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TP-Link Archer AXE75 vs GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. TP-Link Archer AXE75 is cheaper at $149.99. Every spec and price links to its source.

Which is better: the TP-Link Archer AXE75 or GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)?

The GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The TP-Link Archer AXE75 is the cheaper at $149.99. Get the GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) for the stronger spec sheet, the TP-Link Archer AXE75 to spend less.

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Key specs, head to head

The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.

Max speed (Mbps)
TP-Link Archer AXE75 5400
GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) 9300

Full spec sheet

✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec TP-Link Archer AXE75 GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)
US price $149.99 $209.99
BrandTP-LinkGL.iNet
Released20222025-06
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Max speed (Mbps) 5400 9300
Bands Tri-band (2.4 GHz 574 Mbps + 5 GHz 2402 Mbps + 6 GHz 2402 Mbps) Tri-band (2.4 GHz 688 Mbps + 5 GHz 2882 Mbps + 6 GHz 5765 Mbps)
Coverage (sq ft) — 2000
Ports 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN, 1x 1 Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 1 Gbps LAN, 1x USB 2.0 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN, 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 2.5 Gbps LAN, 1x USB 3.0
Mesh Yes Yes
Processor — Qualcomm quad-core 1.5 GHz
Release 2022 2025-06

Sources — TP-Link Archer AXE75: tp-link.com (verified 2026-06-15). GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300): gl-inet.com (verified 2026-10-15).

What's the difference between the TP-Link Archer AXE75 and GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Wi-Fi standard: TP-Link Archer AXE75 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) vs GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • Max speed (Mbps): TP-Link Archer AXE75 5400 vs GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) 9300
  • Bands: TP-Link Archer AXE75 Tri-band (2.4 GHz 574 Mbps + 5 GHz 2402 Mbps + 6 GHz 2402 Mbps) vs GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) Tri-band (2.4 GHz 688 Mbps + 5 GHz 2882 Mbps + 6 GHz 5765 Mbps)
  • Ports: TP-Link Archer AXE75 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN, 1x 1 Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 1 Gbps LAN, 1x USB 2.0 vs GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN, 1x 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN, 3x 2.5 Gbps LAN, 1x USB 3.0

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

TP-Link Archer AXE75

Only one whitelisted tester with real hands-on lab text was usable: Tom's Hardware, which lab-tested throughput and latency (Iperf + ping across four scenarios and three bands) and rated it mediocre. This is a single-source, lab-tested verdict, not a cross-source consensus. All three quotes and the 3% packet-loss figure were confirmed as literal substrings of the article. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)

Praised: Solid 5-GHz throughput and acceptable/decent 2.4-GHz performance for a budget Wi-Fi 6E entry; Useful extras: USB 3.0 file/media sharing, auto-update scheduling, overall low mean-average latency.

Flagged: Many important features are smartphone-app (Tether) only, some behind a HomeShield Pro subscription; 6 GHz is no faster than 5 GHz and performance isn't much better than cheaper Wi-Fi 6 routers; Large latency swings and packet loss under some conditions (3% packet loss on 6 GHz near-uncongested).

GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)

No sourced tester review yet.

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