Is the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine lighter?

The Peregrine 16, by 0.6 oz in a men's US 9 (9.8 oz against 10.4 oz).

Can I switch from the Altra Lone Peak to the Saucony Peregrine?

Yes, but ease into it. The drop moves 4 mm (0 mm on the Lone Peak 9, 4 mm on the Peregrine 16), which changes where your foot loads at landing. Give it two weeks of easy running before a hard session.

Which is more cushioned, the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine?

The Peregrine 16, on stack height: 32 mm under the heel against 25 mm. Stack is not the whole story, though; the foams differ too.

Which costs more, the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine?

The Peregrine 16, by $5 at list ($140 against $145). That gap narrows once either one gets a successor.

Altra Lone Peak vs Saucony Peregrine

Comparing the current Lone Peak 9 and Peregrine 16. Specs are men's US 9.

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THE SHORT ANSWER

Drop is the real difference: 0 mm on the Lone Peak 9 against 4 mm on the Peregrine 16. Coming off the Peregrine 16, the Lone Peak 9 loads your calves and Achilles harder for the first couple of weeks. Both sit in the same role (trail). The Lone Peak 9 lists $5 lower.

Altra Lone Peak 9Men's at Amazon Women's
Saucony Peregrine 16Sizes running outMen's at Amazon Women's

Availability last checked Sep 10, 2026. Prices and stock change without notice.

Lone Peak 9 · 2025

Peregrine 16 · 2026

Every spec, side by side

Spec	Lone Peak 9	Peregrine 16
FIT AND WEIGHT
Weight	10.4 oz	9.8 oz
Widths	D, 2E	D, 2E
Upper	Recycled ripstop mesh with no-sew overlays	High-strength mesh with reinforced abrasion zones and a gaiter D-ring
CUSHIONING GEOMETRY
Heel stack	25 mm	32 mm
Forefoot stack	25 mm	28 mm
Drop	0 mm	4 mm
MATERIALS
Midsole	Updated Altra EGO	Enhanced PWRRUN with a PWRRUN+ topsole
Plate	Embedded full-length TPU StoneGuard	Forefoot rock plate
VALUE
List price at launch	$140	$145

Which line changes its ride more often?

The Lone Peak has done it once in 5 versions, most recently with the Lone Peak 7 in 2023, and the Peregrine has done it 3 times in 7 versions, most recently with the Peregrine 16 in 2026. If you want a shoe you can rebuy without reading a review first, the Lone Peak has the steadier record.

Buy the Lone Peak 9

Stocked at Amazon

Men's: Check price at Amazon Women's: Check price at Amazon

Availability last checked Aug 5, 2026.

Buy the Peregrine 16

Sizes running out

Discontinued at retail. Amazon carries what remains, so treat an in-stock size as a closing window, and expect prices to swing.

Men's: Check remaining stock Women's: Check remaining stock

Availability last checked Sep 10, 2026.

Chasing a specific older version rather than choosing between the current two? The Altra Lone Peak lineage and the Saucony Peregrine lineage track every version and what changed in each update.

Questions runners ask

Is the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine lighter?: The Peregrine 16, by 0.6 oz in a men's US 9 (9.8 oz against 10.4 oz).
Can I switch from the Altra Lone Peak to the Saucony Peregrine?: Yes, but ease into it. The drop moves 4 mm (0 mm on the Lone Peak 9, 4 mm on the Peregrine 16), which changes where your foot loads at landing. Give it two weeks of easy running before a hard session.
Which is more cushioned, the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine?: The Peregrine 16, on stack height: 32 mm under the heel against 25 mm. Stack is not the whole story, though; the foams differ too.
Which costs more, the Altra Lone Peak or the Saucony Peregrine?: The Peregrine 16, by $5 at list ($140 against $145). That gap narrows once either one gets a successor.

Updated September 10, 2026.