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Goal Zero Yeti 500X
#20 of 20 in medium · #56 of 56 overall · all Goal Zero models
1.6
Well-built but dated: NMC cells, 500 cycles, very slow 60W AC recharge.
505 Whcapacity
300 Wcontinuous output
NMC500 cycles
12.9 lbweight
$449street price, being verified
Runs a 500 W load about 0.9 h$889 per kWh of capacityFull AC recharge in about 9.7 h
Ratings
Spec-based rating. No independent measurement has been logged for this power station yet, so the score uses manufacturer specifications and price. How that works.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its size class for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 1.6. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 505 Wh
- Max expanded
- 505 Wh
- AC output
- 300 W continuous
- Surge
- 1,200 W
- Chemistry
- NMC
- Cycle rating
- 500
- Weight
- 12.9 lb
- AC recharge
- 60 W
- Solar input
- 120 W
- UPS switchover
- None / not rated
- AC outlets
- 2
- USB-C PD max
- 60 W
- 240V output
- No
- App
- No
- Price per kWh
- $889
- Released
- 2020
Independent measurements
None logged yet. We only record numbers from published tests, each with a link to its source. The reviewers and labs we track. Know of a test we've missed? Tell us.
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | Wh | AC W | Chem. | Cycles | lb | AC in W | Solar W | $/kWh | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | EcoFlow River 2 Max | 512 | 500 | LiFePO4 | 3,000 | 13.4 | 660 | 220 | 682 | 3.0 |
| 18 | Bluetti EB55 | 537 | 700 | LiFePO4 | 2,500 | 16.5 | 200 | 200 | 650 | 2.6 |
| 19 | Jackery Explorer 500 | 518 | 500 | NMC | 500 | 13.3 | 90 | 100 | 770 | 1.9 |
| 20 | Goal Zero Yeti 500X | 505 | 300 | NMC | 500 | 12.9 | 60 | 120 | 889 | 1.6 |