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Gree GWH 2.7 kW (GWH09AFC-K6DNA2F/O / GWH09QCXB-K6DNC2F/I) is the lowest 400-hour summer cost in the catalogue at ≈£3.79 at 26.32p/kWh. If the room size is fixed, compare the summer-cost list at that size.

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bar · summer-all · n=8275 · 25 Sep 2026

Ranked models

8275 models match. The table shows the first 40.

All families with a summer cost, low to high. £ per summer uses 26.32p/kWh at 400 hours.
RankModelLwA dB(A)3 m dB(A)SEER£ at 400 hRefrigerantObserved price
1Gree GWH 2.7 kW (GWH09AFC-K6DNA2F/O / GWH09QCXB-K6DNC2F/I)61.043.575.0£3.79R32—
2Gree GWH 2.5 kW (GWH09AGA-K6DNA1A/O / GWH09QA-K6DNC6A)62.044.565.0£4.05R32—
3Midea MSEPBU 3.5 kW (MOX330-12HFN8 / MSEPBU-12HRFN8)65.047.585.0£4.34R32—
4Argo GREENSTYLEPLUS 2.6 kW (GREENSTYLEPLUS9000UE)61.043.562.0£4.41R32—
5Gree GWH 4.6 kW (GWH18ALD-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18QDXB-K6DNC8A/I)63.045.564.0£7.57R32—
6Gree GWH 4.6 kW (GWH18ALD-K6DNA1A/O / GWH18QD-K6DNA1A/I)63.045.564.0£7.57R32—
7Gree GWH 10.6 kW (GWHD36NK6OO / GWH07ALA-K6DNA1A/I*4)70.052.565.0£17.17R32—
8Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZSX-W)56.038.510.0£21.06R32—
9Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZSX-WA)56.038.510.0£21.06R32—
10Fujitsu ASEH 2 kW (AOEH07KGCG)56.038.59.8£21.49R32—
11Mitsubishi Electric AP 1.5 kW (MUZ-AP15VG)63.045.57.2£21.93R32£308.99
12Mitsubishi Electric Elegance 1.5 kW (MUZ-AY15VG2)58.040.57.2£21.93R32—
13Fujitsu ASEH 2 kW (AOEH07KJCA)55.037.59.6£21.93R32—
14Fujitsu ASYH 2 kW (AOYH07KJCA)55.037.59.6£21.93R32—
15Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZTX-WA)55.037.59.6£21.93R32—
16Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20A / FTXM20A2V1B)58.040.59.5£22.16R32—
17Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZSX-S)56.038.59.5£22.16R410A—
18Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZT-W)55.037.59.5£22.16R32—
19Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK 2 kW (SRC20ZT-WB)55.037.59.5£22.16R32—
20Bosch 7733702573 2 kW59.041.59.4£22.40R32—
21Mitsubishi Electric R290 2.5 kW (MUZ-RZ25VU)60.042.511.7£22.50R290—
22Mitsubishi Electric R290 2.5 kW (MUZ-RZ25VUHZ)60.042.511.7£22.50R290—
23Toshiba RASB 1.5 kW (RAS-05E2AVG-E)60.042.56.9£22.89R32—
24Samsung WindFree Avant 2 kW (AR70F07)59.041.59.0£23.40R32£347.99
25Samsung WindFree Avant 2 kW (AR70H07)59.041.59.0£23.40R32—
26Mitsubishi Electric MSZRW 2.5 kW (MUZ-RW25VGHZ)60.042.511.2£23.50R32—
27Daikin Emura 2 kW (RXJ20A)59.041.58.8£23.93R32£2,007.99
28Daikin Stylish 2 kW (RXA20A)59.041.58.8£23.93R32£1,817.99
29Gree GWH 1.5 kW (GWH05AWAXA-K6DNA1A/O)59.041.56.6£23.93R32—
30Fujitsu ASEH 2.5 kW (AOEH09KHCBN)57.039.510.9£24.15R32—
31Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20A / FTXM20R2V1B)58.040.58.7£24.20R32—
32Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20N / FTXM20N2V1B)59.041.58.7£24.20R32—
33Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20R / FTXM20R5V1B)59.041.58.7£24.20R32—
34Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20R / FTXM20R5V1B)59.041.58.7£24.20R32—
35Daikin Perfera 2 kW (RXM20R / FTXM20A2V1B)59.041.58.7£24.20R32—
36Mitsubishi Electric AP 2 kW (MUZ-AP20VG)59.041.58.6£24.48R32—
37Mitsubishi Electric Elegance 2 kW (MUZ-AY20VG)59.041.58.6£24.48R32£812.99
38Mitsubishi Electric Elegance 2 kW (MUZ-AY20VG2)59.041.58.6£24.48R32—
39Toshiba RASB 2.5 kW (RAS-10S4AVPG-E)57.039.510.7£24.60R32—
40Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LMK 1.5 kW (LMC05Z7-W)56.038.56.4£24.68R32—

EPREL manufacturer-declared registrations · snapshot 25 Sep 2026 · n=8275 · All families with a summer cost, low to high; families under 1.0 kW are left out as registration errors · updated 25 Sep 2026 · version 1.0.0 · CSV of the values on this page

How this page was calculated

If the calculated sound pressure level at all assessment positions is equal to or lower than 37.0 dB(A) then the heat pump will comply with the Permitted Development noise limit

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