All-around best heat pumps by size
Heat pumps that are good at everything, ranked against units their size: half the score is heating (how much heat they keep at 5°F, how efficient they are at 5°F and over a winter), half is cooling (seasonal and hot-day efficiency).
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Showing Ductless, 5 tons and up (57,000 Btu/h and up cooling). What size is my system?
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.
86 of 86 models in this size class have all five ratings.
- 1AM060FCMDCG1Samsung5 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%
- 2VPD060H6M-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%
- 3ZRUM060GSS0LG5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 72.6Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.10 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 10.0 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 23.0 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 13.0 (EER2)
- Top 10%
- 4AVW-60F3DAH2Hisense5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 98.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.30 (COP at 5°F)
- Top 10%
- Winter efficiency
- 11.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 21.5 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 5CHV6-RS60URBMHHCooper&Hunter (sold as Cooper & Hunter)5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 98.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.30 (COP at 5°F)
- Top 10%
- Winter efficiency
- 11.0 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 21.5 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 6AOUK060MSAN7Fujitsu5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 70.6Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.35 (COP at 5°F)
- Top 10%
- Winter efficiency
- 9.5 (HSPF2)
- Below the middle
- Cooling efficiency
- 22.2 (SEER2)
- Top 10%
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.0 (EER2)
- Great
- 7KUMXB601ALG5 tons · 58,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 84.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 82% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Great
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.33 (COP at 5°F)
- Top 10%
- Winter efficiency
- 9.8 (HSPF2)
- Good
- Cooling efficiency
- 19.5 (SEER2)
- Below the middle
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.9 (EER2)
- Great
- 8MCY-MUB0608HS2P-ULCarrier (sold as Toshiba Carrier)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
- 66% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.11 (COP at 5°F)
- Good
- Winter efficiency
- 10.3 (HSPF2)
- Great
- Cooling efficiency
- 21.1 (SEER2)
- Good
- Hot-day cooling
- 11.1 (EER2)
- Great
- 9GMV-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
- 10MXZ-SM60NLHZ-**Mitsubishi ElectricAlso listed as PUMY-HL60NKMU5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 70.0Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Top 10%
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 2.00 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Winter efficiency
- 10.9 (HSPF2)
- Top 10%
- Cooling efficiency
- 20.0 (SEER2)
- Below the middle
- Hot-day cooling
- 12.0 (EER2)
- Great
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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What good looks like: ductless, 5 tons and up
Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F
Heating power kept at 5°F
How much of its mild-weather heating power the unit still delivers at 5°F.
- Good
- 65%+
- Great
- 71%+
- Top 10%
- 83%+
COP at 5°F
Efficiency on a 5°F day
How much heat the unit makes from each unit of electricity when it is 5°F outside.
- Good
- 2.05+
- Great
- 2.20+
- Top 10%
- 2.20+
HSPF2
Winter-long heating efficiency
Heating efficiency over a whole winter, measured with a federal test.
- Good
- 9.5+
- Great
- 10.1+
- Top 10%
- 10.5+
SEER2
Summer-long cooling efficiency
Cooling efficiency over a whole summer, measured with a federal test.
- Good
- 20.0+
- Great
- 22.0+
- Top 10%
- 22.0+
EER2
Hot-day cooling efficiency
Cooling efficiency on a 95°F afternoon.
- Good
- 10.0+
- Great
- 10.5+
- Top 10%
- 12.0+
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