Vaporfly 4
Vaporfly 4 is a road racer for 5Ks through marathons. Compared with Vaporfly 3, it trims weight from the upper, foam and outsole, raises the carbon-fiber Flyplate angle and lowers the drop. Full-length ZoomX works with the plate, while engineered mesh and a smaller heel and tongue reduce upper bulk and improve fit consistency. A thinner blown-rubber outsole supplies road traction.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
- Weight
- 190g
- Of 948 known values: 40 lower, 5 equal, 903 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 4.7%, including ties / average -78g
- Drop
- 6mm
- Of 961 known values: 274 lower, 174 equal, 513 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard37.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average -0.8mm
- Stack (heel/forefoot)
- 35 / 29mm
- Of 788 known values: 375 lower, 44 equal, 369 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard50.4th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.7mm
- Carbon plate
- Yes
- 17% of 866 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- ZoomX
- Outsole
- blown rubber
- Reference price
- $260
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Approx. 190g men's US 10 from official Nike page
- Plate note
- Official page states full-length carbon fiber Flyplate
Prices and release dates by market
2 markets are registered. Values are shown as published for each market: no currency conversion and no guessed days or months. Reference prices are not current shop prices.
| Market | Reference price | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | $260Shown above | Not registered |
| JapanJP | ¥29,700 | 2025-02-26Shown above |
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Nike Vaporfly 3.
In the registered data, weight is 10g lighter at 190g and drop is 2mm lower at 6mm.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.4mm (768 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 190gregistered average 268g (948 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 6mmregistered average 6.8mm (961 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 35mmregistered average 34.3mm (788 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.
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