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Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 vs Babolat Air Viper 2.6

What each manufacturer published for the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 and the Babolat Air Viper 2.6, side by side, and what the PadelTrue model makes of it.

Nox · 2026

AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026

Weight: 360 to 375 g (12.7 to 13.2 oz)
Shape: Teardrop

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Recorded price: €229.99

28 October 2026 · Price source: noxsport.com

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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

11 November 2026 · Price source: 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	Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026	Babolat Air Viper 2.6
Power	51	47
Control	50	50
Handling	48	58
Forgiveness	42	42
Comfort	39	42
Value	12	9

Published specs, with sources

Spec	Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026	Babolat Air Viper 2.6
Shape	Teardrop Sources FORMA: Gota / Lágrima noxsport.com	Teardrop Sources Head Shape: Teardrop babolat.com
Weight	360 to 375 g (12.7 to 13.2 oz) Sources PESO: 360 - 375g noxsport.com	345 to 365 g (12.2 to 12.9 oz) Sources 355 g +/- 10g / 12.5 oz babolat.com
Core	Medium, MLD Black Eva Sources NÚCLEO: MLD Black Eva. Tacto: Intermedio noxsport.com	X-EVA Sources CORE: X-EVA babolat.com
Face	Carbon Fiber 18K Alum Sources CARA: Carbon Fiber 18K Alum noxsport.com	16K Carbon Sources SURFACE: 16K Carbon babolat.com
Frame	Carbon Sources MARCO: Carbono noxsport.com	Carbon Sources FRAME: Carbon babolat.com
Thickness	38 mm (1.5 in) Sources ANCHO: 38 mm noxsport.com	38 mm (1.5 in) Sources 38 mm / 1.5 in babolat.com
Textured face	Yes Sources SUPERFICIE: Dual Spin. DUAL SPIN: Combinación de dos técnicas de superficie rugosa, con textura 3D y acabado arenado, que amplía el espectro de golpes permitiendo toda clase de efe noxsport.com	Yes Sources we have added an extra rough finish that will help you impart spectacular spins to the ball babolat.com
Price	€229.99 Sources 229,99 € 389,99 € -41% noxsport.com	€320 Sources € 320,00 babolat.com
Balance	Not published	265 mm (10.4 in) Sources 265 mm babolat.com

Which one

Choose the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 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 Viper 2.6 if

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

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Questions

Which has more power, the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 or the Babolat Air Viper 2.6?

On published specs they are level: Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 rates 51 and Babolat Air Viper 2.6 rates 47 for power.

Which is easier on the arm, the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 or the Babolat Air Viper 2.6?

They are level for comfort on published specs: 39 and 42.

Which is better for an improving player, the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 or the Babolat Air Viper 2.6?

They are level for forgiveness: 42 and 42.

Which is cheaper, the Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 or the Babolat Air Viper 2.6?

The Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 was cheaper when checked: Nox AT10 Luxury Genius 18K Alum 2026 €229.99 on 28 October 2026, Babolat Air Viper 2.6 €320 on 11 November 2026.

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