Hisense heat pump efficiency: 159 outdoor models compared

Hisense has 159 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 369 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 Hisense makes. Ranks are among manufacturers with a QMID on file and at least 10 scored models.

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

Outdoor models: 159
AHRI certifications: 369
Efficiency index: 57%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (118 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 64.8%; 103 models

How Hisense 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.

Hisense against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Hisense’s own modelsHisense is strongest on EER2 (its typical model beats 56% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (40%).

Hisense
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

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

Average peer percentile of Hisense’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index118 models scored	57%	10th of 27	—
COP at 5°F118 models scored	40%	26th of 27	1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F118 models scored	55%	16th of 27	72%
HSPF2168 models scored	42%	20th of 27	9.0
SEER2168 models scored	50%	15th of 27	20.5
EER2168 models scored	56%	13th of 27	12.5
Heating capacity at 5°F118 models scored	45%	20th of 27	9,600 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Hisense’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	64.8%	103
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	64.8%	103
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	59.1%	94
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	47.2%	75

Sizes and duct types offered

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

Hisense’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

Hisense (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	5	46%	60%	42%	53%
Ducted, 2 tons	3	57%	44%	64%	81%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	5	65%	74%	74%	71%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	6	58%	56%	65%	78%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	114	59%	36%	41%	50%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	24	53%	25%	37%	44%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	10	63%	71%	34%	25%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	1	45%	41%	14%	45%

Every Hisense model in the market

Hisense’s 168 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

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

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

Dots: 168 hisense 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.

Show the data as a table

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 Hisense 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 Hisense 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
1AUWR-36U3SAHISENSEwith ducted air handler HE35936+TD	2.5 tons29,400 Btu/h · Ducted	85%	2.08	9.4	24,200	15.2	XcelES CC	21	215333846	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.9
2AUW-09U3SSHISENSE · Hi UNIwith ductless indoor unit ACT-09UR3SCA	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	92%	2.19	10.0	8,300	20.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	4	204835478	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	78.4
3AUW-36U3ST1HISENSEwith ducted air handler AUD-36UX3SHH1	3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted	76%	2.20	9.5	27,400	17.5	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	4	205141571	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.1
4AUW-36U3ST1HISENSEwith ductless indoor unit AUC-36UR3SHB1	3 tons36,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	74%	2.28	9.8	26,800	18.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	4	205141567	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	77.2
5AS-09UW3SXE00HISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AS-09UW3SXE**00	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	89%	2.05	10.5	8,050	27.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	201981253	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	75.7

All-around best

Top 5 Hisense 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
1AS-09UW3SXE00HISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AS-09UW3SXE**00	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	89%	2.05	10.5	27.5	15.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	201981253	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	85.4	75.7	95.1	75.7
2AS-09UR3SXE00HISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AS-09UR3SXE**00Also listed as AS-09UW3SXE00B, AS-09UW3SXETG00G, AS-09UW3SXETG00P, AS-09UW3SXETG00	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	78%	2.10	10.5	27.5	15.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	6	10102524	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	85.1	75.0	95.1	75.0
3AST-09UW3SXE01HISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-09UW3SXE**01	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	96%	1.94	10.5	25.5	14.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	208193232	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	81.4	72.9	89.9	72.9
4AST-09UW3SXEDH01GHISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-09UW3SXEDH01Also listed as AST-09UW3SXEDH01X, AST-09UW3SXETD01, AST-09UW3SXEDH01	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	78%	2.05	10.5	25.5	14.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	213741329	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	81.1	72.2	89.9	72.2
5AMW4-36U3STAHISENSE · Hi MULTI Xtreme	2.5 tons32,000 Btu/h · Ducted	113%	1.84	8.9	19.5	12.0	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	4	203459336	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.6	69.2	88.0	69.2

Best model on each rating

Hisense’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	AUWR-24U3SF2	2.80	Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	97%	214607635
Capacity retention at 5°F	AMW4-36U3STA	113%	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	99%	202911535
HSPF2	AUW-36U3ST1	9.5	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	83%	205141571
SEER2	AS-09UR3SXE00Also listed as AS-09UW3SXE00B, AS-09UW3SXETG00G, AS-09UW3SXETG00P, AS-09UW3SXETG00	27.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	96%	10102524
EER2	AS-09UR3SXE00Also listed as AS-09UW3SXE00B, AS-09UW3SXETG00G, AS-09UW3SXETG00P, AS-09UW3SXETG00	15.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	93%	10102524
Heating capacity at 5°F	AUWR-24U3SF2	31,000 Btu/h	Ducted, 2 tons	98%	214447344

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Hisense 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.

Hisense: 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	55.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUW-09U3SSwith ducted air handler ADT-09UX3SBL4 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 204835479	57.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUW-09U3SSwith ducted air handler ADT-09UX3SBL4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 204835479
Ducted, 2 tons	65.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUWR-24U3SF2with ducted air handler A(E,F)M304+TDR4 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 214447344	71.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW3-24U3SAA4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 203446790
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	78.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUWR-36U3SAwith ducted air handler HE35936+TD5 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 215333846	78.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW4-36U3STA5 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 203459336
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	74.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUWR-60U3SP2with ducted air handler L(E,G)M60I44 of 6 models qualify · AHRI 213896272	65.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUWR-48U3SPwith ducted air handler DC61A44-245R6 of 6 models have all five ratings · AHRI 213411088
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	78.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUW-09U3SSwith ductless indoor unit ACT-09UR3SCA72 of 114 models qualify · AHRI 204835478	85.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)AS-09UW3SXE00with ductless indoor unit AS-09UW3SXE**0082 of 114 models have all five ratings · AHRI 201981253
Non-ducted, 2 tons	72.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUW-24U3SAwith ductless indoor unit ACT-24UR3SGB14 of 24 models qualify · AHRI 203167189	67.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW3-24U3SAAwith ductless indoor unit AST-07UW3SVE00+AST-09UW3SVE00+AST-09UW3SVE**0014 of 24 models have all five ratings · AHRI 202864314
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	77.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)AUW-36U3ST1with ductless indoor unit AUC-36UR3SHB12 of 10 models qualify · AHRI 205141567	69.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW4-36U3STAwith ductless indoor unit AST-09UW3SVE00+AST-09UW3SVE00+AST-09UW3SVE00+AST-09UW3SVE002 of 10 models have all five ratings · AHRI 202911535
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	41.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW5-42U3STA1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 205123813	44.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AMW5-42U3STA1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 205123812

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Hisense certifications

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

The 5 most recently certified Hisense outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
AST-09UW3SVEDB01HISENSEwith ductless indoor unit AST-09UW3SVEDB01	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	70%	9.0	22.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218416175
AST-09UW3SXG01CHISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-09UW3SXG**01C	1 ton10,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.75	93%	9.5	21.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218027987
AST-24UW3SDN01BHISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-24UW3SDN**01B	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.91	89%	8.6	20.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	216010671
AST-18UW3SBN00BHISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-18UW3SBN**00B	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.87	77%	9.2	22.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	216010670
AST-12UW3SXG01BHISENSE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit AST-12UW3SXG**01B	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.85	80%	9.5	21.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	216010669

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