Gree vs Lennox: heat pump ratings compared
Against heat pumps of the same size and type, a typical Gree model beats 54% and a typical Lennox model 48%. Gree rates higher overall.
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Gree
54%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About average717 models listed
Lennox
48%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About average331 models listed
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FGree: Beats 43%Lennox: Beats 46%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FGree: Beats 57%Lennox: Beats 43%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Gree: Beats 42%Lennox: Beats 44%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Gree: Beats 60%Lennox: Beats 45%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Gree: Beats 60%Lennox: Beats 57%
Average (50%)Dashed outline: the other brand, for comparison
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CEE 2025
- Gree
- 81%
- Lennox
- 44%
Xcel CC
- Gree
- 80%
- Lennox
- 36%
CEE Advanced
- Gree
- 6%
- Lennox
- 3%
ENERGY STAR CC
- Gree
- 66%
- Lennox
- 30%
All-around best, ductless 5 tons and up
Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.
Showing Ductless, 5 tons and up (57,000 Btu/h and up cooling). What size is my system?
Gree
- 1GMV-V60WL/NHC-T(U)GreeAlso sold as Tosot TMV-V60WL/NHC-T(U)5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 53.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 72% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.20 (COP at 5°F)
- Great
- Winter efficiency
- 9.2 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 22.5 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 10.5 (EER2)
- Good
- 2MHPC-H-060BMBGree (sold as Ac Pro)5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 65% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 65% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Below the middle
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.20 (COP at 5°F)
- Great
- Winter efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 22.0 (SEER2)
- Great
- Hot-day cooling
- 10.0 (EER2)
- Below the middle
Lennox
- 1VPD060H6M-5PLennox5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 84.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 85% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.11 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 11.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 23.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 13.8 (EER2)
- Top 10%
- 2VPD060S6M-5PLennox5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 60.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.99 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 10.2 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 20.0 (SEER2)
- Below the middle
- Hot-day cooling
- 12.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 3VPC060H5M-3PLennoxAlso listed as VPC060H5M-3P5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 50.6Meets Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.87 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 10.1 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.5 (SEER2)
- Below the middle
- Hot-day cooling
- 9.5 (EER2)
- Below the middle
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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