Air purifiers · Prices updated at 08:46
The best air purifier for every budget in 2026
Every model with a known CADR ranked by measured facts and owners’ ratings, priced at 2 shops, delivery to Germany included.
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| Philips 4000i Series AC4236 × | |
|---|---|
| Price and ranking | |
| Lowest price | – |
| Score | not in our ranking |
| Rank | – |
| Customer rating | – |
| Room size | |
| Room size | open-plan spacesup to 158 m² |
| Size, noise and age | |
| Height lower is better | 70.5 cm |
| On the market since | September 2019 |
| Smart features and warranty | |
| App control | Wi-Fi |
| Voice assistants | Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Matter | no (assumed) |
| Cleaning performance | |
| Clean air delivery rate (CADR) | 610 m³/h |
| CADR measured to | GB/T 18801 (Chinese standard) |
| Room size we compare on | 51 m² |
| Room size the maker claims | 158 m² |
| Filter | |
| HEPA filter class | Not stated |
| Filter layout | One combined filter |
| Activated carbon filter | yes |
| Replacement filter part number | FY4440 |
| Running costs | |
| Filter life | 36 months |
| Noise and power | |
| Noise at the lowest speed | 18 dB |
| Noise at the highest speed | 57 dB |
| Power at the highest speed | 60 W |
| Air quality sensing | |
| Air quality sensors | PM2.5 |
| Automatic mode | yes |
| Build | |
| Shape | Tower |
| Width | 306 mm |
| Depth | 306 mm |
| Weight | 7.4 kg |
| Warranty and certification | |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Maker model numbers | AC4236/10 |
Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews.
The score is out of 10: 60% measured facts and 40% shop ratings. A model is ranked only when its CADR is known. Method.
No model fits all these filters.
Only models rated at least 4 stars from at least 20 reviews at the shops that report customer ratings. Models with fewer reviews or without a rating fall outside this filter.
Lowest price at German shops, VAT and delivery included.
Robot vacuum market report, September 2026 A median price of – and 0 new models.
Frequently asked questions
How big an air purifier do I need?
Match it to the size of the room. Each model in the ranking is grouped by the room size its maker states, and the lists keep a model out when it states none. A common rule of thumb is a clean air delivery rate (CADR) in m³/h of at least 12 times the room’s floor area in m², for a ceiling of 2.4 metres.
What is the difference between HEPA H13 and True HEPA?
Both are high-efficiency filters. True HEPA is the American name for a filter that catches 99.97% of particles of 0.3 micrometres, and H13 is the European class for 99.95%. We read the class the maker states and do not treat a filter called HEPA-type or HEPA-like as either.
Can an air purifier make ozone?
Some can, mostly models with an ioniser or a plasma feature. California limits ozone from indoor air cleaners to 50 parts per billion, and the CARB certification shows a model meets that limit. Our asthma filter leaves out models whose ioniser cannot be switched off.
Where we check prices
We read prices every day at most shops, from their product feed or web shop. We check them for errors and keep them, so you can see what a price did over the last 90 days. We link to Amazon too, but show no Amazon price until we read it through Amazon’s own API. Until then the price is on Amazon itself.
Whose tests we use
Beside each model we also show where these testers place it in their own lists, without counting it in the score:
How we combine measured facts and owners’ ratings into one score is on the method page.
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