Airevantage heat pump efficiency: 17 outdoor models compared

Airevantage has 17 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 40 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes Airevantage makes. Airevantage has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 9, 2026updated Oct 10, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 17
AHRI certifications: 40
Efficiency index: 22%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (17 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 0%; 0 models

How Airevantage compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.

Airevantage against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Airevantage’s own modelsAirevantage is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 26% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (19%).

Airevantage
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 9, 2026

Average peer percentile of Airevantage’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index17 models scored	22%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F17 models scored	19%	Not ranked	1.75
Capacity retention at 5°F17 models scored	19%	Not ranked	48%
HSPF217 models scored	26%	Not ranked	7.5
SEER217 models scored	21%	Not ranked	14.3
EER217 models scored	25%	Not ranked	10.6
Heating capacity at 5°F17 models scored	21%	Not ranked	16,300 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Airevantage’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	0%	0
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	0%	0
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	0%	0
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	17.6%	3

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

Airevantage’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line

Airevantage (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	1	20%	26%	14%	22%
Ducted, 2 tons	3	18%	10%	25%	20%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	5	21%	23%	27%	18%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	8	25%	19%	27%	24%

Every Airevantage model in the market

Airevantage’s 17 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

Airevantage models by size and ratingColoured: Airevantage · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size

Airevantage models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 17 airevantage models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.

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COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	826	1.64	1.71	1.75	1.85	2.24
Ducted, 1 ton	407	1.80	1.90	2.05	2.41	2.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons	992	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.17	2.40
Ducted, 2 tons	999	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.18	2.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons	1,040	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.36
Ducted, 3 tons	696	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.10	2.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons	864	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.46
Ducted, 4 tons	727	1.80	1.86	2.00	2.12	2.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons	690	1.70	1.80	1.90	2.10	2.20
Ducted, 5 tons	86	1.89	2.00	2.10	2.10	2.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	1,186	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,343	1.80	1.80	1.99	2.10	2.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	1,261	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons	761	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	403	1.80	1.85	2.00	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons	473	1.90	1.98	2.00	2.03	2.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	280	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.05	2.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons	204	1.96	2.00	2.05	2.10	2.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	78	1.90	1.91	1.95	2.01	2.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons	84	1.99	2.00	2.05	2.20	2.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Top Airevantage models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 3 Airevantage cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1A5H7V48AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.85	8.2	33,600	15.2	ES CC	1	218736484	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	44.1
2A5H7V60AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4.5 tons54,000 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.82	8.1	37,800	16.0	ES CC	1	218729469	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	41.3
3A5H7V24AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE245CB	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Ducted	71%	1.78	8.7	16,300	16.4	ES CC	1	218729467	Ducted, 2 tons	34.9

All-around best

Top 5 Airevantage models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1A5H7V36AKAAAIREVANTAGEwith ducted air handler ACVE365CC	3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Ducted	65%	2.26	8.6	15.2	8.1	None	1	218729468	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	40.1	63.5	16.7	Not a pick
2A5H7V60AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4.5 tons54,000 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.82	8.1	16.0	8.3	ES CC	1	218729469	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	34.6	41.3	28.0	41.3
3USH4BE5M2SX60KAirevantagewith ducted air handler B65VMMX60K-C	4.5 tons53,500 Btu/h · Ducted	53%	2.00	7.5	14.3	10.7	None	1	217120721	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	34.5	37.4	31.6	Not a pick
4A5H7V48AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.85	8.2	15.2	8.0	ES CC	1	218736484	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	32.4	44.1	20.7	44.1
5A5H7V24AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE245CB	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Ducted	71%	1.78	8.7	16.4	8.0	ES CC	1	218729467	Ducted, 2 tons	27.6	34.9	20.4	34.9

Best model on each rating

Airevantage’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	A5H7V36AKAA	2.26	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	87%	218729468
Capacity retention at 5°F	A5H7V60AKAA	70%	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	42%	218729469
HSPF2	A5H7V36AKAA	8.6	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	57%	218729468
SEER2	A5H7V60AKAA	16.0	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	50%	218729469
EER2	USH4BE5M1SP42K	11.0	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	40%	217120719
Heating capacity at 5°F	A5H7V60AKAA	37,800 Btu/h	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	53%	218729469

All 17 Airevantage models in Explore

Airevantage size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.

Airevantage: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	20.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)USH4BE5M1SP18Kwith indoor coil C75B(A,H)MX24C-A and furnace FG7S()-()A(*)1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217169857
Ducted, 2 tons	34.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)A5H7V24AKAAwith ducted air handler ACVE245CB1 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 218729467	27.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)A5H7V24AKAAwith ducted air handler ACVE245CB3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218729467
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 5 models qualify)	40.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)A5H7V36AKAAwith ducted air handler ACVE365CC5 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218729468
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	44.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)A5H7V48AKAAwith ducted air handler ACVE605CC2 of 8 models qualify · AHRI 218736484	34.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)A5H7V60AKAAwith ducted air handler ACVE605CC8 of 8 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218729469

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Airevantage certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 5 most recently certified Airevantage outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
A5H7V48AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.85	70%	8.2	15.2	ES CC	1	218736484
A5H7V60AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE605CC	4.5 tons54,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.82	70%	8.1	16.0	ES CC	1	218729469
A5H7V36AKAAAIREVANTAGEwith ducted air handler ACVE365CC	3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Ducted	2.26	65%	8.6	15.2	None	1	218729468
A5H7V24AKAAAIREVANTAGE · A5H Serieswith ducted air handler ACVE245CB	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.78	71%	8.7	16.4	ES CC	1	218729467
Q95RD*060KAirevantage	4.5 tons55,500 Btu/h · Ducted	1.50	38%	6.7	13.4	None	1	217282193

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