LENNOX VRF heat pump efficiency: 5 outdoor models compared

LENNOX VRF has 5 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 10 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 LENNOX VRF makes. LENNOX VRF 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: 5
AHRI certifications: 10
Efficiency index: 40%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (10 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 20%; 1 model

How LENNOX VRF 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.

LENNOX VRF against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of LENNOX VRF’s own modelsLENNOX VRF is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 63% of comparable models) and weakest on capacity retention at 5°F (10%).

LENNOX VRF
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

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

Average peer percentile of LENNOX VRF’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index10 models scored	40%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F10 models scored	42%	Not ranked	2.20
Capacity retention at 5°F10 models scored	10%	Not ranked	50%
HSPF210 models scored	45%	Not ranked	9.8
SEER210 models scored	63%	Not ranked	20.0
EER210 models scored	33%	Not ranked	10.5
Heating capacity at 5°F10 models scored	20%	Not ranked	21,000 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of LENNOX VRF’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	20%	1
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	20%	1
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.

LENNOX VRF’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

LENNOX VRF (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
Ducted, 2 tons	1	37%	3%	33%	80%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	2	35%	22%	32%	72%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	1	41%	41%	60%	70%
Ducted, 5 tons and up	1	52%	41%	60%	96%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	1	20%	26%	22%	16%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	2	42%	49%	51%	49%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	1	61%	95%	68%	86%
Non-ducted, 5 tons and up	1	36%	69%	42%	42%

Every LENNOX VRF model in the market

LENNOX VRF’s 10 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

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

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

Dots: 10 lennox vrf 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 11, 2026

Top LENNOX VRF 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 LENNOX VRF model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

Top 5 LENNOX VRF 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
1VEP036C432P2LENNOX VRF	3 tons37,600 Btu/h · Non-ducted	50%	2.30	9.8	22.0	11.5	CEE 25CEE 26	2	206764037	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	61.7	58.1	65.3	Not a pick
2VEP048C432P2LENNOX VRF	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	50%	2.20	9.8	22.0	10.5	None	2	206764039	Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	61.0	54.8	67.2	Not a pick
3VEP060C432P2LENNOX VRF	5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Ducted	48%	1.90	8.3	18.0	9.5	None	2	206764042	Ducted, 5 tons and up	51.7	43.0	60.4	Not a pick
4VEP036C432P2LENNOX VRF	3 tons37,600 Btu/h · Ducted	48%	1.80	8.0	18.0	10.6	None	2	206764038	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	41.8	27.2	56.4	Not a pick
5VEP048C432P2LENNOX VRF	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	48%	1.90	8.3	16.0	8.8	None	2	206764040	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	41.4	40.3	42.6	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

LENNOX VRF’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	VEP036C432P2	2.30	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	97%	206764037
Capacity retention at 5°F	VEP060C432P2	48%	Ducted, 5 tons and up	33%	206764042
HSPF2	VEP036C432P2	9.8	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	72%	206764037
SEER2	VEP060C432P2	18.0	Ducted, 5 tons and up	96%	206764042
EER2	VEP036C432P2	11.5	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	56%	206764037
Heating capacity at 5°F	VEP060C432P2	31,000 Btu/h	Ducted, 5 tons and up	45%	206764042

All 5 LENNOX VRF models in Explore

LENNOX VRF 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.

LENNOX VRF: 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, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	37.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP024C432P1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764034
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)	41.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP036C432P22 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764038
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	41.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP048C432P21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764040
Ducted, 5 tons and up	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	51.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP060C432P21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764042
Non-ducted, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	19.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP024C432P1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764033
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)	61.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP036C432P22 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764037
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	61.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP048C432P21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764039
Non-ducted, 5 tons and up	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	36.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)VEP060C432P21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 206764041

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest LENNOX VRF certifications

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

The 5 most recently certified LENNOX VRF outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
VEP060C432P2LENNOX VRF	5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted	1.90	48%	8.3	18.0	None	2	206764042
VEP048C432P2LENNOX VRF	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted	1.90	48%	8.3	16.0	None	2	206764040
VEP036C432P2LENNOX VRF	3 tons37,600 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted	1.80	48%	8.0	18.0	CEE 25CEE 26	2	206764038
VEP028C432PLENNOX VRF	2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted	1.70	44%	7.5	16.5	None	2	206764036
VEP024C432PLENNOX VRF	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted	1.60	48%	7.8	18.0	None	2	206764034

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