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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 Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

All-around best, ducted 2 tons

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

1,086 of 1,148 models in this size class have all five ratings.

  1. 1MOD30-24HFN10-M1Hwith ducted air handler MSEPD-24HRFN10-M1HMidea (sold as MDV)2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    25.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    14.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    89.9score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 99
  2. 2A-ZHP24SA-1with ducted air handler B-ZHP24SA-1Lennox (sold as Comfort Aire)2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    25.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    14.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    89.9score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 99
  3. 3SENE-24EL-OHwith ducted air handler SENE-24EL-IHHSenville2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    25.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    14.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    89.9score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 99
  4. 4SL22KLV-024-230A**with ducted air handler CBK48MVT-042-230-Lennox2 tons · 22,600 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 88.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    89.5score / 100Heating 89 · Cooling 91
  5. 5DH9VSA241CA*with ducted air handler CAHEA3630C3A*+MBVK16CH*X00ADaikinAlso sold as Amana AZV9SA241CA, Goodman GZV9SA241CA2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 89.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.40 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    21.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.2 (EER2)
    Great
    87.6score / 100Heating 89 · Cooling 86
  6. 65TCV0X36A1with ducted air handler 5TEMCD04AV31+TDRTraneAlso sold as American Standard 5A5V0X36A12 tons · 26,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 90.0Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    107% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.27 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.3 (EER2)
    Great
    86.7score / 100Heating 90 · Cooling 83
  7. 7AOUH24KWAH3Fujitsu2 tons · 22,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 83.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    101% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.08 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    20.5 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    85.7score / 100Heating 83 · Cooling 88
  8. 8BOVA-36RTB-M20Swith ducted air handler L(E,G)M36FJBosch2 tons · 23,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    93% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.69 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    85.6score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 91
  9. 9PUZ-AK24NLHZ2***with ducted air handler PVA-AA24NLMitsubishi Electric2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.7 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.7 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    13.6 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    85.1score / 100Heating 79 · Cooling 91
  10. 10NS21H24MA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)24C3Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF96U070S3BGE Appliances (sold as GE)2 tons · 21,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 89.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    109% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.73 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    84.9score / 100Heating 89 · Cooling 81

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: ducted, 2 tons

Good is better than half of this size class, great is the top quarter, top is the top 10%. The scale comes from the class’s own ratings.

  • 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
    75%+
    Great
    86%+
    Top 10%
    96%+

  • 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
    2.00+
    Great
    2.18+
    Top 10%
    2.43+

  • HSPF2

    Winter-long heating efficiency

    Heating efficiency over a whole winter, measured with a federal test.

    Good
    8.8+
    Great
    9.5+
    Top 10%
    10.2+

  • SEER2

    Summer-long cooling efficiency

    Cooling efficiency over a whole summer, measured with a federal test.

    Good
    18.0+
    Great
    19.0+
    Top 10%
    20.0+

  • EER2

    Hot-day cooling efficiency

    Cooling efficiency on a 95°F afternoon.

    Good
    11.7+
    Great
    12.0+
    Top 10%
    12.5+

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