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Census · Published 2026-10-16 · updated 2026-10-17 · 18 answers from Claude with web search and 18 answers from Gemini through its API · recorded, not live

Keychron led on both engines: named in 14 of 18 answers each.

Six questions a programmer might ask about keyboards, 3 repeats each on two engines: 18 answers from Claude with web search and 18 from Gemini through its API. The same five brands lead on both engines, and which one an answer names first changes from one repeat to the next. The full list of questions is further down.

Brand names here are measurement results, not recommendations.

One real answer, annotated

One of the 18 answers in this census. Recorded 2026-10-15, not live.

Question 2 of 6 · answer 2 of 3

Best split keyboard for coding that will not take months to learn?

Claude with web search · recorded 2026-10-15 · not live

For minimal learning curve, go with a Keychron Q11 (~$240): it's split but keeps the traditional row-staggered layout and full-size keys, so your finger muscle memory from a normal keyboard mostly transfers.

If you want a true ortholinear/columnar split (ZSA Moonlander, ZSA Voyager, Kinesis Advantage360), expect a real adjustment period […]

If wrist comfort is the real goal and you want near-zero learning curve, a fixed (non-separable) split board like the Logitech Ergo K860 is the gentlest option […]

  • KeychronKeyboard specialistin 14 of 18 answers
  • ZSA, KinesisKeyboard specialistsin 10 and 8 of 18 answers
  • LogitechMass-market electronicsin 14 of 18 answers
    Asked again, the same question put Logitech first.Keychron leads this repeat; the other two repeats of this question named Logitech first.

Sources this answer cited

  • mkbguide.comKeyboard guide site, registered 2026
  • tech-insider.orgTech news site
  • parse.glAI answer tracking site
  • unikeyboards.comKeyboard store’s buying guides

Verbatim. […] marks a cut; bold dropped; no word changed. Marked: each brand name the census counts. Moonlander, Voyager and Advantage360 also count toward ZSA and Kinesis and are left unmarked.

Named Keychron, Claude with web search

14 of 18

The most-named brand on this engine, tied with Logitech.

Claude with web search · 18 answers · collected 2026-10-15

Named Keychron, Gemini through its API

14 of 18

The most-named brand on this engine too.

Gemini through its API · 18 answers · collected 2026-10-17

Tracked brands Gemini named

14 of 30

The rest never came up in 18 answers.

Gemini through its API · 18 answers

Leaderboard

The brands Claude named most

Engine: Claude with web search · 18 answers

Bar: the range we would expect if the census ran again. Tick: what we saw. Top ten, plus any tied with the tenth.

  1. Keychron In 14 of 18 · range 50 to 100%
  2. Logitech In 14 of 18 · range 44 to 100%
  3. ZSA In 10 of 18 · range 17 to 89%
  4. NuPhy In 8 of 18 · range 11 to 83%
  5. Kinesis In 8 of 18 · range 11 to 78%
  6. Cherry In 3 of 18 · range 0 to 50%
  7. MoErgo In 3 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  8. Akko In 3 of 18 · range 0 to 44%
  9. Royal Kludge In 3 of 18 · range 0 to 50%
  10. Perixx In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 33%
  11. Wooting In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  12. Dygma In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 33%
  13. Microsoft In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 33%

Leaderboard

The brands Gemini named most

Engine: Gemini through its API · 18 answers

Bar: the range we would expect if the census ran again. Tick: what we saw. Top ten, plus any tied with the tenth.

  1. Keychron In 14 of 18 · range 50 to 100%
  2. Logitech In 9 of 18 · range 17 to 83%
  3. NuPhy In 8 of 18 · range 11 to 83%
  4. Kinesis In 7 of 18 · range 0 to 78%
  5. ZSA In 7 of 18 · range 0 to 78%
  6. HHKB In 3 of 18 · range 0 to 44%
  7. Cloud Nine In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  8. Dygma In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  9. Royal Kludge In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  10. Perixx In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%
  11. Lofree In 2 of 18 · range 0 to 39%

Sources

The sites the answers were built from

The domains each engine cited most, grouped by what they are. Gemini’s counts come from its grounding links and Claude’s from the links in its answers, so compare the lists, not the counts.

Review and test sites

  • rtings.comcited in 4 of 18 Claude answers and 10 of 18 Gemini answersProduct test lab
  • mkbguide.comcited in 9 of 18 Gemini answersKeyboard guide site, registered 2026
  • pcmag.comcited in 4 of 18 Gemini answersTech review publication
  • readlyze.comcited in 3 of 18 Gemini answersErgonomic gear review site

Stores

  • unikeyboards.comcited in 5 of 18 Claude answersKeyboard store’s buying guides
  • bestbuy.comcited in 5 of 18 Gemini answersElectronics retailer

Blogs and news sites

  • analyticsinsight.netcited in 5 of 18 Claude answersTech news site
  • spendmystipend.comcited in 4 of 18 Gemini answersEmployee-stipend buying guides
  • cuttles.iocited in 4 of 18 Gemini answersBusiness-plan software company’s blog
  • dev.tocited in 4 of 18 Gemini answersDeveloper blogging platform
  • rankred.comcited in 3 of 18 Claude answersTech list site
  • learntocodewith.mecited in 3 of 18 Gemini answersLearn-to-code blog
  • note.comcited in 3 of 18 Gemini answersJapanese blogging platform
  • parse.glcited in 3 of 18 Claude answersAI answer tracking site

Video and forums

  • youtube.comcited in 6 of 18 Gemini answersVideo
  • reddit.comcited in 4 of 18 Gemini answersForum

mkbguide.com is the domain the sample audit flags as registered in 2026. The check on whether a cited domain is what it says it is sits on the method page.

Claude linked no reddit.com or youtube.com page in any of its 18 answers.

Full table

Every name, every number

Mechanical keyboards, 18 answers · engine: Claude with web search

18 answers across 6 questions at 3 repeats each, collected 2026-10-15. Engine: Claude with web search, through an internal research route (the Claude Code CLI, Sonnet). The next census moves Claude to its Messages API route.

Each row leads with a cluster-bootstrap range, which allows for the same question being asked again; the narrower Wilson range beside it assumes every answer is an independent draw. The method page explains why the bootstrap leads.

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n=18 answers · 6 questions, 3 repeats each · collected 2026-10-15 · engine: Claude with web search
Name Brand type Share of answers (bar: bootstrap range, tick: observed) Wilson range (assumes independent answers) Average position when named (1 = first) In the first three names
KeychronKeyboard specialist

50 to 100% · 14 of 18

55 to 91%2.1413 of 18 (72%)
LogitechMass-market electronics

44 to 100% · 14 of 18

55 to 91%2.6410 of 18 (56%)
ZSAKeyboard specialist

17 to 89% · 10 of 18

34 to 75%1.9010 of 18 (56%)
NuPhyKeyboard specialist

11 to 83% · 8 of 18

25 to 66%2.625 of 18 (28%)
KinesisKeyboard specialist

11 to 78% · 8 of 18

25 to 66%3.006 of 18 (33%)
CherryKeyboard specialist

0 to 50% · 3 of 18

6 to 39%2.332 of 18 (11%)
MoErgoKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 3 of 18

6 to 39%3.671 of 18 (6%)
AkkoKeyboard specialist

0 to 44% · 3 of 18

6 to 39%4.331 of 18 (6%)
Royal KludgeKeyboard specialist

0 to 50% · 3 of 18

6 to 39%5.000 of 18 (0%)
PerixxKeyboard specialist

0 to 33% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%2.502 of 18 (11%)
WootingKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%3.501 of 18 (6%)
DygmaKeyboard specialist

0 to 33% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%4.500 of 18 (0%)
MicrosoftMass-market electronics

0 to 33% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%4.500 of 18 (0%)
EpomakerKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%5.000 of 18 (0%)
HHKBKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%5.000 of 18 (0%)
LeopoldKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%6.000 of 18 (0%)
DuckyKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%7.000 of 18 (0%)

Brand type: keyboard specialist versus mass-market electronics, by primary business. Only Logitech and Microsoft are classed mass-market here; Cherry’s core business is keyboard switches and keyboards, so it is a specialist despite being a large manufacturer.

Mechanical keyboards, 18 answers · engine: Gemini through its API

18 answers across 6 questions at 3 repeats each, collected 2026-10-17. Engine: Gemini through its API. Route: Gemini API, gemini-2.5-flash-lite with Google Search grounding. The Gemini app's free tier runs 3.5 Flash-Lite; grounding on 3.x models is not available on this key's free tier, so this route is one model generation behind the app and is labelled as such.

Each row leads with a cluster-bootstrap range, which allows for the same question being asked again; the narrower Wilson range beside it assumes every answer is an independent draw. The method page explains why the bootstrap leads.

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n=18 answers · 6 questions, 3 repeats each · collected 2026-10-17 · engine: Gemini through its API
Name Brand type Share of answers (bar: bootstrap range, tick: observed) Wilson range (assumes independent answers) Average position when named (1 = first) In the first three names
KeychronKeyboard specialist

50 to 100% · 14 of 18

55 to 91%2.0712 of 18 (67%)
LogitechMass-market electronics

17 to 83% · 9 of 18

29 to 71%1.898 of 18 (44%)
NuPhyKeyboard specialist

11 to 83% · 8 of 18

25 to 66%1.888 of 18 (44%)
KinesisKeyboard specialist

0 to 78% · 7 of 18

20 to 61%1.717 of 18 (39%)
ZSAKeyboard specialist

0 to 78% · 7 of 18

20 to 61%2.865 of 18 (28%)
HHKBKeyboard specialist

0 to 44% · 3 of 18

6 to 39%4.330 of 18 (0%)
Cloud NineKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%1.502 of 18 (11%)
DygmaKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%2.502 of 18 (11%)
Royal KludgeKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%3.501 of 18 (6%)
PerixxKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%3.501 of 18 (6%)
LofreeKeyboard specialist

0 to 39% · 2 of 18

3 to 33%4.000 of 18 (0%)
MicrosoftMass-market electronics

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%2.001 of 18 (6%)
CherryKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%3.001 of 18 (6%)
Das KeyboardKeyboard specialist

0 to 22% · 1 of 18

1 to 26%4.000 of 18 (0%)

Tracked but named in none of these 18 answers: Razer, Corsair, MoErgo, Epomaker, Akko, Ducky, Leopold, Wooting, Drop, Apple, Varmilo, Mode, Rama, Goldtouch, Matias and Naya.

Asked the same question again, the brands named overlapped by 0.60 on average, where 1.00 means the same brands every time.

Method

The questions asked

  1. What is the best ergonomic mechanical keyboard for programmers?
  2. Best split keyboard for coding that will not take months to learn?
  3. Which mechanical keyboard brands are worth buying for a software developer in 2026?
  4. I get wrist pain from typing all day. Which keyboard should I buy, under $200?
  5. Keychron vs NuPhy: which low-profile mechanical keyboard is better for a developer?
  6. Best quiet mechanical keyboard for a shared office?

How each question is run, counted and checked: the method page.

Log

Corrections

  • 2026-10-17: moved from /census to this address, with both engine tables unchanged; /census is now the index of every category.
  • 2026-10-17: the two Gemini answers pending on the first publication were collected after the key’s daily quota reset; the Gemini table now covers all 18.
  • 2026-10-17: added the Gemini table (Gemini API, gemini-2.5-flash-lite with Google Search grounding). Tables now name the engine after the measurement.
  • 2026-10-16: removed the Gemini and Google AI Mode tables, which this first pass collected through scripted browser sessions, not a route we publish numbers from. Switched the printed range on the Claude table from a Wilson-only figure to a cluster-bootstrap primary range, with Wilson shown as a labelled secondary figure. Re-classed Cherry as a keyboard specialist.
  • 2026-10-16: first publication.

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