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Alkemia Tenebris vs Air Viper 2.6
The Air Viper 2.6 is the better racket, 88 to 80: more power. The Tenebris is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 11 June 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Air takes 1 of the six, the Tenebris takes control and sweet spot and comfort and handling and value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
16K packs 16,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Tenebris's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Air, for precision
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 350 to 360 g and 355 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Air is at PadelProShop right now, at €245.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Tenebris
Our score 80 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Air has 90 for power against its 68.
Air Viper 2.6
Our score 88 · €245Skip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Tenebris has 79 for sweet spot against its 65.
Our recommendation for most players
The Air Viper 2.6
The higher score, 88 to 80.
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What players said
18 players who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Tenebris
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Air Viper 2.6
10 of 17 liked it
Liked it 10No strong view 6Did not 1
What they said, by how many said it
Our recommendation
Babolat Air Viper 2.6
The better racket, 88 to 80: more power.
- Our score 88 against 80
- Carbon 16K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Tenebris or the Air Viper 2.6?
The Air Viper 2.6 is the better racket, 88 to 80: more power. The Tenebris is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Tenebris and the Air Viper 2.6?
16K packs 16,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 3,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Tenebris's 3K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 350 to 360 g and 355 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Air Viper 2.6: power 90 against 68.
What is the price difference?
Only the Air is at PadelProShop right now, at €245.
