HyperX’s 28 Gaming Headsets: 13 Wireless, 15 Wired

HyperX’s US store lists 28 gaming headsets: 13 wireless and 15 wired. What separates the Cloud models on paper is the connection (2.4GHz, Bluetooth, both, or a cable), which console a version is built for, the battery rating, and driver size, from 30 mm on Cloud Mini to 53 mm on Cloud III (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), Cloud II and Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab).

Every headset in the collection carries the Cloud name, and the word after it is the sub-line. The seven CloudX models are HyperX’s Xbox versions: the store names six of them with “– Xbox”, and the CloudX Flight 2 page says “Official Xbox Licensed Headset”. Every figure here is HyperX’s, from hyperx.com pages read on 8 November 2026.

The 13 wireless models

Model	Wireless	Battery, as HyperX rates it (hours)	Driver (mm)	Weight (lb)	Platforms HyperX lists
Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	2.4GHz and Bluetooth 5.2 at once, base station; 3.5mm cable	Up to 250	53	0.76	PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, Mac, mobile, Xbox (3.5mm only)
Cloud MIX 2	2.4GHz USB-C dongle, Bluetooth 5.3 LE Audio; 3.5mm cable	52 (dongle, noise cancelling on)	40	0.59	PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, Steam Deck, mobile
Cloud Alpha Wireless (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	2.4GHz USB adapter	Up to 300	50	0.7	PC
Cloud III S Wireless	2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, Instant Pair	Up to 120 (2.4GHz), 200 (Bluetooth)	53	0.79	PC, Mac, PS5, mobile, Switch
CloudX Flight 2	2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.3	Up to 100 (2.4GHz, lights off)	50	0.74	Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, Mac, mobile
Cloud Flight 2	2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, Instant Pair	Up to 100 (2.4GHz, lights off)	50	0.74	PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, Mac, mobile
CloudX Stinger 3 Wireless	2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.2	80 or more	50 (headline; not in table)	0.62	Xbox, PC, PS5, Switch, Mac, mobile
Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless	2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.2	80 or more	50 (headline; not in table)	0.62	PC, PS5, Switch, Mac, mobile
Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless	2.4GHz USB adapter	20	50	0.60	PC
CloudX Stinger Core Wireless	2.4GHz, direct to Xbox	17	40	0.6	Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Cloud Stinger Core Wireless (PS5–PS4)	2.4GHz USB adapter	17	40	0.53	PS5, PS4
Cloud Jet	2.4GHz USB-A dongle, Bluetooth 5.3	Up to 20 (dongle)	40	0.65	PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, mobile
Cloud Mini Wireless	Bluetooth 5.3; detachable cable	25	30 (on-ear)	0.29	PC, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck, PS4, PS5, mobile, Chromebook

Eight of the 13 list both 2.4GHz and Bluetooth; four are 2.4GHz only, and Cloud Mini Wireless lists Bluetooth with no dongle in its box. Wireless battery ratings run from 17 hours to 300: 17 on the two Stinger Core Wireless models, and up to 300 on Cloud Alpha Wireless (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), which lists 2.4GHz alone. Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless, at up to 250 hours, is the one HyperX says runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth simultaneously, through what it calls “the first reprogrammable RGB Base Station on a wireless gaming headset”.

Cloud MIX 2 is the one model of the 28 whose headline list names hybrid active noise cancelling, with a transparency mode. It and Cloud Mini Wireless are the two wireless models that list Steam Deck. The two Stinger 3 Wireless models share a battery rating, Bluetooth version and weight; the CloudX version adds Xbox to the platform list. Of the pages whose Bluetooth codecs we read, Cloud III S Wireless lists SBC, MPEG-2 and AAC-LC; what Bluetooth codec names mean is set out separately.

The 15 wired models

Model	Connection	Driver (mm)	Weight (lb)	Platforms HyperX lists
Cloud Alpha Air	3.5mm, or a USB-C dongle cable with USB-A adapter; open-back	40	0.60 (no mic)	PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox Series X|S
Cloud III (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)	3.5mm, USB-C, USB-A	53	0.67	PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Mac, mobile
Cloud Alpha	3.5mm, detachable cable	50	0.65	PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, mobile
Cloud II	USB audio control box	53	0.7	PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, mobile
Cloud	In-line control; connector not found	53	0.74 (with mic)	PC, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck, PS4, PS5, mobile
CloudX	3.5mm, Xbox controller jack	53	0.71	Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Cloud Stinger 3	3.5mm	50 (headline) or 30 (table)	0.6	PC, PS5, Switch, Mac, mobile
CloudX Stinger 3	USB-C to USB-C cable	50 (headline) or 30 (table)	0.6	Xbox
Cloud Stinger 2	Headset cable, 3.5mm PC splitter	50	0.60	PC
Cloud Stinger 2 (PlayStation)	Headset cable; connector not found	50	0.6	PlayStation
CloudX Stinger 2	Headset cable	50	0.6	Xbox
Cloud Stinger 2 Core	Headset cable, 3.5mm PC splitter	40	0.60	PC
Cloud Stinger 2 Core (PS5–PS4)	Headset cable	40	0.60	PS5, PS4
CloudX Stinger 2 Core	Headset cable	40	0.60	Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Cloud Mini	Detachable cable	30 (on-ear)	0.28	PC, Chromebook, Xbox, Switch, Steam Deck, mobile

Cloud Alpha Air is the one headset of the 28 that HyperX lists as open-back, with what it calls a Bass Tube to keep the low end. Its FAQ says Xbox Series X|S works over 3.5mm only. Cloud III takes 3.5mm, USB-C or USB-A; Cloud II plugs in through a USB audio control box and lists virtual 7.1 surround.

The Stinger 2 and Stinger 2 Core lines come in separate PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions with the same driver size and weight, so the version decides the platform list. CloudX Stinger 2 Core, for example, names Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One; our Xbox Series guide sets out which console is which. Two pages contradict themselves: Cloud Stinger 3 and CloudX Stinger 3 say “Big 50 mm Drivers” in their headline list and “30 mm” in the specification table.

What the specs do and do not separate

Both Cloud Mini models are on-ear, the lightest of the 28 at 0.28 and 0.29 lb, and HyperX says they keep volume “below 85dB”. That is a ceiling, not an exposure figure; the WHO’s safe-listening number is 80dB for 40 hours a week. Cloud III S Wireless is the heaviest at 0.79 lb.

HyperX names its sound features (Dual Chamber Drivers, angled drivers, Spatial Audio by NGENUITY) but gives no figure that compares them, so the names do not tell you which sounds better. Its NGENUITY software is listed on many of the wireless pages and on Cloud Alpha Air.

Who each one suits, by the specs

• The longest battery rating: Cloud Alpha Wireless, up to 300 hours, PC only by HyperX’s list.
• 2.4GHz and Bluetooth together: Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless, the one listed as simultaneous.
• Noise cancelling: Cloud MIX 2, the one listing hybrid active noise cancelling.
• Open-back: Cloud Alpha Air, wired.
• Xbox: a CloudX model, or a page that lists Xbox; some list it by 3.5mm only.
• A volume cap: Cloud Mini, wired or wireless, which HyperX says stays below 85dB.

Prices

Model	Type	List price, hyperx.com US, 8 Nov 2026
Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless	Wireless	$299.99
Cloud MIX 2	Wireless	$199.99
Cloud Alpha Wireless	Wireless	$199.99
Cloud III S Wireless	Wireless	$179.99
Cloud Alpha Air	Wired	$149.99
CloudX Flight 2	Wireless	$139.99
Cloud Flight 2	Wireless	$129.99
Cloud III	Wired	$99.99
Cloud Alpha	Wired	$99.99
CloudX Stinger 3 Wireless	Wireless	$99.99
Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless	Wireless	$99.99
Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless	Wireless	$99.99 (out of stock)
CloudX Stinger Core Wireless	Wireless	$99.99 (out of stock)
Cloud II	Wired	$79.99
Cloud Stinger Core Wireless (PS5–PS4)	Wireless	$79.99 (out of stock)
Cloud Jet	Wireless	$79.99
Cloud	Wired	$59.99 (out of stock)
CloudX	Wired	$59.99
Cloud Stinger 3	Wired	$49.99
CloudX Stinger 3	Wired	$49.99
Cloud Stinger 2	Wired	$49.99 (out of stock)
Cloud Stinger 2 (PlayStation)	Wired	$49.99
CloudX Stinger 2	Wired	$49.99
Cloud Mini Wireless	Wireless	$49.99
Cloud Stinger 2 Core	Wired	$39.99
Cloud Stinger 2 Core (PS5–PS4)	Wired	$39.99
CloudX Stinger 2 Core	Wired	$39.99
Cloud Mini	Wired	$29.99

Prices are the figure HyperX labels MSRP. Five of the 28 showed “Notify me when available” on 8 November. Three showed a lower sale price that day: Cloud Jet from $39.99, Cloud Mini Wireless at $39.99 and CloudX Stinger Core Wireless at $69.99. Other retailers may charge less.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between HyperX Cloud and CloudX?

CloudX models are HyperX’s Xbox versions. The store names six of the seven with “– Xbox”, and the CloudX Flight 2 page says “Official Xbox Licensed Headset”. Several are twins of a Cloud model with the same driver and weight, such as Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless and CloudX Stinger 3 Wireless.

Which HyperX headset has the longest battery life?

Cloud Alpha Wireless, rated by HyperX for up to 300 hours over its 2.4GHz adapter. Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless is rated up to 250 hours and Cloud III S Wireless up to 120 hours over 2.4GHz, or 200 hours over Bluetooth.

Which HyperX headsets have Bluetooth?

Nine of the 13 wireless models list a Bluetooth version: Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless, Cloud MIX 2, Cloud III S Wireless, Cloud Flight 2, CloudX Flight 2, both Stinger 3 Wireless models, Cloud Jet and Cloud Mini Wireless. The other four use 2.4GHz only.

What is the difference between Cloud III and Cloud III S Wireless?

Cloud III is wired, over 3.5mm, USB-C or USB-A, and weighs 0.67 lb. Cloud III S Wireless adds 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.3 and Instant Pair for select OMEN laptops, rated 120 hours over 2.4GHz, at 0.79 lb. Both list 53 mm angled drivers.

Do HyperX headsets work with Xbox?

Many do, but check the page. The seven CloudX models are the Xbox versions. Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless and Cloud Alpha Air list Xbox by 3.5mm only, and several Stinger 2 and Stinger Core models are sold in separate PC, PlayStation and Xbox versions.

Is there an open-back HyperX headset?

Yes, Cloud Alpha Air. HyperX lists it as over-ear and open-back with 40 mm drivers, and it is wired: 3.5mm, or a USB-C dongle cable with a USB-A adapter, both in the box.