- 27
- current models
- $0.58
- median per Wh
- 128 Wh – 5.1 kWh
- single-unit range
Most-comparedElite 300
- 3
- current models
- $0.63
- median per Wh
- 512 Wh – 2 kWh
- single-unit range
Most-comparedPower 2000
Brand matchup
BLUETTI vs DJI
The measured comparison: 30 model-vs-model head-to-heads, 27 BLUETTI and 3 DJI models in the current catalog, and 53 days of twice-daily price captures.
What each brand is known for
BLUETTI built its reputation on the big box in the garage: LFP cells before they were standard, batteries that stack (its systems reach 39.7 kWh), and a catalog that now runs 27 current models, from a 128 Wh pocket unit to 5.1 kWh in a single chassis. The newer Elite 200 V2 and Elite 300 carry 6,000-cycle ratings, and the brand sells on events rather than drift: prices hold, then a sale cuts deep.
DJI came in from the air: the drone maker's Power line is 3 units between 512 Wh and 2 kWh, fitted with SDC ports that fast-charge its own drone batteries, and specified hard where it plays, with 4,000-cycle LFP cells and 879 W of solar input per kWh on the median model. It skips the very small and the very large and concentrates on the middle of the range.
Written by Wenny Zheng, Portable Power Tester·Data as of Sep 8, 2026
02 · Measured strengths and trade-offs
Where each brand is strong, and where it is not
The pros and cons, except that every one is a measurement: generated from the catalog, the price captures, the reviews and our head-to-heads, and scoped to the sizes where it holds.
vs DJIMeasured strengths
The only current models in the under 500 Wh and 5 kWh and up classes
7 models there, none from DJIevidence ↓
Expands furthest
up to 39.7 kWh vs 2 kWhevidence ↓
Wins more of our head-to-heads
18 of 30 decidedevidence ↓
Trade-offs
Reviewers' criticism concentrates on the app and support
29 of 56 notes negativeevidence ↓
Less solar input per kWh on the median model
482W vs 879W per kWh · median modelevidence ↓
Less inverter power per watt-hour on the median model
1.26 vs 1.95 W per Wh · median modelevidence ↓
vs BLUETTIMeasured strengths
More solar input per kWh on the median model
879W vs 482W per kWh · median modelevidence ↓
More inverter power per watt-hour on the median model
1.95 vs 1.26 W per Wh · median modelevidence ↓
Trade-offs
No current model in the under 500 Wh and 5 kWh and up classes
BLUETTI sells 7 thereevidence ↓
Loses more of our head-to-heads
12 of 30 decidedevidence ↓
Every point is derived from the numbers on this page as of Sep 8, 2026 and scoped to the sizes where it holds; a lead needs at least two models on each side and a gap of 5% or more. When the catalog, the prices or the reviews move, the points move with them. A trade-off is where the data runs against the brand, not a defect report; the linked section carries the context.
Refine by use case and priority
Ranked on the same benches as our buying guides · live prices
Tell us what the unit is for and what matters most, and we re-rank the current units of both brands with live prices.
Size you need
What it is for
What matters most
- Top pick
AC240P
$1,462 · $0.79/Wh
1.8 kWh · 2,400 W · 72 lb · 1200 W solar
Check today’s price at BLUETTIscore 3,429 - #2
Pioneer 150 AC240
$999 · $0.65/Wh
1.5 kWh · 2,400 W · 72 lb · 1200 W solar
Check today’s price at BLUETTIscore 3,366 - #3
Power 1000 V2
$699 · $0.68/Wh
1 kWh · 2,600 W · 31.3 lb · 1200 W solar
- UPS ≤10 ms
Check today’s price at DJIscore 3,266
Full head-to-head: AC240P vs Pioneer 150 AC240 →Compare these 3 in the comparison tool →
03 · Decision map
Who wins where, criterion by criterion
A brand is not one product, so the question is not which brand wins but where. Each cell is the median of every current model that brand sells in that capacity band, on the typical price, the price each unit sat at most often in the last 90 days, rather than the weekend promotion. A leader needs at least two models on each side and a gap of 5% or more; anything closer is called even.
| Capacity band | Models | Price per Whlower is better | Wh per lb | Inverter W per Wh | Solar W per kWh | Warranty | Rated cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 500 WhBest value here BLUETTI EB3A · $219 | 5 / 0 | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model |
| 500–1,000 WhBest value here BLUETTI AC70 · $359 | 4 / 1 | $0.79vs$0.58 thin | 29.2vs31.8 thin | 1.25vs1.95 thin | 567Wvs586W thin | 5 yrvs5 yr thin | 3,000vs4,000 thin |
| 1–2 kWhBest value here BLUETTI Elite 100 mini · $429 | 7 / 1 | $0.49vs$0.68 thin | 32.6vs32.7 thin | 1.30vs2.54 thin | 434Wvs1172W thin | 5 yrvs— thin | 3,500vs4,000 thin |
| 2–5 kWhBest value here BLUETTI Elite 320 · $936 | 9 / 1 | $0.44vs$0.63 thin | 38.8vs42.2 thin | 1.07vs1.46 thin | 482Wvs879W thin | 5 yrvs5 yr thin | 3,500vs4,000 thin |
| 5 kWh and upBest value here BLUETTI EP500 · $2,999 | 2 / 0 | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model | no DJI model |
04 · Verdict by use case
Which brand for what
Bench leaders among the two brands' current units, on the same PowerScore benches that rank our buying guides. Each card links to the head-to-head that comes closest to the two leaders.
Home backup
Bench leader: BLUETTI
BLUETTI EP500Pro
score 5,074 · #1/19
5.1 kWh · $3,499
DJI Power 2000
score 4,145 · #8/19
2 kWh · $1,299
BLUETTI's EP500Pro tops the home backup bench of the two catalogs, with DJI's Power 2000 at #8 of 19. The bench rewards capacity, inverter headroom and an expansion path, which is why whole-home platforms lead it; a unit parked by the fridge is a different budget question.
Camping and overlanding
Bench leader: DJI
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
score 2,937 · #2/15
1 kWh · $499
DJI Power 2000
score 3,270 · #1/15
2 kWh · $1,299
DJI's Power 2000 tops the camping and overlanding bench of the two catalogs, with BLUETTI's Elite 100 V2 at #2 of 15. Camping scoring caps weight and rewards usable watt-hours per pound, so a mid-size unit can beat a bigger one.
BLUETTI Elite 300 vs DJI Power 2000 →Camping and overlanding guide →
RV and van life
Bench leader: BLUETTI
BLUETTI Apex 300
score 4,731 · #1/17
2.8 kWh · $1,699
DJI Power 2000
score 3,920 · #5/17
2 kWh · $1,299
BLUETTI's Apex 300 tops the rv and van life bench of the two catalogs, with DJI's Power 2000 at #5 of 17. RV scoring rewards inverter headroom, 30A-class output and an expansion path.
CPAP
Bench leader: BLUETTI
BLUETTI Elite 200 V2
score 4,334 · #1/18
2.1 kWh · $899
DJI Power 2000
score 3,779 · #2/18
2 kWh · $1,299
BLUETTI's Elite 200 V2 tops the cpap bench of the two catalogs, with DJI's Power 2000 at #2 of 18. CPAP scoring is usable watt-hours per dollar with a quiet-running bonus; for travel-sized CPAP power our CPAP guide ranks lighter units than either leader here.
Starlink and off-grid work
Bench leader: BLUETTI
BLUETTI EP500Pro
score 5,377 · #1/27
5.1 kWh · $3,499
DJI Power 2000
score 3,944 · #8/27
2 kWh · $1,299
BLUETTI's EP500Pro tops the starlink and off-grid work bench of the two catalogs, with DJI's Power 2000 at #8 of 27. Off-grid work runs a dish for days, so capacity and solar input decide it and stationary systems lead; the Starlink guide ranks portable options.
Solar generator
Bench leader: BLUETTI
BLUETTI Apex 300
score 4,442 · #1/27
2.8 kWh · $1,699
DJI Power 2000
score 3,690 · #5/27
2 kWh · $1,299
BLUETTI's Apex 300 tops the solar generator bench of the two catalogs, with DJI's Power 2000 at #5 of 27. Solar generator scoring is solar input per watt-hour of storage plus the MPPT ceiling.
05 · Voices
Owners, reviewers, our test desk, and the people searching
Four kinds of voice, none of them invented. Owners first: 1,088 BLUETTI and 429 DJI claims extracted from the comment sections of 12 independent YouTube channels, each attributed to the brand it is about rather than the brand of the video. Then reviewers (344 and 24 cited excerpts), our own verdict lines, and the exact phrasings shoppers typed into Google.
Owner sentiment by topic · YouTube comments
1,088 claims · 11 channels · 49% positive
- Price and value4491
- Durability and failures7432
- Warranty and support8836
- Solar input4647
- Charging speed1826
- App and firmware2610
- Capacity and runtime3054
- Build quality3436
- Expandability1528
- UPS switchover820
- Noise208
- Idle drain1811
left: negative and mixed · right: positive
429 claims · 9 channels · 54% positive
- Price and value2730
- Durability and failures173
- Warranty and support109
- Solar input2510
- Charging speed1221
- App and firmware3815
- Capacity and runtime128
- Build quality2618
- Expandability1012
- UPS switchover23
- Noise411
- Idle drain6
left: negative and mixed · right: positive
Owners knock BLUETTI hardest on availability and fan noise and praise its value and runtime; DJI's sharpest notes are durability and the app, with weight and fan noise on the positive side. Bars count paraphrased claims; a claim is what a commenter said, not a verified fact.
Owners, in their own words
Verbatim, as the comment stands today; re-fetched 2026-09-07. Owner reports are what buyers say, not what we measured.
- BLUETTIPrice and value
“The market really has gotten so competitive lately, I'm personally a big fan of the half priced refurbished stuff on Ebay sold directly by Ecoflow, Bluetti and Anker with full warranty. Typically units that were under 6 months old with little to use on them and 50-60% under MSRP. Bought a Delta 2 and an AC180 recently for under $700 out the door and couldn't be happier.”
- BLUETTISolar input
“I had the Bluetti EB55 for a year, was a poor power station, loud fan noise even when low wattage input, never charged above 99watts even though I have 175w solar panel, finally got rid of it and swapped for Ecoflow River 2 max. Its perfect, instantly hit 174w on the sun, fan noise is 2 - 3x less and doesn't turn on all the time, only when excess watts and high temps.”
@truesight91 · on the EB55 · 8 likesYouTube ↗ - BLUETTISolar input
“Overpanneling should not be a problem as long as it's within voltage limits. I have a Bluetti Elite 30v2 with a Renogy e.flex 200w which is over 10 amps max power output that the Bluetti does and it bumps up against the 10 amps that the Bluetti will take and that's it. The mppt controller won't take anymore than it's max amps even though the panel does more. You could have a nuclear reactor on there and it's not going to pull more than it can take as long as it's within the voltage limit. Even if the MPPT for some reason fails. The BMS will kill any over charge.”
- DJIApp and firmware
“UPDATE: I confirmed that a new firmware update fixes the inverter voltage output on the Power 2000! The power station now outputs 120v on the inverter 👍 Awesome fix, DJI!”
- DJICharging speed
“bought and testified it CANNOT, 140W is out of its league. Could be why the power station wasn't tested to be 140W charging in the video.”
- DJICharging speed
“This vid is so informative Prof. Just speaking from my experience w/ DJI power tho, the 140W output worked pretty well with my Mac pro and one fast charging port is good enough for me.”
@jamesanderson211 · 41 likesYouTube ↗
What owners keep saying
The strongest first-hand report each way, summarized by our research pass; each arrow opens the source comment.
- Price and value
- +$500 used AC200 with cheap panels made ~3kWh a day and penciled out to a 3.5 year payback. · AC200 ↗
- −Canadian pricing is 60% above US, where other brands are only 30% up on exchange. ↗
- Durability and failures
- +BLUETTI products have had no problems in six years. ↗
- −With under 20 hours of use it threw error 042, charging 3-100% in minutes then dying in 15. · AC200P ↗
- Warranty and support
- +General support replied within an hour and a new unit arrived in about 2.5 weeks total. · EB3A ↗
- −Never reached a person, took 3 weeks for a reply and 2 more weeks for a return label. ↗
- Solar input
- +Overpanelling with a 200W panel is fine; the MPPT simply caps at its 10A limit. · Elite 30 V2 ↗
- −Never charged above 99W despite a 175W solar panel. · EB55 ↗
- Price and value
- +Calls $399 for the 1000 V2 a good deal and bought one. · Power 1000 V2 ↗
- −A $350 adapter against the $380 he paid for the unit; he'd have bought an EcoFlow had he known. · Power 1000 ↗
- Durability and failures
- +Power 1000 has run 1.5 years with no problems. · Power 1000 ↗
- −Threw an overcharge alert and bricked itself after about 2 weeks. · Power 2000 ↗
- Warranty and support
- +Support was good, investigated his video, and gave a full refund. · Power 2000 ↗
- −Blames the DJI people behind the product; calls DJI near-predatory toward customers. ↗
- Solar input
- +Calls the 800W max solar input a huge plus that no rival with a built-in module tops. · Power 1000 ↗
- −Charging from 12V or solar ties up the SDC ports. · Power 1000 ↗
Reviewer sentiment by topic · published reviews
344 excerpts · 85 publications · 47% positive
- Durability2532
- Charging922
- Fan noise1017
- App234
- UPS712
- Runtime619
- Support227
- Idle drain64
left: negative and mixed · right: positive
24 excerpts · 12 publications · 63% positive
- Durability3
- Charging13
- Fan noise3
- App1
- UPS1
- Runtime3
- Support
- Idle drain1
left: negative and mixed · right: positive
Reviewers knock BLUETTI most on app and support and praise its durability and charging; DJI draws its sharpest notes on charging and takes clean marks on charging. Read the bars as where each brand gets argued about, not as a score.
From the test desk
“The Elite 300 costs $200 less and still delivers more than double the lifetime energy of the Power 2000; the Power 2000's only structural answers are a battery you can grow later and a noise number BLUETTI won't publish.”
“The DJI is the nicer box to carry; the Elite is the better battery to own — 3,200Wh for $999 against 2,048Wh for $1,299, so the cheaper unit is also the bigger one, and the only real question left is whether you have to lift it.”
“Six modeled evenings end in six ties, so the BLUETTI's whole premium is buying endurance that only kicks in past year eleven of daily cycling — while the DJI is cheaper, stronger, and longer-warrantied through every year before that.”
“Six cents per lifetime kilowatt-hour against sixteen: these two hold the same charge, and the DJI's real gifts — refill speed, five fewer pounds, an expansion port — have to be worth $500 and a shorter rated life to win.”
“Buy the Power 500 for a CPAP and nothing else; buy the Apex for everything else on this page, and expect to pay $1,400 and carry 67.68 more pounds for the privilege.”
“The extra $200 doesn't just buy more battery — it buys battery at a discount to what either unit charges per watt-hour on its own.”
What shoppers ask
Real queries that reached our BLUETTI-versus-DJI pages in the 90 days to 2026-09-05, with Search Console impressions.
“bluetti vs dji power station”33 impr.
Model-level: the most-searched BLUETTI-versus-DJI matchups are listed with their verdicts; at brand level the two are close.
“dji power vs bluetti”13 impr.
BLUETTI takes 18 of 30 head-to-heads to DJI's 12, and the wins split by size rather than by badge. Pick the capacity first, then the pair.
“dji vs bluetti”4 impr.
BLUETTI takes 18 of 30 head-to-heads to DJI's 12, and the wins split by size rather than by badge. Pick the capacity first, then the pair.
06 · Price behavior
How each brand moves its prices
What each brand does with its prices, from 23,158 captures of every current model between 2026-07-17 and 2026-09-07. A drop or rise is a change between two consecutive captures; the typical price is the price a unit sat at most often in the last 90 days, not the store’s list price.
0% of the window under its typical price, median unit
Drops
41
Rises
39
Median drop
14.9%
Deepest under typical
- 30.1%
BLUETTI AC50B
- 14.9%
BLUETTI Elite 320
- 11.8%
BLUETTI Apex 300
- 10%
BLUETTI Elite 100 V2
When to buy41 drops and 39 rises across 27 units in 53 days is a catalog that reprices constantly. If the unit you want is at typical price, a cut is likely within weeks; the deep ones, led by the AC50B at 30.1% under typical price, are the ones to wait for.
0% of the window under its typical price, median unit
Drops
1
Rises
1
Median drop
21.1%
Deepest under typical
Nothing meaningfully under its typical price at the last check.
When to buy1 drops across 3 units in 53 days: DJI holds a price and then moves it. A DJI unit well under typical price is the exception, so take it when it appears.
Spot prices and sale flags are rechecked at each build; the drop and rise counts cover 2026-07-17 to 2026-09-07.
07 · Head-to-head record
30 head-to-heads, scored
Every head-to-head below is one model against one model, written up in full with a winner and a confidence score from 1 to 10. The set is the head-to-heads shoppers actually search for, not a random sample, and the brand with the larger catalog gets more chances to appear. Read the split by size and by deciding criterion, not just the totals.
18
wins
12
wins
- Decisive calls
- 7 (confidence 8+) · 4–3
- Close calls
- 10 (6 or under) · 8–2
- Bigger battery won
- 89% of 27 step-up pairs
- All head-to-heads, incl. retired units
- 44 (14 involve a retired unit)
What decided BLUETTI's wins
- price per Wh11
- inverter output6
- capacity1
What decided DJI's wins
- price per Wh11
- inverter output1
Matched-capacity pairs, by band
- 500–1,000 Wh2–1 of 3
- 1–2 kWh3–0 of 3
- 2–5 kWh5–4 of 9
15 of 30 live matchups pit units from the same capacity band; the rest are step-up comparisons.
The five most-searched matchups
What owners decided, on YouTube
5
preferred
1
preferred
6 buyer comparisons naming both brands, 0 without a clear winner. Counted from comment sections across 12 independent channels; each line below links to the comment.
- BLUETTI vs DJI Power 2000 → BLUETTITypical DJI: so proprietary they can keep milking you for more money.20 likes · HOBOTECH ↗
- BLUETTI Apex 300 vs DJI Power 2000 → BLUETTIDJI told him all Power 2000 units have an EMI issue with no fix; his Mac Mini coil-whined.5 likes · HOBOTECH ↗
- BLUETTI vs DJI Power 1000 → BLUETTIPicked the DJI immediately and the unit works as he hoped.3 likes · ReeWray Outdoors ↗
- BLUETTI vs DJI Power 1000 → DJIOne third the price of his favored BLUETTI, and $500 all-in on a Black Friday sale.1 likes · Jasonoid - Solar Power, Batteries, and More! ↗
Our head-to-heads against owners' picks
Owners and our verdicts point the same way. Across 6 comparisons in which a commenter named both brands and picked a side, BLUETTI was preferred 5 times to 1, and our own head-to-heads favor BLUETTI 18 to 12. Agreement between the lived-with view and the buy-today view is the strongest signal this page can offer.
08 · Ecosystem and lock-in
What you commit to with the first purchase
The real question behind a brand-level search is which proprietary ecosystem to commit to. Expansion batteries do not cross brands, so the second purchase is decided by the first. These are the terms of that commitment as the catalogs stand today.
Expandable
accept expansion batteries
UPS mode
any switchover figure listed
App control
current units
LFP chemistry
current units
Expandable
accept expansion batteries
UPS mode
any switchover figure listed
App control
current units
LFP chemistry
current units
Models that accept expansion batteries
BLUETTI8 of 27 units
DJI2 of 3 units
Good to knowBLUETTI's non-expandable units are Premium 200 V2, AC180P, AC70P, Elite 10 Mini and 15 more; DJI's are Power 500. Not expanding is only a con if you would have expanded.
Largest system either brand sells
BLUETTI39.7 kWh
DJI2 kWh
Good to knowThe ceilings are the largest systems each brand sells, and the big ones are installs, not things you carry. Compare them only if you are actually building a stack.
Cost per added watt-hour when expanding
BLUETTI$0.34 per Wh added · base $0.61
DJInot priced as SKUs
Good to knowOur catalog prices expansion packs as SKUs for BLUETTI only, so the other side's expansion cost is not quoted rather than guessed.
Models with a UPS mode
BLUETTI26 of 27 · 8 at 10 ms or under
DJI3 of 3 · 2 at 10 ms or under
Good to knowBLUETTI's units without a UPS mode: AC200MAX. DJI's: none. A listed switchover figure is a spec, not a test; our UPS tiers grade the stated milliseconds.
Models with app control
BLUETTI27 of 27 units
DJI3 of 3 units
Good to knowBLUETTI units without app control: none. DJI: none.
Warranty
BLUETTI5 yr median · 3×0yr, 1×2yr, 2×3yr, 2×4yr, 15×5yr, 4×6yr
DJI5 yr median · 1×0yr, 2×5yr
Good to knowBLUETTI's outliers from its median: AC60P, Premium 200 V2, AC240P, Elite 10 Mini and 8 more. DJI's: Power 1000 V2.
LFP chemistry
BLUETTI96% LFP
DJI100% LFP
Good to knowNon-LFP units still on sale: BLUETTI Pioneer Na; DJI none. Older chemistry means fewer rated cycles, which shows up in the cycles row.
Rated cycle life
BLUETTI3,500 median · 1×2,500, 12×3,000, 7×3,500, 2×4,000, 5×6,000
DJI4,000 median · 3×4,000
Good to knowRated cycles are the maker's claim to 80% capacity, not a test result; the histogram shows how many units each brand rates at each figure.
09 · Catalog density
Where each brand actually has models
Every dot is one current unit; stack configurations and retired units are excluded. The bar under each strip counts models per capacity band, which is the fastest way to see whether a brand has an answer at your size at all.
Price per watt-hour · typical price, lower is better
Show every unit
| BLUETTI Elite 320 | 3.2 kWh | $0.34 |
| BLUETTI Elite 400 | 3.8 kWh | $0.36 |
| BLUETTI Elite 300 | 3 kWh | $0.40 |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 mini | 1 kWh | $0.43 |
| BLUETTI AC180 | 1.2 kWh | $0.43 |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | 2.1 kWh | $0.43 |
| BLUETTI AC200L | 2 kWh | $0.44 |
| BLUETTI AC180P | 1.4 kWh | $0.45 |
| BLUETTI AC70 | 768 Wh | $0.47 |
| BLUETTI AC200P L | 2.3 kWh | $0.48 |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 | 1 kWh | $0.49 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer MD AC180T | 1.4 kWh | $0.56 |
| BLUETTI AC70P | 864 Wh | $0.58 |
| BLUETTI AC200MAX | 2 kWh | $0.58 |
| BLUETTI EP500 | 5.1 kWh | $0.59 |
| BLUETTI Apex 300 | 2.8 kWh | $0.61 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer 150 AC240 | 1.5 kWh | $0.65 |
| BLUETTI EP500Pro | 5.1 kWh | $0.68 |
| BLUETTI Premium 200 V2 | 2.1 kWh | $0.75 |
| BLUETTI AC240P | 1.8 kWh | $0.79 |
| BLUETTI EB3A | 268 Wh | $0.82 |
| BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 | 288 Wh | $0.83 |
| BLUETTI AC50B | 448 Wh | $0.89 |
| BLUETTI Elite 10 Mini | 128 Wh | $0.93 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer Na | 900 Wh | $1.00 |
| BLUETTI AC60P | 504 Wh | $1.49 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer 50 BLUETTI AC60 | 403 Wh | $1.49 |
| DJI Power 500 | 512 Wh | $0.58 |
| DJI Power 2000 | 2 kWh | $0.63 |
| DJI Power 1000 V2 | 1 kWh | $0.68 |
Watt-hours per pound · portable units only, higher is better
Show every unit
| BLUETTI Elite 300 | 3 kWh | 52.0 |
| BLUETTI Elite 400 | 3.8 kWh | 45.2 |
| BLUETTI Elite 320 | 3.2 kWh | 42.7 |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 mini | 1 kWh | 42.6 |
| BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 | 1 kWh | 41.0 |
| BLUETTI AC180P | 1.4 kWh | 40.8 |
| BLUETTI Premium 200 V2 | 2.1 kWh | 38.8 |
| BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 | 2.1 kWh | 38.8 |
| BLUETTI AC70P | 864 Wh | 38.4 |
| BLUETTI AC200P L | 2.3 kWh | 36.3 |
| BLUETTI AC70 | 768 Wh | 34.1 |
| BLUETTI AC200MAX | 2 kWh | 33.1 |
| BLUETTI Apex 300 | 2.8 kWh | 33.0 |
| BLUETTI AC200L | 2 kWh | 32.8 |
| BLUETTI AC180 | 1.2 kWh | 32.6 |
| BLUETTI Elite 10 Mini | 128 Wh | 32.2 |
| BLUETTI AC50B | 448 Wh | 30.3 |
| BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 | 288 Wh | 28.0 |
| BLUETTI EB3A | 268 Wh | 26.5 |
| BLUETTI AC240P | 1.8 kWh | 25.6 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer MD AC180T | 1.4 kWh | 24.5 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer Na | 900 Wh | 24.3 |
| BLUETTI AC60P | 504 Wh | 23.8 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer 150 AC240 | 1.5 kWh | 21.3 |
| BLUETTI Pioneer 50 BLUETTI AC60 | 403 Wh | 20.1 |
| DJI Power 2000 | 2 kWh | 42.2 |
| DJI Power 1000 V2 | 1 kWh | 32.7 |
| DJI Power 500 | 512 Wh | 31.8 |
Models per capacity band · current units, configurations excluded
Under 500 Wh
500–1,000 Wh
1–2 kWh
2–5 kWh
5 kWh+
The extremes
The cheapest and dearest watt-hour each brand sells today, so you can see what the medians are made of.
Cheapest watt-hour
Elite 320
$0.34 · 3.2 kWh
Dearest watt-hour
Pioneer 50 BLUETTI AC60
$1.49 · 403 Wh
Cheapest watt-hour
Power 500
$0.58 · 512 Wh
Dearest watt-hour
Power 1000 V2
$0.68 · 1 kWh
BLUETTI BLUETTI's 27 units run from 128 Wh to 5.1 kWh. Median $0.58 per watt-hour and 33.0 Wh per pound among the portable units.
DJI DJI's 3 units run from 512 Wh to 2 kWh. Median $0.63 per watt-hour and 32.7 Wh per pound among the portable units.
10 · Claims, checked
What the internet says, against the catalog
- PSA Verified
“DJI units are rated for more cycles than BLUETTI's.”
Median rated cycles are 4,000 for DJI against 3,500 for BLUETTI. Ratings are the makers' own figures to 80% capacity.
- PSA Partly True
“BLUETTI is the cheaper brand per watt-hour.”
Overall medians are $0.58 for BLUETTI against $0.63 for DJI on typical price prices. The gap is under 8%, which is inside the spread of a single sale.
- PSA Partly True
“Every BLUETTI unit has a UPS mode.”
96% of current BLUETTI units list one; the exceptions are AC200MAX. DJI lists UPS on 100% of units.
- PSA Partly True
“Both brands are all-LFP now.”
BLUETTI 96%, DJI 100%. Still on older chemistry: Pioneer Na.
- PSA Partly True
“BLUETTI's warranty is 5 years across the board.”
15 of 27 current units carry 5 years; AC60P, Premium 200 V2, AC240P, Elite 10 Mini and 8 more do not.
- PSA Not Supported
“Expansion batteries cost about the same per watt-hour as the base unit.”
Added capacity runs $0.34 per watt-hour on BLUETTI's priced packs against a base unit at $0.61.
- PSA Verified
- matches the maker’s own documentation or our catalog
- PSA Partly True
- true in some bands or cases, not as a rule
- PSA Not Supported
- the numbers we hold do not back it
11 · Lifecycle
Retired this year, and what replaces it
Models that left each brand’s own store this year, and what we link instead. We verify a retirement on the maker’s storefront, never on a retailer’s stock page, and every retirement below has a named successor. We do not print release dates, because merchant timestamps reset when a store is rebuilt and are not a record of when a product shipped.
BLUETTI retired nothing in our tracking window; its lineup churn shows up as new releases rather than removals.
- No retirements recorded.
DJI retired 1 model this year: the Power 1000 (successor Power 1000 V2).
Retired
Successor
Power 1000 → Power 1000 V2
DJI has superseded the Power 1000 with the Power 1000 V2 — same $699, with 2,600W output against 2,200W. The original may still be purchasable while stock lasts, but unless it is meaningfully discounted, buy the V2.
12 · Top matchups
The comparisons people search for most
Ordered by search demand. The ringed unit is the winner; the score is the verdict's confidence out of 10.
- BLUETTI Elite 300 vs DJI Power 2000BLUETTI · 7/10
- BLUETTI Elite 320 vs DJI Power 2000BLUETTI · 7/10
- BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 vs DJI Power 1000 V2BLUETTI · 6/10
BLUETTI Premium 200 V2 vs DJI Power 2000DJI · 7/10- BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 vs DJI Power 2000BLUETTI · 8/10
- BLUETTI Apex 300 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 7/10
- BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 8/10
- BLUETTI Elite 320 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 8/10
- BLUETTI Elite 300 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 7/10
- BLUETTI AC240P vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 7/10
BLUETTI Pioneer MD AC180T vs DJI Power 2000DJI · 9/10
BLUETTI AC200P L vs DJI Power 2000BLUETTI · 6/10
BLUETTI Elite 10 Mini vs DJI Power 500DJI · 7/10- BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 8/10
BLUETTI Elite 400 vs DJI Power 500BLUETTI · 6/10
BLUETTI AC200MAX vs DJI Power 2000DJI · 8/10
BLUETTI AC60P vs DJI Power 500DJI · 7/10- BLUETTI Elite 400 vs DJI Power 2000DJI · 6/10
BLUETTI AC180 vs DJI Power 1000 V2BLUETTI · 6/10
BLUETTI AC180P vs DJI Power 1000 V2BLUETTI · 7/10
13 · FAQ
BLUETTI or DJI: the questions people ask
Is BLUETTI better than DJI?
Not as a brand. Of the 30 model-vs-model head-to-heads we have written, BLUETTI wins 18 and DJI wins 12; no capacity band produces a clear leader. Pick the capacity first, then the pair.
Which brand is more reliable, BLUETTI or DJI?
We cannot measure failure rates. What we can measure: LFP share (96% against 100%), median rated cycles (3,500 against 4,000) and median warranty (5 against 5 years). Owner reports on durability and support are tallied in the Voices section.
Can I use DJI expansion batteries with BLUETTI, or the other way round?
No. Expansion batteries are proprietary on both sides, which is why the first purchase decides the second. The ecosystem table quotes the cost per added watt-hour where our catalog prices the packs.
Which is cheaper per watt-hour, BLUETTI or DJI?
On today's typical prices the medians are $0.58 for BLUETTI and $0.63 for DJI across the whole catalog, so BLUETTI is cheaper overall.
Which brand discounts more often?
BLUETTI: 41 BLUETTI price drops against 1 for DJI over the same 53 days. The deepest cuts were the AC50B at 30.1% and none on the DJI side under typical price.
Which has the better UPS mode?
BLUETTI lists a UPS mode on 96% of current units, DJI on 100%. The ecosystem table counts how many on each side are rated at 10 ms or faster; a listed figure is a spec, not a test.
Are BLUETTI and DJI the same company?
No. BLUETTI is the power-station brand of Shenzhen-based PowerOak. DJI, the Shenzhen drone maker, entered power stations in 2024.
How these numbers were made
Instruments were computed on 2026-09-08 from the 45 BLUETTI and 3 DJI listings in our catalog, excluding retired units and counting each stack configuration once. Prices are the typical prices from our price tracking (23,158 captures, 2026-07-17 to 2026-09-07), not spot or list prices. The head-to-head record counts only published head-to-heads between the two brands; pairs involving a retired unit are excluded from the live tally. Bench verdicts use the same PowerScore benches as our buying guides, ranked over the two brands’ current units only. Release dates are held back on purpose.
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