Genie Aire heat pump efficiency: 6 outdoor models compared

Genie Aire has 6 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 6 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 Genie Aire makes. Genie Aire 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: 6
AHRI certifications: 6
Efficiency index: 35%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (6 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 50%; 3 models

How Genie Aire 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.

Genie Aire against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Genie Aire’s own modelsGenie Aire is strongest on COP at 5°F (its typical model beats 52% of comparable models) and weakest on capacity retention at 5°F (22%).

Genie Aire
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

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

Average peer percentile of Genie Aire’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index6 models scored	35%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F6 models scored	52%	Not ranked	1.92
Capacity retention at 5°F6 models scored	22%	Not ranked	62%
HSPF26 models scored	34%	Not ranked	8.7
SEER26 models scored	39%	Not ranked	20.2
EER26 models scored	31%	Not ranked	10.6
Heating capacity at 5°F6 models scored	27%	Not ranked	9,850 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Genie Aire’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	50%	3
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	50%	3
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	16.7%	1
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	16.7%	1

Sizes and duct types offered

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

Genie Aire’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

Genie Aire (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
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	4	38%	45%	39%	45%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	1	27%	43%	37%	27%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	1	35%	87%	14%	24%

Every Genie Aire model in the market

Genie Aire’s 6 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

Genie Aire models by size and ratingColoured: Genie Aire · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size

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

Dots: 6 genie aire models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 11,475 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	175	1.70	1.85	1.90	2.10	2.26
Ducted, 1 ton	340	1.85	1.90	2.00	2.40	2.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons	789	1.75	1.85	2.00	2.20	2.55
Ducted, 2 tons	782	1.73	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons	735	1.71	1.80	1.90	2.09	2.48
Ducted, 3 tons	652	1.68	1.70	1.90	2.06	2.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons	641	1.61	1.80	1.95	2.20	2.50
Ducted, 4 tons	367	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.02	2.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons	544	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.08	2.34
Ducted, 5 tons	25	1.80	1.80	1.90	1.90	2.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	717	1.75	1.81	1.97	2.10	2.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,064	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.07	2.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	886	1.80	1.80	1.87	2.07	2.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons	564	1.80	1.80	1.83	2.04	2.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	275	1.80	1.81	1.84	1.86	2.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons	502	1.80	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	70	1.82	1.83	1.90	2.00	2.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons	263	1.80	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	103	1.77	1.77	1.80	1.97	2.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons	29	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30	2.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Top Genie Aire 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 1 Genie Aire 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
1GA-09HP115V/OGenie Aire · GA serieswith ductless indoor unit GA-09HP115V/I	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	70%	2.16	9.1	7,000	21.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	212674037	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	56.7

All-around best

Top 5 Genie Aire 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
1GA-09HP115V/OGenie Aire · GA serieswith ductless indoor unit GA-09HP115V/I	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	70%	2.16	9.1	21.5	12.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	212674037	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	54.6	56.7	52.5	56.7
2GA-12HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-12HP230V/I	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	67%	1.79	9.2	21.4	10.8	CEE 25CEE 26	1	212674039	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	36.0	31.4	40.6	Not a pick
3GA-18HP230V/OGenie Aire · GA serieswith ductless indoor unit GA-18HP230V/I	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	62%	2.07	8.7	19.5	11.0	CEE 25CEE 26	1	212674040	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	35.9	39.9	31.8	Not a pick
4GA-36HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-36HP230V/I	3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	61%	2.01	7.8	18.0	9.5	None	1	212674042	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	34.7	41.3	28.2	Not a pick
5GA-24HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-24HP230V/I	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	62%	1.83	8.6	18.5	9.5	None	1	212674041	Non-ducted, 2 tons	27.2	31.6	22.7	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

Genie Aire’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	GA-36HP230V/O	2.01	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	87%	212674042
Capacity retention at 5°F	GA-09HP115V/O	70%	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	39%	212674037
HSPF2	GA-12HP230V/O	9.2	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	50%	212674039
SEER2	GA-09HP115V/O	21.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	52%	212674037
EER2	GA-09HP115V/O	12.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	49%	212674037
Heating capacity at 5°F	GA-18HP230V/O	11,700 Btu/h	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	63%	212674040

All 6 Genie Aire models in Explore

Genie Aire 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.

Genie Aire: 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
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	56.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)GA-09HP115V/Owith ductless indoor unit GA-09HP115V/I1 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 212674037	54.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)GA-09HP115V/Owith ductless indoor unit GA-09HP115V/I4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 212674037
Non-ducted, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	27.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)GA-24HP230V/Owith ductless indoor unit GA-24HP230V/I1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 212674041
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	34.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)GA-36HP230V/Owith ductless indoor unit GA-36HP230V/I1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 212674042

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Genie Aire certifications

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

The 5 most recently certified Genie Aire outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
GA-36HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-36HP230V/I	3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	2.01	61%	7.8	18.0	None	1	212674042
GA-24HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-24HP230V/I	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.83	62%	8.6	18.5	None	1	212674041
GA-18HP230V/OGenie Aire · GA serieswith ductless indoor unit GA-18HP230V/I	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	2.07	62%	8.7	19.5	CEE 25CEE 26	1	212674040
GA-12HP230V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-12HP230V/I	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.79	67%	9.2	21.4	CEE 25CEE 26	1	212674039
GA-12HP115V/OGenie Airewith ductless indoor unit GA-12HP115V/I	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.78	53%	8.7	20.8	None	1	212674038

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