Air Purifier CADR Check

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Air purifier for a 400 sq ft room

Minimum smoke CADR: 267 cfm with an 8 ft ceiling, 300 cfm at 9 ft, 333 cfm at 10 ft.

Based on AHAM's 2/3 rule (smoke CADR ≥ 2/3 of floor area, scaled up for ceilings above 8 ft). For wildfire smoke or allergies, many people size up; the "headroom" column shows models with at least 50% more CADR than the minimum.

45 qualifying models, cheapest to run first

ModelSmoke CADR (cfm)ENERGY STAR room size (sq ft)Energy use (kWh/yr)Est. electricity/yr*Headroom
Rainbow Luggable XXL30647475$13.7315% over minimum
Rainbow Luggable XL Ultra33351681$14.8325% over minimum
Rainbow Brisk Box Ultra37057494$17.2139% over minimum
Blueair 4412311000321498181$33.1420% over minimum
Blueair 3332111100283439193$35.346% over minimum
Levoit LAP-C511S-WUS301467194$35.5213% over minimum
Blueair 3631101000356552210$38.4534% over minimum
Midea 793K20A303470218$39.9214% over minimum
Midea US-KJ500G-TB32303470218$39.9214% over minimum
Blueair 3432111100339525227$41.5627% over minimum
Blueair 4312111000455705235$43.0371% over minimum
Coway AP-3018B413640235$43.0355% over minimum
Blueair 3613111100443687259$47.4266% over minimum
Midea CAF-Z85US312484259$47.4217% over minimum
Winix T810270419259$47.421% over minimum
Coway AP-2023K302468277$50.7213% over minimum
Cuckoo CAC-R1510FW271420281$51.452% over minimum
Dreo DR-HAP003S294456282$51.6310% over minimum
Bosch Air 6000339525289$52.9227% over minimum
Midea KJ500G-JA32296459292$53.4711% over minimum
Blueair 7411371000272422294$53.832% over minimum
IQAir ATEM E369572295$54.0138% over minimum
Midea KJ500G-L1306474297$54.3815% over minimum
Midea KJ500G-L1305473299$54.7514% over minimum
Sharp AirMac X7305473299$54.7514% over minimum
Alen BreatheSmart 75i_V2370574304$55.6639% over minimum
Coway Airmega 300315488314$57.4918% over minimum
Cuckoo CAC-D2020FW382592316$57.8643% over minimum
Cuckoo CAC-K1910FW306474325$59.5115% over minimum
Coway Airmega ProX577894335$61.34116% over minimum
Blueair 6712211000393609336$61.5247% over minimum
Midea KJ600G-RX600A366567341$62.4437% over minimum
Sharp KJ600F-LM1-SH366567341$62.4437% over minimum
Coway Airmega 350360558344$62.9935% over minimum
Blueair Pure 211+348539350$64.0830% over minimum
Coway Airmega 400376583366$67.0141% over minimum
Coway AP-2425H378586366$67.0142% over minimum
Levoit LAP-C601S-WUS391606387$70.8647% over minimum
Cuckoo CAC-AH2810FNW455705388$71.0471% over minimum
Coway Airmega 450443687389$71.2366% over minimum
Levoit LAP-C601S-WUSR394611389$71.2348% over minimum
AirDoctor AD4000370574396.2$72.5439% over minimum
Coway Airmega 450S443687399$73.0666% over minimum
Cuckoo CAC-F3010FW552856406$74.34107% over minimum
Winix Tower XQ461715486$88.9973% over minimum

*Estimate: ENERGY STAR annual kWh × U.S. average residential rate 18.31¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 (preliminary)). ENERGY STAR's annual figure assumes 16 hours/day of operation under the DOE test procedure.

9 of these have at least 50% headroom. Not sure of your room size? Use the room calculator.

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