babolat.com	Black EVA Sources CORE: Black EVA babolat.com
Face	16K Carbon Sources SURFACE: 16K Carbon babolat.com	fiberglass Sources SURFACE: fiberglass babolat.com
Frame	Carbon Sources FRAME: Carbon babolat.com	Carbon Sources FRAME: Carbon babolat.com
Thickness	38 mm (1.5 in) Sources 38 mm / 1.5 in babolat.com	38 mm (1.5 in) Sources 38 mm / 1.5 in babolat.com
Textured face	Yes Sources we have added an extra rough finish that will help you impart spectacular spins to the ball babolat.com	Not published
Price	€320 Sources € 320,00 babolat.com	€180 Sources € 180,00 babolat.com

Which one

Choose the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 if

you prefer its build, its price or its feel. It does not lead on the five playing-profile ratings.

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Choose the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 if

you want the one our model rates higher for handling, forgiveness and comfort. That is a calculation from published specs, not a play test.

Full Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 page

Questions

Which has more power, the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 or the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6?

On published specs they are level: Babolat Air Viper 2.6 rates 47 and Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 rates 44 for power.

Which is easier on the arm, the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 or the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6?

The Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 rates 65 for comfort against 42 for the Babolat Air Viper 2.6. The difference comes from face: fibreglass against carbon, weight: 345g against 355g. This describes feel and physical demand, it is not medical advice.

Which is better for an improving player, the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 or the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6?

Our model rates the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 as the more forgiving build, 58 against 42. That is calculated from published specs.

Which is cheaper, the Babolat Air Viper 2.6 or the Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6?

The Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 was cheaper when checked: Babolat Air Viper 2.6 €320 on 1 October 2026, Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 €180 on 1 October 2026.

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