Samsung heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Samsung heat pump beats 62% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. Samsung has 82 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

62%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

Ranked 5 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 110 models with every rating.

Samsung, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 71%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 45%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 45%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 66%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 60%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 61%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 71%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

95%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
78 models. All brands: 57%.
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90%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
74 models. All brands: 53%.
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10%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
8 models. All brands: 3%.
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Top Samsung cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ductless, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

36 of Samsung’s 41 models of this size and type qualify.

1AR15DXDACWKXwith ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNSamsungAlso listed as AR15DXDABWKX1.5 tons · 15,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 104% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
104% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.50 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
11.0 (HSPF2)
Great
92.1score / 100
2AR70H15CACWXwith ductless indoor unit AR70H15CACWNSamsungAlso listed as AR70H15CAEBX, MWLE015S6S-1P, MWPE015S6S-1P1.5 tons · 15,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 115% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
115% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.10 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
11.2 (HSPF2)
Great
88.0score / 100
3AR09DXDACWKXwith ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNSamsungAlso listed as AR09DXDABWKX1 ton · 9,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 114% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
114% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.15 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
10.5 (HSPF2)
Great
86.4score / 100
4AR15DXFAMWKXwith ductless indoor unit AR15DXFAMWKNSamsung1.5 tons · 15,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
Heat kept at 5°F
87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
2.24 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
10.0 (HSPF2)
Good
74.7score / 100
5AR60H15C1JWXwith ductless indoor unit AR60H15C1JWNSamsungAlso listed as MWHE015S6S-1P1.5 tons · 15,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
Heat kept at 5°F
92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.13 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
10.0 (HSPF2)
Good
74.4score / 100

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

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