Goal Zero Yeti 500 vs PECRON E500LFP

Goal Zero Yeti 500 portable power station

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Goal Zero Yeti 500

Max solar input: 200 W vs 100 W
AC recharge time: 84 min vs 90 min
Rated cycles: 4,000 cycles vs 3,500 cycles
Warranty: 60 months vs 12 months

Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

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PECRON E500LFP

Capacity: 576 Wh vs 499 Wh
Continuous AC output: 600 W vs 500 W
Weight: 15.0 lb vs 16.1 lb
List price: $269 vs $500

Value buyers who care about chemistry and output more than ecosystem.

Spec by spec

A green arrow marks the better figure on each row. Rows where only one unit publishes a number are shown without a winner rather than guessed.

Metric	Yeti 500	E500LFP	What it means
Capacity	499 Wh	576 Wh	How much energy the unit stores. Sets how long everything else can run.
Continuous AC output	500 W	600 W	The largest load the inverter will run continuously, not counting surge.
Weight lower is better	16.1 lb	15.0 lb	The spec buyers most often regret ignoring.
List price lower is better	$500	$269	Vendor list price at the time of collection; street prices move.
Cost per watt-hour lower is better	$1.00	$0.47	Price divided by capacity. The fairest single value metric.
Watt-hours per pound	31.0 Wh/lb	38.4 Wh/lb	Capacity you get per pound carried.
Max solar input	200 W	100 W	Caps how large an array is useful, and therefore off-grid recharge speed.
AC recharge time lower is better	84 min	90 min	Vendor-stated time to full from a wall outlet.
Rated cycles	4,000 cycles	3,500 cycles	Vendor claim for charge cycles before capacity degrades to 80%.
Warranty	60 months	12 months	Stated warranty length from the vendor listing.

How each one ranks overall

Goal Zero Yeti 500

#60 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($1.00)
#61 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (31.0 Wh/lb)
#59 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (100 W/100Wh)
#26 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (356 W)
#50 of 55 for Highest solar input (200 W)
#45 of 65 for Longest service life (1996 kWh)
#63 of 72 for Most output per dollar (1.00 W/$)
#69 of 75 for Best for home backup (35/100)
#45 of 75 for Longest warranty (60 mo)

PECRON E500LFP

#20 of 73 for Best value (Wh per dollar) ($0.47)
#32 of 74 for Most portable (Wh per pound) (38.4 Wh/lb)
#58 of 75 for Most inverter headroom (104 W/100Wh)
#25 of 36 for Fastest AC recharge (384 W)
#55 of 55 for Highest solar input (100 W)
#44 of 65 for Longest service life (2016 kWh)
#31 of 72 for Most output per dollar (2.23 W/$)
#66 of 75 for Best for home backup (36/100)
#74 of 75 for Longest warranty (12 mo)

The brands behind them

Goal Zero

The outdoor retailer shopper who wants a system they can see in person

Best for: Buyers who value the ecosystem, the retail presence and a familiar outdoor brand.

Not for: Spec-sheet shoppers optimising cost per watt-hour.

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PECRON

The informed value buyer who wants LiFePO4 and a big inverter for less

Best for: Value buyers who care about chemistry and output more than ecosystem.

Not for: Buyers who need a mature app, dealer support or resale value.

Full PECRON profile →

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from Goal Zero’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: goalzero.com/products/yeti-500-portable-power-station-lfp-battery.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)

capacityWh: “Battery Pack Capacity: 499.2 Wh (25.6 V, 20 Ah)”
acOutputW: “AC (Inverter)(pure sine wave): 500 W Continuous, 1000 W Surge, 115 V, 4.16 A”
weight: “16.1 lbs (7.3kg)”
solarInputW: “Solar (200 W Max): 2.8 hrs.”
rechargeAcMinutes: “AC Fast Charge: 1.4 hrs”
cycleLife: “Lifecycles*: 4000 (*To 80% of original capacity at 25 °C with a 0.5C charge and discharge)”
warrantyMonths: “Warranty : 5 years”

Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page is taken from PECRON’s own product listing and is stored with the vendor’s exact wording, reproduced below. We do not estimate missing specs — a field the vendor does not publish is shown as “—” and excluded from rankings. Source: www.pecron.com/products/pecron-e500lfp-portable-power-station-600w-576wh.

Vendor wording for each figure (7)