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BRAVO heat pump efficiency: 14 outdoor models compared

BRAVO has 14 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 28 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 BRAVO makes. BRAVO has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
14
AHRI certifications
28
Efficiency index
47%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (19 models)
Meet CEE 2025
57.1%
8 models

How BRAVO 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.
BRAVO against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of BRAVO’s own modelsBRAVO is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 53% of comparable models) and weakest on heating capacity at 5°F (41%).
  • BRAVO
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
BRAVO

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of BRAVO’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index19 models scored47%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F19 models scored48%Not ranked1.90
Capacity retention at 5°F19 models scored41%Not ranked70%
HSPF219 models scored53%Not ranked9.5
SEER219 models scored51%Not ranked19.5
EER219 models scored44%Not ranked10.8
Heating capacity at 5°F19 models scored41%Not ranked13,250 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of BRAVO’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)57.1%8
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)57.1%8
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)57.1%8
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate21.4%3

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
BRAVO’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
  • BRAVO (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.901,783 modelsDucted, 2 tons2.001,090 modelsDucted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,909 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.002,224 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsNon-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.00564 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons161%49%62%72%
Ducted, 2 tons166%51%72%91%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons276%77%83%95%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons187%69%87%100%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons732%37%42%31%
Non-ducted, 2 tons338%34%53%32%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons341%58%38%37%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons174%66%60%89%

Every BRAVO model in the market

BRAVO’s 19 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
BRAVO models by size and ratingColoured: BRAVO · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • BRAVO models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 19 bravo 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.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top BRAVO 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 5 BRAVO 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1BRV-M42-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Ducted83%2.1010.035,00022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221461Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons76.8
2BRV-M30-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted77%2.109.523,00020.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3217221459Ducted, 2.5–3 tons73.8
3BRV-M36-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted70%2.1010.025,20020.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3217221460Ducted, 2.5–3 tons70.3
4BRV-M24-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted90%2.0010.021,60023.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221453Non-ducted, 2 tons67.5
5BRV-M18-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series1.5 tons17,700 Btu/h · Non-ducted81%2.0010.014,50022.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3217221452Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64.5

All-around best

Top 5 BRAVO 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1BRV-M42-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Ducted83%2.1010.022.012.3CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221461Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons87.076.897.376.8
2BRV-M30-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted77%2.109.520.012.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3217221459Ducted, 2.5–3 tons80.773.887.773.8
3BRV-M42-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted82%2.0510.323.012.4CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221466Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons74.459.989.059.9
4BRV-M36-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted70%2.1010.020.011.6CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3217221460Ducted, 2.5–3 tons72.270.374.070.3
5BRV-M24-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted90%2.0010.023.012.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221453Non-ducted, 2 tons71.867.576.167.5

Best model on each rating

BRAVO’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FBRV-M30-230VO2.05Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons83%217221464
Capacity retention at 5°FBRV-M24-230VO90%Non-ducted, 2 tons79%217221453
HSPF2BRV-M42-230VO10.0Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons86%217221461
SEER2BRV-M42-230VO22.0Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons100%217221461
EER2BRV-M42-230VO12.3Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons91%217221461
Heating capacity at 5°FBRV-M18-230VO14,500 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons85%217221452

All 14 BRAVO models in Explore

BRAVO 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.
BRAVO: 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 typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons55.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M18-230VO1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21722145761.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M18-230VO1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221457
Ducted, 2 tons59.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M24-230VO1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21722145866.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M24-230VO1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221458
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons73.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M30-230VO2 of 2 models qualify · AHRI 21722145980.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M30-230VO2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221459
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons76.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M42-230VO1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21722146187.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M42-230VO1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221461
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M18-230VO3 of 7 models qualify · AHRI 21722145261.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-P09LS-230VOwith ductless indoor unit BRV-P09CT-230VI7 of 7 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218425279
Non-ducted, 2 tons67.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M24-230VO2 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21722145371.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M24-230VO3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221453
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons62.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M30-230VO2 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21722146466.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M30-230VO3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221454
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons59.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M42-230VO1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21722146674.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)BRV-M42-230VO1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217221466

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest BRAVO certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified BRAVO outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
BRV-P24LS-230VOBravowith ductless indoor unit BRV-P24DT-230VI2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9071%9.518.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218425286
BRV-P18LS-230VOBravowith ductless indoor unit BRV-P18DT-230VI1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9066%9.018.0None2218425285
BRV-P12LS-230VOBravowith ductless indoor unit BRV-P12DT-230VI1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9069%9.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218425284
BRV-P09LS-230VOBravowith ductless indoor unit BRV-P09DT-230VI1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9086%9.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218425283
BRV-M42-230VOBRAVO · Multi-spilt series3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)2.0582%10.323.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel3217221466

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