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Air purifiers ยท Buying guide
Best air purifiers
#1 is the Coway Airmega ProX. Of the 206 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
Cuckoo CAC-F3010FW
- Clean air per minute: smoke552 cfm
- Room size it is rated for856 sq ft
- Electricity per year406 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 3
Soleusair GA1-W
- Clean air per minute: smoke523 cfm
- Room size it is rated for811 sq ft
- Electricity per year463 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 4
Fellowes Aeramax SV
- Clean air per minute: smoke518 cfm
- Room size it is rated for803 sq ft
- Electricity per year490 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 5
Winix Tower XQ
- Clean air per minute: smoke461 cfm
- Room size it is rated for715 sq ft
- Electricity per year486 kWh
- Ozone it gives off1 ppb
- 6
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
- 7
Cuckoo CAC-AH2810FNW
- Clean air per minute: smoke455 cfm
- Room size it is rated for705 sq ft
- Electricity per year388 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 8
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
- 9
Coway Airmega 450
- Clean air per minute: smoke443 cfm
- Room size it is rated for687 sq ft
- Electricity per year389 kWh
- Ozone it gives off0 ppb
- 10
Coway Airmega 450S
- Clean air per minute: smoke443 cfm
- Room size it is rated for687 sq ft
- Electricity per year399 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). 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.