If the job is running a circular saw, a pump or a microwave rather than powering a fridge overnight, output matters more than capacity. This ranking measures how much inverter you get per dollar.

It produces a different winner from the capacity-per-dollar list, which is exactly the point: the two rankings serve two different buyers.

How this is calculated

continuous AC output W ÷ list price (higher is better)

Raw output without capacity means short runtime at full load, and says nothing about whether the waveform and surge behaviour suit your equipment.

Portable power stations ranked by AC output per dollar, ranked by W/$
#ModelW/$CapacityAC outputWeightChemistryList price$/Wh
1E1000LFP
PECRON
4.51 W/$1.02 kWh1.8 kW29.0 lbLiFePO4$399$0.39
2E1500LFP
PECRON
4.01 W/$1.54 kWh2.2 kW38.4 lbLiFePO4$549$0.36
3F3000LFP
PECRON
4.00 W/$3.07 kWh3.6 kW63.3 lbLiFePO4$899$0.29
4F1000LFP
PECRON
3.76 W/$960 Wh1.5 kW23.9 lbLiFePO4$399$0.42
5Elite 100 V2
BLUETTI
3.76 W/$1.02 kWh1.8 kW25.0 lbLiFePO4$479$0.47
6Explorer 2000 Plus
Jackery
3.75 W/$2.04 kWh3 kW61.5 lbLiFePO4$799$0.39
7E2400LFP
PECRON
3.70 W/$2.05 kWh2.4 kW45.0 lbLiFePO4$649$0.32
8DELTA 3 Classic
EcoFlow
3.61 W/$1.02 kWh1.8 kW26.7 lbLiFePO4$499$0.49
9AC180
BLUETTI
3.61 W/$1.15 kWh1.8 kW35.3 lbLiFePO4$499$0.43
10E3600LFP
PECRON
3.60 W/$3.07 kWh3.6 kW79.0 lbLiFePO4$999$0.33
11E300LFP
PECRON
3.35 W/$288 Wh600 W10.6 lbLiFePO4$179$0.62
12F5000LFP
PECRON
3.27 W/$5.12 kWh7.2 kW123.9 lbLiFePO4$2,199$0.43
13E3800LFP
PECRON
3.23 W/$3.84 kWh4.2 kW87.3 lbLiFePO4$1,299$0.34
14Explorer 1000 Plus
Jackery
3.23 W/$1.26 kWh2 kW32.0 lbLiFePO4$619$0.49
15Elite 200 V2
BLUETTI
3.06 W/$2.07 kWh2.6 kW53.4 lbLiFePO4$849$0.41
16F3800
Anker SOLIX
3.00 W/$3.84 kWh6 kW132.3 lbLiFePO4$2,000$0.52
17DELTA 3
EcoFlow
2.86 W/$1.02 kWh1.8 kW27.6 lbLiFePO4$629$0.61
18DELTA 3 Plus
EcoFlow
2.77 W/$1.02 kWh1.8 kW27.6 lbLiFePO4$649$0.63
19EB3A
BLUETTI
2.74 W/$268 Wh600 W10.1 lbLiFePO4$219$0.82
20Explorer 1000 v2
Jackery
2.68 W/$1.07 kWh1.5 kW23.8 lbLiFePO4$559$0.52
21DELTA 3 Max
EcoFlow
2.67 W/$2.05 kWh2.4 kW44.8 lbLiFePO4$899$0.44
22AC200L
BLUETTI
2.67 W/$2.05 kWh2.4 kW62.4 lbLiFePO4$899$0.44
23C2000 Gen 2
Anker SOLIX
2.67 W/$2.05 kWh2.4 kW41.7 lbLiFePO4$900$0.44
24DELTA 3 Ultra
EcoFlow
2.57 W/$3.07 kWh3.6 kW72.1 lbLiFePO4$1,399$0.46
25F3000
Anker SOLIX
2.57 W/$3.07 kWh3.6 kW91.5 lbLiFePO4$1,400$0.46
26DELTA 3 Max Plus
EcoFlow
2.50 W/$2.05 kWh3 kW48.7 lbLiFePO4$1,199$0.59
27F3800 Plus
Anker SOLIX
2.50 W/$3.84 kWh6 kW72.8 lbLiFePO4$2,400$0.62
28AC240
BLUETTI
2.40 W/$1.54 kWh2.4 kW72.0 lbLiFePO4$999$0.65
29Elite 30 V2
BLUETTI
2.40 W/$288 Wh600 W9.5 lbLiFePO4$250$0.87
30DELTA 2 Max
EcoFlow
2.29 W/$2.05 kWh2.4 kW50.0 lbLiFePO4$1,049$0.51
31E500LFP
PECRON
2.23 W/$576 Wh600 W15.0 lbLiFePO4$269$0.47
32S2000
Anker SOLIX
2.21 W/$2.01 kWh1.5 kW35.7 lbLiFePO4$679$0.34
33Explorer 2000 v2
Jackery
2.20 W/$2.04 kWh2.2 kW39.5 lbLiFePO4$999$0.49
34Elite 300
BLUETTI
2.18 W/$3.01 kWh2.4 kW58.0 lbLiFePO4$1,099$0.36
35RIVER 2 Pro
EcoFlow
2.11 W/$768 Wh800 W18.2 lbLiFePO4$379$0.49
36Explorer 1500 v2
Jackery
2.11 W/$1.54 kWh2 kW32.0 lbLiFePO4$949$0.62
37AC2A
BLUETTI
2.01 W/$204 Wh300 W7.9 lbLiFePO4$149$0.73
38RIVER 2 Max
EcoFlow
2.01 W/$512 Wh500 W13.4 lbLiFePO4$249$0.49
39RIVER 3 Plus
EcoFlow
2.01 W/$286 Wh600 W10.4 lbLiFePO4$299$1.05
40Elite 400
BLUETTI
2.00 W/$3.84 kWh2.6 kW86.0 lbLiFePO4$1,299$0.34
41EB70S
BLUETTI
1.86 W/$716 Wh800 W21.4 lbLiFePO4$429$0.60
42AC200P
BLUETTI
1.82 W/$2 kWh2 kW60.6 lbLiFePO4$1,099$0.55
43AC180T
BLUETTI
1.80 W/$1.43 kWh1.8 kW58.4 lbLiFePO4$999$0.70
44Yeti 1500X
Goal Zero
1.78 W/$1.52 kWh2 kW45.6 lbNMC$1,125$0.74
45Elite 10 Mini
BLUETTI
1.77 W/$128 Wh200 W4.0 lbLiFePO4$113$0.88
46Yeti 1000
Goal Zero
1.67 W/$998 Wh2 kW35.3 lbLiFePO4$1,200$1.20
47Explorer 1500 Ultra
Jackery
1.50 W/$1.54 kWh1.8 kW38.6 lbLiFePO4$1,199$0.78
48Yeti 1000X
Goal Zero
1.50 W/$997 Wh1.5 kW31.7 lbNMC$1,000$1.00
49AC70
BLUETTI
1.49 W/$768 Wh1 kW22.5 lbLiFePO4$669$0.87
50Explorer 300D
Jackery
1.44 W/$288 Wh300 W5.5 lbLiFePO4$209$0.73
51DELTA Pro 3
EcoFlow
1.43 W/$4.10 kWh4 kW113.5 lbLiFePO4$2,799$0.68
52AC50B
BLUETTI
1.40 W/$448 Wh700 W14.8 lbLiFePO4$499$1.11
53RIVER 2
EcoFlow
1.37 W/$243 Wh300 W7.7 lbLiFePO4$219$0.90
54Yeti 1500
Goal Zero
1.33 W/$1.50 kWh2 kW52.8 lbLiFePO4$1,500$1.00
55AC300
BLUETTI
1.30 W/$2.77 kWh3 kW$2,299$0.83
56F3000 2
Anker SOLIX
1.29 W/$3.07 kWh3.6 kW91.5 lbLiFePO4$2,800$0.91
57Explorer 240 v2
Jackery
1.20 W/$256 Wh300 W7.7 lbLiFePO4$249$0.97
58C1000
Anker SOLIX
1.20 W/$1.06 kWh1.8 kW28.4 lbLiFePO4$1,499$1.42
59Explorer 300 v2
Jackery
1.12 W/$288 Wh300 W8.2 lbLiFePO4$269$0.93
60Explorer 5000 Plus
Jackery
1.03 W/$5.04 kWh3.6 kW134.5 lbLiFePO4$3,499$0.69
61Explorer 600 v2
Jackery
1.00 W/$640 Wh500 W14.1 lbLiFePO4$499$0.78
62Yeti 300
Goal Zero
1.00 W/$297 Wh350 W13.7 lbLiFePO4$350$1.18
63Yeti 500
Goal Zero
1.00 W/$499 Wh500 W16.1 lbLiFePO4$500$1.00
64C300X
Anker SOLIX
1.00 W/$288 Wh300 WLiFePO4$300$1.04
65Yeti Pro 4000
Goal Zero
0.90 W/$3.99 kWh3.6 kW115.7 lbLiFePO4$4,000$1.00
66Yeti 700
Goal Zero
0.86 W/$677 Wh600 W20.3 lbLiFePO4$700$1.03
67C1000 Gen 2
Anker SOLIX
0.83 W/$1.02 kWh2 kW24.9 lbLiFePO4$2,398$2.34
68Yeti 3000X
Goal Zero
0.67 W/$3.03 kWh2 kW69.8 lbNMC$3,000$0.99
69C300
Anker SOLIX
0.55 W/$288 Wh300 W9.1 lbLiFePO4$549$1.91
70Yeti 200X
Goal Zero
0.55 W/$187 Wh120 W5.0 lbNMC$220$1.18
71Yeti 400 Lithium
Goal Zero
0.50 W/$428 Wh300 W16.3 lbNMC$600$1.40
72Yeti 6000X
Goal Zero
0.50 W/$6.07 kWh2 kW106.0 lbNMC$4,000$0.66

4 of 76 models are excluded from this ranking because the vendor does not publish the figures it needs. They are not estimated, and they are not ranked here — check an individual model page for what it does publish.

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