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Levoit Vital 200S vs Winix 5500-2

Both are medium air purifiers. Levoit Vital 200S scores 3.6 to 3.3 on our formula. It's also the cheaper of the two, which makes this an easy call.

Levoit Vital 200S
Higher score

Levoit Vital 200S

3.6
Value Quietness Filter cost
Winix 5500-2

Winix 5500-2

3.3
Value Quietness Filter cost

Rating by rating

RatingLevoit Vital 200SWinix 5500-2
Overall3.6 3.3
Value3.5 3.0
Energy efficiency3.5 1.0
Quietness1.5 1.0
Filter cost2.5 4.0
Certified CADR5.0 5.0
Features4.0 4.5
Tested performance3.5 2.5

Spec by spec

SpecLevoit Vital 200SWinix 5500-2
Price (USD)150159
$ per CADR0.60.7
Smoke CADR245232
Dust CADR240243
Pollen CADR243246
AHAM room size (sq ft)380360
Max power (W)3870
CADR per watt6.43.3
Noise low (dB)2428
Noise high (dB)5455
Filter cost per year$100$70
5-year cost$650$509
Carbon (lb)0.31.0
True HEPAYesYes
Auto modeYesYes
AppYesNo
AHAM VerifideYesYes
Energy StarYesYes

Green marks the better figure in each row. Prices are approximate street prices.