Head to head · Pre-Workout
GHOST Legend V4 Pre-Workout vs Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
GHOST and Gorilla Mind finish level in our scoring (8.2 vs 8.2), so the right pick depends on what you value most — GHOST is stronger on value and experience, Gorilla Mind on quality & purity and transparency.
Updated September 2026 from our full reviews · How we score
A fully disclosed, clinically dosed pre-workout (300 mg caffeine, 6 g citrulline, 3.2 g beta-alanine) wrapped in GHOST's popular licensed candy flavors.
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One of the most heavily dosed pre-workouts: per scoop 5 g citrulline, 2.5 g creatine and 200 mg caffeine, doubling to 400 mg caffeine at the 2-scoop max.
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The short answer
Choose GHOST if…
- Experienced stimulant users
- Lifters wanting full pump and endurance doses
- Flavor-driven buyers
- You care most about value, experience
Choose Gorilla Mind if…
- Experienced lifters chasing pumps and strength
- People who want creatine built into their pre-workout
- Buyers who value per-lot lab results
- You care most about quality & purity, transparency
Side by side
| Legend V4 Pre-Workout | Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.2 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Value (20%) | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Experience (15%) | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| Transparency (10%) | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| Form | Powder | Powder |
| Serving | 1 scoop30 servings per container | 1 scoop (up to 2 scoops per day)40 servings per container |
| Price per serving | $1.50 | $1.50 |
| Testing & certifications | None verified | Third-party tested |
| Dietary | Vegan, Gluten-free, Soy-free, Sugar-free | — |
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| Flavors | 8 (Blue Raspberry, Orange Cream, Welch's Grape…) | 8 (Cherry Blackout, Tiger's Blood, Blue Raspberry…) |
| Creator video reviews | 3 | 3 |
Pros and cons
Legend V4 Pre-Workout
- Clinical doses of L-citrulline (6 g), beta-alanine (3.2 g) and betaine (2.5 g)
- Fully transparent label with no proprietary blends
- Popular licensed flavors (Welch's, Sonic, Warheads, Sour Strips); listed as vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and sugar-free by GNC
- About $1.50 per serving at list price ($44.99 for 30)
- Strong buyer ratings: 4.5 stars from roughly 1,900 buyer reviews
- 300 mg caffeine plus 100 mg theobromine per scoop is too much for many people
- No third-party certification could be verified for Legend V4
- Beta-alanine causes noticeable tingling for some users
- Secondary extracts (Senactiv, AstraGin, NeuroFactor) have limited evidence
Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
- Pure L-citrulline (5 g per scoop, 10 g at the maximum) rather than citrulline malate
- Includes creatine (2.5 g per scoop) plus glycerol and salt for pumps and hydration
- Lot-specific Eurofins test results published for every active ingredient
- Flexible dosing: one scoop for a standard session, two for a maximum dose
- Wide flavor range (13 flavors on the brand site)
- Two scoops deliver 400 mg of caffeine, the FDA's daily reference amount for healthy adults
- No beta-alanine
- About $3.00 per two-scoop maximum dose
- Not NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Sport, and carries a California Prop 65 warning
Our verdicts
Legend V4 Pre-Workout
Legend V4 is one of the better-formulated mainstream pre-workouts: its core ingredients are at research-backed doses, the label is fully transparent, and the flavors are a genuine draw. The 300 mg caffeine dose is too strong for beginners and late-day training, and there is no verified sport certification, so tested athletes should look elsewhere.
Full review
Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
Gorilla Mode delivers what it promises for experienced users: big pump, hydration and focus doses with unusually open lab testing. Most people should treat one scoop as the serving, because the two-scoop maximum reaches 400 mg of caffeine and leaves no room for coffee or other stimulants that day.
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