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Air purifiers ยท Buying guide
Best air purifiers rated most efficient
#1 is the Coway Airmega ProX. Of the 65 models that fit, it cleans smoke from the air fastest (577 cfm).
The list
- 1
Coway Airmega ProX
- Clean air per minute: smoke577 cfm
- Room size it is rated for894 sq ft
- Electricity per year335 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 2
Blueair model 4312111000
- Clean air per minute: smoke455 cfm
- Room size it is rated for705 sq ft
- Electricity per year235 kWh
- Ozone it gives off3 ppb
- 3
Blueair model 3613111100
- Clean air per minute: smoke443 cfm
- Room size it is rated for687 sq ft
- Electricity per year259 kWh
- Ozone it gives off2 ppb
- 4
Coway AP-3018B
- Clean air per minute: smoke413 cfm
- Room size it is rated for640 sq ft
- Electricity per year235 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 5
Rainbow Brisk Box Ultra
- Clean air per minute: smoke370 cfm
- Room size it is rated for574 sq ft
- Electricity per year94 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 6
Blueair model 3631101000
- Clean air per minute: smoke356 cfm
- Room size it is rated for552 sq ft
- Electricity per year210 kWh
- Ozone it gives off1 ppb
- 7
Blueair model 3432111100
- Clean air per minute: smoke339 cfm
- Room size it is rated for525 sq ft
- Electricity per year227 kWh
- Ozone it gives off2 ppb
- 8
Rainbow Luggable XL Ultra
- Clean air per minute: smoke333 cfm
- Room size it is rated for516 sq ft
- Electricity per year81 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 9
Blueair model 4412311000
- Clean air per minute: smoke321 cfm
- Room size it is rated for498 sq ft
- Electricity per year181 kWh
- Ozone it gives off1 ppb
- 10
Rainbow Luggable XXL
- Clean air per minute: smoke306 cfm
- Room size it is rated for474 sq ft
- Electricity per year75 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
How this list is made
We start from every air purifier certified by ENERGY STAR and sold in the US (206 models). Models shown: rated most efficient. Ranked by clean air per minute: smoke (higher is better). Ties go to the one that uses less electricity.
Data: ENERGY STAR certified products list, checked 2026-11-09. We have not tested these products ourselves.