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The best air purifier for every budget in 2026

Every model with a known CADR ranked by measured facts and owners’ ratings, priced at 10 stores, shipping to the United States included.

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Levoit Core Mini-P ×
Price and ranking
Lowest price $44Levoit (brand store)
Score 8.4
Rank rank 1 of 5 for small rooms
Customer rating –
Room size
Room size small roomsup to 53 ft²
Size, noise and age
Height lower is better 10.4 in (26.4 cm)
On the market since July 2023
Smart features and warranty
Matter no (assumed)
Cleaning performance
Clean air delivery rate (CADR) 34 cfm (58 m³/h)
CADR measured to DOE test
CADR for smoke 34 cfm (58 m³/h)
CADR for dust 39 cfm (66 m³/h)
CADR for pollen 44 cfm (75 m³/h)
CADR for fine particles (PM2.5) 36 cfm (61 m³/h)
Room size we compare on 52 ft² (5 m²)
Room size the maker claims 53 ft² (5 m²)
Air changes the maker assumes 4.8 per hour
Filter
Replacement filter part number CoreMini-RF
Running costs
Energy use a year 42 kWh
Noise and power
Noise at the lowest speed 25 dB
Noise at the highest speed 44 dB
Power at the highest speed 7 W
Energy efficiency (IEF) 5 cfm/W
ENERGY STAR certified yes
Build
Shape Tabletop
Width 165 mm
Depth 165 mm
Weight 2.2 lb (1 kg)
Extras
Ioniser None
CARB certified yes
Ozone produced 0 ppb
Warranty and certification
AHAM Verifide certified yes
Warranty 2 years

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% store ratings. A model is ranked only when its CADR is known. Method. Models whose CADR we do not hold yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.

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43 models
Score 8.4 out of 10
small rooms Levoit Core Mini-P
$44$49 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
Score 8.3 out of 10
large rooms Levoit Core 400S-P
$189$219 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
Score 8.0 out of 10
small rooms Levoit Sprout
$279
Score 8.0 out of 10
medium rooms Blueair Blue Pure 411i+ Max
$127$169 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
Score 7.8 out of 10
large rooms Winix 5510
Price on Amazon
Score 7.6 out of 10
open-plan spaces Blueair Blue Pure 311i+ Max
$224$299 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
Score 7.0 out of 10
small rooms Hathaspace HSP001
$199$229 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
Score 6.8 out of 10
open-plan spaces Blueair Blue Pure 211i Max
$262$349 Discount as claimed by the store. We have not followed this store for the 30 days before the sale began, so we cannot verify the old price yet.How we work this out
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Short answers

  • On October 17, 2026 the best air purifier in our ranking is the Levoit Core Mini-P, with a score of 8.4 out of 10: rank 1 of 5 for small rooms, today $44 at Levoit (brand store) including shipping to the United States.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a good air purifier cost in the United States?

The models in our ranking run from about $44 to $749 today. We show the lowest verified price of the day per model, shipping included, before sales tax.

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) of at least two thirds of the room’s floor area in square feet, for a ceiling of 8 feet.

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.

How often do you update the prices?

Every day, at every store we follow. We read the prices from the stores’ own product feeds and web stores. We check them for errors and keep them, so every product page shows what a price did over the last 90 days. We only call a discount real when the price also sits below the level of the preceding 30 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. Per store: how and how often

Where we check prices

We read prices every day at most stores, from their product feed or web store. 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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