Casper Cooling Select vs Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

Which Mattress Is Better?

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Casper Cooling Select
Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

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Updated Mar 27, 2026 06:34 PM

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Updated Mar 05, 2026 06:05 PM

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Our Verdict

Casper Cooling Select

Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

The Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 and the Casper Cooling Select offer different benefits, and you may prefer either depending on your priorities. The Helix is a medium hybrid mattress that offers slightly better cooling, so it's a better choice if you sleep hot. It's also bouncier and more responsive, so it's easier to move around on. The Casper is a medium all-foam mattress with better motion isolation, so you may prefer it if you sleep with a partner who tosses and turns throughout the night.

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Variants

  • Cooling Select (Queen)
  • Midnight Luxe 2025 (Queen)

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Main Differences for
Side Sleeping

Threshold 

0.10

Side Sleeping 
 

7.4
8.2
No major differences between these mattresses for side sleeping. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Picture 
 

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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Style Picture

Mattress Type 
 

Foam
Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

Yes
Yes

Quilted Top Layer 
 

No
Yes

Grab Handles 
 

No
Yes

Thickness  

30.0 cm (11.8")
34.8 cm (13.7")
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Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Casper Cooling Select Head/Feet Firmness
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Head/Feet Firmness

Lumbar Firmness  

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Casper Cooling Select Lumbar Firmness
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Lumbar Firmness

Firmness Video  

Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

38 Pa/mm
41 Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

42 Pa/mm
44 Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (42 Pa/mm)
Medium (44 Pa/mm)
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Body Conformity 
 

7.5
8.3

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Casper Cooling Select Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

44 mm (1.7")
55 mm (2.2")

Indent @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

72 mm (2.8")
83 mm (3.3")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

90 mm (3.5")
105 mm (4.1")
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Support 
 

7.5
7.2

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Casper Cooling Select Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

16 mm (0.6")
18 mm (0.7")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

19 mm (0.7")
22 mm (0.9")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

16 mm (0.6")
22 mm (0.9")
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Bounciness 
 

6.3
7.4

Bounciness Video  

Maximum Rebound Height 
 

9.0 cm (3.5")
15.0 cm (5.9")
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Comfort Layers Envelopment 
 

6.6
8.0

Sinking & Contouring Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Sinking & Contouring Picture
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Sinking & Contouring Picture

Sinking Depth 
 

4.2 cm (1.6")
5.3 cm (2.1")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

27.4 cm (10.8")
27.0 cm (10.6")
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Responsiveness 
 

8.8
8.4

Responsiveness Video  

Response Time 
 

0.6 s
0.7 s
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Motion Isolation 
 

8.6
8.2

Motion Isolation Video  

Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Casper Cooling Select Head/Feet Motion Isolation
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Head/Feet Motion Isolation

Lumbar Motion Isolation  

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Casper Cooling Select Lumbar Motion Isolation
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Lumbar Motion Isolation

Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

0.34 g
0.88 g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.20 s
0.53 s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

3.42 g
1.94 g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.19 s
0.61 s
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Edge Support 
 

7.7
9.0

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

Naturalistic Loading Pad  

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Casper Cooling Select Naturalistic Loading Pad
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Naturalistic Loading Pad

Small Platen  

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Casper Cooling Select Small Platen
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Small Platen

Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

143 mm
134 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

170 mm
147 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

147 mm
150 mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

23 mm
-3 mm
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Cooling 
 

7.9
8.2

Cooling Graph  

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Casper Cooling Select Cooling Graph
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Cooling Graph

Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

63 kJ
63 kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

165 kJ
176 kJ
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Components

Cover 
 

Cover Picture 
 

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Sleeping Surface Material 
 

Polyester, Polyethylene, Spandex
TENCEL

Removable 
 

No
No

Machine Washable 
 

No
No
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Edge Construction 
 

Edge Support Picture 
 

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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Edge Support Picture

Edge Component 
 

Pocket Coils
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Foam Layer Material 
 

Foam Layer Material Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Foam Layer Material Picture
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Foam Layer Material Picture

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
Memory Foam + Polyfoam + Fiber Fill

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Polyfoam
Memory Foam

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Polyfoam
Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
N/A

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Support Foam  

Polyfoam
N/A
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Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

6.7
6.8

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
25 kg/m³ (1.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
0.7

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
68 kg/m³ (4.2 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

1.8
1.1

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
68 kg/m³ (4.2 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

1.8
1.1

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

41 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

41 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
N/A

Transition Foam  

28 kg/m³ (1.7 lb/cu.ft.)
30 kg/m³ (1.8 lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
1.0

Support Foam  

29 kg/m³ (1.8 lb/cu.ft.)
N/A

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

0.9
N/A
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Foam Layer Thickness 
 

Foam Layer Thickness Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Foam Layer Thickness Picture
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Foam Layer Thickness Picture

Quilted Top 
 

N/A
5.0 cm (2.0")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

3.8 cm (1.5")
5.1 cm (2.0")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

3.8 cm (1.5")
5.1 cm (2.0")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

3.8 cm (1.5")
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

3.8 cm (1.5")
N/A

Transition Foam  

3.5 cm (1.4")
2.5 cm (1.0")

Support Foam  

19.0 cm (7.5")
N/A
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Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

Spring Layer Height Picture 
 

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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Spring Layer Height Picture

Spring Layer Density Picture 
 

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Casper Cooling Select Spring Layer Density Picture
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Spring Layer Density Picture

Comfort Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Height 
 

N/A
20.5 cm (8.1")

Support Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
248 coils/m² (23 coils/ft²)

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
14 gauge

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
13 gauge
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Foam Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer IPD  

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Casper Cooling Select Comfort Layer IPD
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Comfort Layer IPD

Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Casper Cooling Select Transition & Support Layer IPD
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Transition & Support Layer IPD

Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

N/A
1.4 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

2.6 kPa
2.2 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

2.6 kPa
2.2 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

2.0 kPa
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

2.0 kPa
N/A

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

1.4 kPa
4.3 kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

4.0 kPa
N/A
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Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

Casper Cooling Select Comfort Layer Firmness
Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Comfort Layer Firmness

Support Layer Firmness  

Casper Cooling Select Support Layer Firmness
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Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 Support Layer Firmness

Spring Layer Firmness  

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
81 Pa/mm

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
54 Pa/mm
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Foam Layer Resilience 
 

Foam Layer Resilience Video  

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
45%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

23%
2%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

23%
2%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

4%
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

4%
N/A

Transition Foam  

43%
47%

Support Foam  

45%
N/A
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Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
46.0 cm (18.1")
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