Air purifiers, ranked by critic score
6 ranked by critic score · 2 more not yet ranked · 42 professional reviews
Room air purifiers, judged on how well they clean, how loud they are and what the filters cost to replace.
Image: LevoitLevoit Vital 200S
4 professional reviewers tested the Levoit Vital 200S, and 4 recommend it. Most praised: air cleaning and quiet.
Early score: only 4 professional reviews so far. Expect it to move as more reviews come in.
2 of these 4 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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- 1Levoit Vital 200STop pick, narrowly4 reviews · early score87Image: Levoit
- 2Levoit Core 300SBest for small rooms5 reviews85
Image: Levoit - 3Levoit Core 400SIf you want an app9 reviews84
Image: Levoit - 4Blueair Blue Pure 311i MaxCritics agree5 reviews84
Image: Blueair - 5Winix 5500-2Best value purifier5 reviews83
Image: Winix - 6Coway Airmega AP-1512HH MightyMost reviewed pick10 reviews81
Image: Coway
The highest-rated air purifier so far, on an early score, is the Levoit Vital 200S: critic score 87 out of 100 from 4 reviews, 4 of them positive. Most praised: air cleaning and quiet.
Early reads · 2 not yet ranked
Not ranked, listed A to Z. We publish a critic score once at least 4 professional reviews of the exact model exist; with 2 or 3 we show a provisional average.
- Blueair Blue Pure 211i Max · provisional 82 from 3 reviews
- Coway Airmega 250 · 1 review so far (Business Insider: 83 est.)
Common questions
What is the best air purifier?
Narrowly, the Levoit Vital 200S, with a critic score of 87 from 4 professional reviews. Most praised: air cleaning and quiet.
Levoit Vital 200S vs Levoit Core 300S: which is better?
Critics score the Levoit Vital 200S 87 and the Levoit Core 300S 85. We list the Levoit Core 300S under “Best for small rooms”. Its main drawback: auto mode reacts slowly, and it does little for odours.
Which air purifiers do critics disagree on?
The Winix 5500-2 (scores from 64 to 100).