Akai Professional MPK Mini mk4vsAkai Professional MPK Mini Plus

Akai Professional MPK Mini mk4 and Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus: 2 Akai Professional controller keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 10 of 22 compared specifications.

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2 items	Akai Professional MPK Mini mk4 CurrentView details →	Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus CurrentView details →
General
Manufacturer	Akai Professional	Akai Professional
Status	Current	Current
Released	2025	2022
Keyboard
Keys	25	37
Key size	Mini	Mini
Key action	Synth-action	Synth-action
Aftertouch	None	None
Keybed	Akai Gen 3 mini keys	Akai Gen 2 mini keys
Controls
Pads	8	8
Faders	0	0
Knobs / encoders	8	8
Display	OLED	OLED
Pitch / mod	Wheels	Wheels
Connectivity
USB	USB-C	USB-B
MIDI ports	DIN out	DIN out, DIN in
CV / Gate out	No	Yes
Bluetooth MIDI	No	No
Pedal inputs	Sustain	Sustain
USB bus powered	Yes	Yes
Features & software
Features	Arpeggiator, Note repeat, Scale mode, Chord mode, DAW transport	Arpeggiator, Sequencer, Chord mode, Scale mode, Note repeat
Bundled software	MPC Beats, Studio Instrument Collection (Akai, Moog and AIR instruments)	MPC Beats, AIR Hybrid 3, Mini Grand, Velvet
Size & weight
Colours	Black	Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)	347 × 192 × 46 mm	517 × 181 × 44 mm
Weight	1.05 kg	1.3 kg

Key differences

Keys: MPK Mini mk4 – 25 MPK Mini Plus – 37
Released: MPK Mini mk4 – 2025 MPK Mini Plus – 2022
Keybed: MPK Mini mk4 – Akai Gen 3 mini keys MPK Mini Plus – Akai Gen 2 mini keys
USB: MPK Mini mk4 – USB-C MPK Mini Plus – USB-B
CV / Gate out: MPK Mini mk4 – No MPK Mini Plus – Yes
Bundled software: MPK Mini mk4 – MPC Beats, Studio Instrument Collection (Akai, Moog and AIR instruments) MPK Mini Plus – MPC Beats, AIR Hybrid 3, Mini Grand, Velvet

Both are the same on key action (Synth-action), aftertouch (None) and pads (8).

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