BLUETTI · Apex series
BLUETTI Apex 300 + 2×B500K
Thirteen kilowatt-hours at 282 pounds: the Apex 300 with two B500Ks is the top of the stack, a battery you give an address rather than carry. Every scene we run clears, the van day on under half; 10 of 21 head-to-heads. No owner has written in; reviewers praise the modular idea, then price the hub and the batteries.
13 kWh · 3,840 W · 282.2 lb · 6,000 cycles · 21 head-to-heads
9,821
Power Score · The AC & Fridge Zone
- 13 kWh
- capacity
- 3,840 W
- output
- 282.2 lb
- weight
- 6,000
- rated cycles
Should you buy it right now?
Fair price today: $5,399 is what it normally sells for. It clears 6 of 6 real-world jobs and wins 10 of 21 matchups.
Verdicts by Gunner Gustafson and the Test Desk·Figures computed 2026-09-07
01 · Six real-world jobs
What the Apex 300 + 2×B500K actually runs
The load profiles every comparison on the site is scored on, computed for this unit alone: energy needed against the usable tank after inverter losses, and whether the inverter holds and starts the biggest single load.
Weekend Camping
Clears it2 nights · Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
2,100Wh needed · 19% of the tank · 8,954Wh spare
Peak 75W: starts and holds
8-Hour Blackout
Clears it8 hours · Keep the essentials running through a night without power
1,645Wh needed · 15% of the tank · 9,409Wh spare
Peak 150W: starts and holds
CPAP Overnight
Clears it8 hours · Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
320Wh needed · 3% of the tank · 10,734Wh spare
Peak 40W: starts and holds
Remote Workday
Clears it8 hours · Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
910Wh needed · 8% of the tank · 10,144Wh spare
Peak 60W: starts and holds
Tailgate Party
Clears it4 hours · Game day power for the crew
670Wh needed · 6% of the tank · 10,384Wh spare
Peak 400W: starts and holds
Van Life Daily
Clears it24 hours · A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
4,685Wh needed · 42% of the tank · 6,369Wh spare
Peak 150W: starts and holds
02 · Head-to-head record
10 wins in 21 written matchups
Every matchup is a full verdict scored on the six jobs above plus price, longevity and portability. This is the set shoppers search for, not a random sample.
Win share
10–8–3
- vs BLUETTI7–5
- vs Anker2–1–3
- vs EcoFlow0–2
- vs Goal Zero1–0
winsApex 300 + 2×B500K vs Anker SOLIX C300 DC
45 searches reached this matchup
winsApex 300 + 2×B500K vs BLUETTI AC180P
33 searches reached this matchup
winsApex 300 + 2×B500K vs Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2
31 searches reached this matchup
winsApex 300 + 2×B500K vs BLUETTI Apex 300
29 searches reached this matchup
losesApex 300 + 2×B500K vs BLUETTI Elite 300
23 searches reached this matchup
losesApex 300 + 2×B500K vs BLUETTI AC200L
12 searches reached this matchup
03 · From the verdicts
Who it is for, and when a rival won instead
Each line is lifted from a written matchup where it decided the verdict, and links to the page it came from. Repeated across many matchups means it is the unit’s signature, not one author’s opinion.
Buy the Apex 300 + 2×B500K if…
You're backing up a house through outages that can stretch into a second or third day, and you want to stop rationing after the first evening.
Decided 4 matchups · read one →
Buyers who want the most capacity for the least money and don't mind the extra 86.25 lbs.
Decided 4 matchups · read one →
Van or 5th-wheel owners running daily loads who need the shallower 42% draw over the Yeti's 69%.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
Buyers who've already done the math on their own daily draw and know it clears 3,014Wh.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
A rival won when…
Buyers who want the lowest cost per lifetime kWh on this platform and don't need the extra buffer.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
The off-grid build feeding from a large solar array: the 9,000W input ceiling absorbs 3.75× what the Apex can take.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
You want the lighter of the two configurations — 148.8 lbs against 282.2 — while keeping the identical $0.13-per-kWh rate.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
Weekend campers and occasional blackout preppers who won't draw the pack below half in a single trip.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
04 · Price history
What the Apex 300 + 2×B500K actually sells for
The number on the buy button, read twice a day, one point per day. Never the sticker, never a “was” price.
Read from bluettipower.com twice a day since July 17 · 53 days
Carried on 64% of days tracked · dips reach $4,999
Built from the Sep 7, 5 AM UTC read.
$5,399
Usual price
64% of days tracked
$4,999
Best we've seen
August 4
$5,399
Today
at usual
$5,399
Highest seen
0 days above usual
How to read this
- Usual is the price the unit carried most of the time, tested for how long it held rather than how often we looked. A weekend promotion cannot move it.
- Best is the lowest price we have read on the store itself. Typed coupon codes, member-only prices and marketplace listings are not counted; anything applied automatically at checkout is.
- A gap in the line is a day we could not read a price. We never draw across one, and we never show the store’s own “was” price.
Method on the methodology page.
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BLUETTI Apex 300 + 2×B500K: usually $5,399, best $4,999 (Aug 4), today $5,399 on bluettipower.com. Tracked twice a day since Jul 17. https://stationarena.com/products/bluetti-apex-300-2-b500k#price-history
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05 · Voices
What owners and reviewers say
Owner reports are paraphrased from public YouTube comments and each links to its source; reviewer consensus is counted from cited excerpts, never quoted; our own verdicts are quoted. Specs on this page never come from any of them.
Reviewer consensus
3/12 positive excerpts, 5 sources
Reviewers consistently note the lack of built-in USB/DC ports, requiring a separate $300 Hub D1 accessory, as a notable and costly design compromise.
techspective.net · thesolarlab.com · t3.com · trustedreviews.com · notebookcheck.net · researched 2026-07-15
From the test desk
“Every computed metric agrees: the Apex 300 stack wins all six real-world scenarios tested, costs less per lifetime kWh ($0.11 versus $0.23) despite a sticker price about 25 times higher, and posts a PowerScore of 10,174…”
“p2 wins on paper — it sweeps every scenario here and comes out cheaper per lifetime kWh despite costing $4,350 more up front — but that only matters if you actually need 13,005Wh.”
“The Apex 300 plus two B500K batteries wins on every computed axis here — all six scenarios, a marginal lifetime-cost edge, more than double the power score (10,174 to 4,157) — but nearly all of that margin comes from…”
06 · Where each number comes from
Spec sheet, in four cards
Every field carries its source: green is the manufacturer’s own document, blue was adjudicated after sources disagreed, grey is the catalogue as imported. Then compare it line by line with the units people actually weigh it against.
Battery
13004.8
Capacity (Wh)
- ChemistryLiFePO4
- Charging Cycles6000+
- Battery Expansion FeasibilityYes
Power out
3840
Output (W)
- Surge Peak7680W
- AC Outlets6
- 240V Outlets1
- 30A RV Outlets1
- 12V Car Outlets0
- USB-C Ports2
- USB-A Ports2
- USB-C Charging Outputs100W
Charging
2400
Solar Input (W)
- Solar Input TypeMC4
Living with it
282.2
Weight (lbs)
- Noise Level (db)45
- UPSYes (<10ms)
- App ControlYes
- Warranty (Years)5
Compare it with
Apex 300 + 2×B500K vs
leads on 6 · trails on 3
| Spec | Apex 300 + 2×B500K | SOLIX C300 DC | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual price | $5,399 | $200 ● | +$5,199 |
| Capacity (Wh) | 13004.8 ● | 288 | +12716.8 |
| Output (W) | 3840 ● | 300 | +3540 |
| Surge (W) | 7680W | N/A | |
| Rated cycles | 6000+ ● | 3000 | +3000 |
| Solar input (W) | 2400 ● | 100 | +2300 |
| Weight (lb) | 282.2 | 6.17 ● | +276 |
| Noise (dB) | 45 | N/A | |
| AC outlets | 6 ● | 0 | +6 |
| USB-C ports | 2 | 4 ● | -2 |
| Warranty (yr) | 5 ● | 3 | +2 |
| Chemistry | LiFePO4 | LiFePO4 | |
| UPS | Yes (<10ms) | No |
● marks the better figure where direction is clear. Price is each unit’s usual price.
Read the full verdict →07 · BLUETTI Apex line
Where it sits in the line
Capacity bars are to scale across the line; prices are each unit’s usual price, not today’s.
Apex 300
2.8 kWh · $1,699
Apex 300 + B300K
5.5 kWh · $2,599
Apex 300 + B500K
7.9 kWh · $3,299
Apex 300 + 2×B300K
8.3 kWh · $3,699
Apex 300 + 2×B500K
13 kWh · $5,399
08 · At its usual price
Cost of ownership
Cycle life is the manufacturer’s rating to 80% capacity; the lifetime figure is that rating times the nameplate capacity.
$0.42
per Wh
at $5,399
$0.07
per lifetime kWh
78,029 kWh over 6,000 cycles
16.4 yr
if cycled daily
58 yr at weekends only
5 yr
warranty
$1,080 per covered year
09 · From the matchups
Questions people ask
Is the Apex 300 + 2×B500K really about 8 times heavier than the AC180P?
Yes — 282.2 lbs against 35.3 lbs, which works out to almost exactly eight times the weight. It's built to be installed once and left in place, not carried around, and reviewers describe needing both hands to move the base unit at all [B4].
Why is the Apex 300 + 2×B500K cheaper per kWh if it costs so much more overall?
Because sticker price and per-unit-energy cost are different questions. The Apex 300 stack runs $0.38 per Wh and $0.11 per lifetime kWh against the AC180P's $0.45 per Wh and $0.13 per lifetime kWh — a better rate on paper. But you're still writing a check for $4,999 versus $649, and that $4,350 gap only makes sense once you actually need the extra 11,565Wh.
Can the Bluetti Apex 300 + 2×B500K run a whole house during an outage?
Not for heavy circuits. Its 3,840W continuous output and 7,680W surge ceiling can handle lighter loads — lights, a fridge, electronics — but a 5-ton central AC or an electric range typically surges past that ceiling. The DELTA Pro Ultra X's 12,000W output and 45,000W surge are built specifically for whole-panel backup.
Is the Bluetti Apex 300 + 2×B500K actually cheaper than the Goal Zero Yeti PRO 8000?
Yes — by $999.95, and it holds 5,016.8Wh more capacity on top of that. At a blended $0.38/Wh against the Yeti's $0.75/Wh, it isn't a premium purchase at all; it's the cheaper option with more capacity. The Yeti's real remaining case is the extra 86.25 lbs it saves and its higher rated cycle count, not price.
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