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ARC vs Flagship Pro

2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 13 of 28 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.

Comparing
2 of 101
Leatherman ARC
Leatherman
ARC
244 g · 20 tools
NexTool Flagship Pro
NexTool
245 g · 16 tools
Size & weight
Weight
244 g
245 g
Closed length
107.9 mm
110 mm
Width
33 mm
40 mm
Thickness
17.3 mm
21.5 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
20
16
Blade steel
CPM MagnaCut stainless steel
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
70.1 mm
77 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$249.95
$53.99
Cost per tool
$12.50
$3.37
Manufacturer
Leatherman
NexTool
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
Needlenose pliers
Regular pliers
Wire cutters
Knife
Plain-edge knife
Screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Flathead screwdriver
Bit driver
Bottle opener
Can opener
Scissors
Saw
File
Awl
Ruler
Verdict
Buy if it saves 1 g over the other; it carries 4 more tools than the other, and it works out at $12.50 per tool.
Buy if it is the cheaper of the two at $53.99; it works out at $3.37 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design: which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.