Best Budget Gaming Mouse 2026: 5 Picks Compared
These five are picked by hand by the owner of this site, out of the 99 mice in the database, as the lower-cost options worth a look. No score produced this list, and the order below is not a ranking. The specs below come from the same database as every other page here, and no prices are shown.
Razer Basilisk V3
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It weighs 101 g, polls at up to 1,000 Hz, tracks at 650 IPS with 50 G of acceleration and has 3 side buttons. It weighs about 33% more than the database average of 76 g. It is a wired mouse with a Focus+ 26K DPI Optical Sensor, large by length.
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Logitech G502 HERO
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Why it is on the list
It weighs 121 g, polls at up to 1,000 Hz, tracks at 400 IPS with 40 G of acceleration and has 3 side buttons. It weighs about 59% more than the database average of 76 g. It is a wired mouse with a HERO sensor, large by length.
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- G502 HERO Gaming Mouse
- Optional 5x 3.6 g weights and Case
- User documentation
- 2-year limited hardware warranty
Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED
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Why it is on the list
It weighs 99 g, polls at up to 1,000 Hz, tracks at 400 IPS with 40 G of acceleration and has 2 side buttons. It weighs about 30% more than the database average of 76 g. It is a wireless mouse with a HERO sensor, small by length.
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Logitech G403 HERO
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Why it is on the list
It weighs 87.3 g, polls at up to 1,000 Hz, tracks at 400 IPS with 40 G of acceleration and has 2 side buttons. It weighs about 15% more than the database average of 76 g. It is a wired mouse with a HERO 25K sensor, medium-sized by length.
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- G403 Gaming Mouse
- 10g optional weight
- User documentation
Razer Cobra
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Why it is on the list
It weighs 58 g, polls at up to 1,000 Hz, tracks at 300 IPS with 35 G of acceleration and has 2 side buttons. It weighs about 24% less than the database average of 76 g. It is a wired mouse with an 8500 DPI Optical Sensor, medium-sized by length.
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- Razer Cobra
- Important Product Information Guide
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The same figures the ranking reads, in one list. A dash means the manufacturer has not published that number.
RazerBasilisk V3- Weight
- 101 g
- L × W × H
- 130 × 75 × 42.5 mm
- Sensor
- Focus+ 26K DPI Optical Sensor
- Max polling
- 1,000 Hz
- Side buttons
- 3
- Battery
- Not known
- Released
- Sep 2021
LogitechG502 HERO- Weight
- 121 g
- L × W × H
- 131.2 × 75 × 40 mm
- Sensor
- HERO
- Max polling
- 1,000 Hz
- Side buttons
- 3
- Battery
- Not known
- Released
- Oct 2018
LogitechG305 LIGHTSPEED- Weight
- 99 g
- L × W × H
- 116.6 × 62.15 × 38.2 mm
- Sensor
- HERO
- Max polling
- 1,000 Hz
- Side buttons
- 2
- Battery
- Not known
- Released
- May 2018
LogitechG403 HERO- Weight
- 87.3 g
- L × W × H
- 124 × 68 × 43 mm
- Sensor
- HERO 25K
- Max polling
- 1,000 Hz
- Side buttons
- 2
- Battery
- Not known
- Released
- Sep 2016
RazerCobra- Weight
- 58 g
- L × W × H
- 119.6 × 62.5 × 38.1 mm
- Sensor
- 8500 DPI Optical Sensor
- Max polling
- 1,000 Hz
- Side buttons
- 2
- Battery
- Not known
- Released
- Jun 2023
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Questions
What is the best budget gaming mouse in 2026?
This page does not name one winner. It lists five lower-cost mice picked by hand from the database — Razer Basilisk V3, Logitech G502 HERO, Logitech G305 Lightspeed, Logitech G403 HERO and Razer Cobra — with the specs of each so you can pick the one that fits.
How were these five chosen?
They are picked by hand by the owner of this site, out of the 99 mice in the database, as the lower-cost options worth a look. No score produced this list, and the order below is not a ranking.
Do you show prices?
Not yet. The only price the database holds is the list price as it stood when it was collected, and shops charge something else, so no figure is printed until live store prices are available.
How heavy are these budget mice?
They weigh 58 g to 121 g, against a database average of 76 g.
Are these mice wireless?
One of the five connects without a cable. The Razer Basilisk V3, the Logitech G502 HERO, the Logitech G403 HERO and the Razer Cobra are wired only.