Global Commander heat pump efficiency: 7 outdoor models compared

Global Commander has 7 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 7 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 Global Commander makes. Global Commander 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 11, 2026updated Oct 11, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 7
AHRI certifications: 7
Efficiency index: 14%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (1 model)
Meet CEE 2025: 0%; 0 models

How Global Commander 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.

Global Commander against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Global Commander’s own modelsGlobal Commander is strongest on heating capacity at 5°F (its typical model beats 62% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (5%).

Global Commander
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 11, 2026

Average peer percentile of Global Commander’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index1 model scored	14%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F1 model scored	22%	Not ranked	1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F1 model scored	16%	Not ranked	61%
HSPF27 models scored	5%	Not ranked	7.8
SEER27 models scored	25%	Not ranked	19.0
EER27 models scored	13%	Not ranked	10.0
Heating capacity at 5°F1 model scored	62%	Not ranked	11,600 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Global Commander’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	0%	0

Sizes and duct types offered

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

Global Commander’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

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

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 11, 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	5	14%	22%	2%	23%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	2	—	—	12%	32%

Every Global Commander model in the market

Global Commander’s 7 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

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

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

Dots: 7 global commander 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 11, 2026

Top Global Commander 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

No Global Commander model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

Top 1 Global Commander 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
1HPG-ET18K2CH19S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET18K2CH19S-I	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	61%	1.80	7.8	19.0	9.0	None	1	211698477	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	14.2	13.4	14.9	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

Global Commander’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	HPG-ET18K2CH19S-O	1.80	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	22%	211698477
Capacity retention at 5°F	HPG-ET18K2CH19S-O	61%	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	16%	211698477
HSPF2	HPG-ET24K2CH20S-O	8.5	Non-ducted, 2 tons	21%	211756655
SEER2	HPG-ET24K2CH20S-O	20.0	Non-ducted, 2 tons	46%	211756655
EER2	HPG-ET24K2CH20S-O	10.0	Non-ducted, 2 tons	25%	211756655
Heating capacity at 5°F	HPG-ET18K2CH19S-O	11,600 Btu/h	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	61%	211698477

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Global Commander 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.

Global Commander: 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	None on this board (0 of 5 models qualify)	14.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)HPG-ET18K2CH19S-Owith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET18K2CH19S-I1 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 211698477
Non-ducted, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 2 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Global Commander certifications

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

The 5 most recently certified Global Commander outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
HPG-ET24K2CH20S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET24K2CH20S-I	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	8.5	20.0	None	1	211756655
HPG-ET24K2CH18S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET24K2CH18S-I	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.8	18.0	None	1	211698478
HPG-ET18K2CH19S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET18K2CH19S-I	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	61%	7.8	19.0	None	1	211698477
HPG-ET12K2CH19S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET12K2CH19S-I	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.8	19.0	None	1	211698476
HPG-ET12K1CH19S-OGlobal Commanderwith ductless indoor unit HPG-ET12K1CH19S-I	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.8	19.0	None	1	211698475

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Global Commander includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: Global Commander. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.