Goal Zero · Yeti series · new release
Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen)
The Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) is the 1000X reborn with the chemistry Goal Zero should have used the first time: a kilowatt-hour at 35 pounds, 4,000 rated cycles, a five-year warranty, and a fifteen-millisecond handover the X series never had. Five head-to-heads so far, two won, both against Goal Zeros. No owner or reviewer has weighed in yet.
988 Wh · 2,000 W · 35.3 lb · 4,000 cycles · 5 head-to-heads
2,505
Power Score · Appliance Class
- 988 Wh
- capacity
- 2,000 W
- output
- 35.3 lb
- weight
- 4,000
- rated cycles
Should you buy it right now?
Fair price today: $1,200 is what it normally sells for. It clears 2 of 6 real-world jobs and wins 2 of 5 matchups.
Real-world jobs
2 of 6
Falls short on Weekend Camping, 8-Hour Blackout, Remote Workday and Van Life Daily
Head-to-head record
2–3
5 adjudicated matchups
Verdicts by Ian Schneider and the Test Desk·Figures computed 2026-09-07
01 · Six real-world jobs
What the Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) 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
Falls short2 nights · Two nights off-grid with essential comfort
2,100Wh needed · 250% of the tank · 1,260Wh short
Peak 75W: starts and holds
8-Hour Blackout
Falls short8 hours · Keep the essentials running through a night without power
1,645Wh needed · 196% of the tank · 805Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
CPAP Overnight
Clears it8 hours · Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
320Wh needed · 38% of the tank · 520Wh spare
Peak 40W: starts and holds
Remote Workday
Falls short8 hours · Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
910Wh needed · 108% of the tank · 70Wh short
Peak 60W: starts and holds
Tailgate Party
Clears it4 hours · Game day power for the crew
670Wh needed · 80% of the tank · 170Wh spare
Peak 400W: starts and holds
Van Life Daily
Falls short24 hours · A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
4,685Wh needed · 558% of the tank · 3,845Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
02 · Head-to-head record
2 wins in 5 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
2–3
- vs Goal Zero2–0
- vs Jackery0–2
- vs Anker0–1
losesYeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs Anker SOLIX C1000X Gen 2
Written verdict
winsYeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs Goal Zero Yeti 1000X
Written verdict
winsYeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs Goal Zero Yeti 700
Written verdict
losesYeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus
Written verdict
losesYeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs Jackery HomePower 1000 Plus v2
Written verdict
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 Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) if…
Buy it if you're honestly unsure whether your loads cross 600 watts. The 1000 can't be excluded by a load the way the 700 can, so it's the safer bet when you can't predict what you'll plug in.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
You're building a solar-first setup and will actually use the 900W input — 300W more panel than the Anker means a faster refill on a sunny day.
You need the higher 3,600W surge for a hard-starting motor or tool, or you're committed to Goal Zero's rugged, weather-resistant ecosystem of coolers and vehicle kits.
The buyer who keeps gear for years. If this box is still in your garage in a decade, the 4,000-cycle LiFePO4 pack is the entire reason, because it's the one here built to still hold a full charge then.
A rival won when…
The person who buys on proof. Six months of documented, multi-load real-world use [B3] is about as reassuring as this category gets.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
Buy it if your trips are short and simple and you want the lighter, cheaper tool that does exactly enough.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
Almost everyone comparing these two. It's $400 cheaper, 10.4 lbs lighter, holds 36Wh more, and switches over faster as a UPS — the better unit and the cheaper one at the same time.
You run a home office off it. The 10ms UPS keeps a desktop or NAS alive through a cut the Yeti's 25ms might not [A7].
04 · Price history
What the Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) 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 goalzero.com twice a day since July 18 · 52 days
Carried on 100% of days tracked · dips reach $1,200
Built from the Sep 7, 5 AM UTC read.
$1,200
Usual price
100% of days tracked
$1,200
Best we've seen
September 7
$1,200
Today
at usual
$1,200
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.
Share the numbers
Goal Zero Yeti 1000 (6th Gen): usually $1,200, best $1,200 (Sep 7), today $1,200 on goalzero.com. Tracked twice a day since Jul 18. https://stationarena.com/products/goal-zero-yeti-1000-6th-gen#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.
From the test desk
“The Anker SOLIX C1000X Gen 2 is the clear pick, and it isn't close.”
“Buy the Yeti 1000 (6th Gen), when you can find it in stock.”
“Take the Yeti 1000 6th Gen if there's any chance your loads cross 600 watts, whether that's a microwave, a coffee maker, power tools, or a larger fridge, because its 2,000W inverter starts them and the 700's 600W won't.”
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
988
Capacity (Wh)
- ChemistryLiFePO4
- Charging Cycles4000
- Battery Expansion FeasibilityNo
Power out
2000
Output (W)
- Surge Peak3600W
- AC Outlets4
- 240V Outlets0
- 30A RV Outlets0
- 12V Car Outlets1
- USB-C Ports4
- USB-A Ports2
- USB-C Charging Outputs140W
Charging
900
Solar Input (W)
- Solar Input TypeHPP 600W + 8mm 300W
Living with it
35.3
Weight (lbs)
- Noise Level (db)Not Specified
- UPSYes (<15ms)
- App ControlYes
- Warranty (Years)5
Compare it with
Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) vs
leads on 3 · trails on 3
| Spec | Yeti 1000 (6th Gen) | SOLIX C1000X Gen 2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual price | $1,200 | $600 ● | +$600 |
| Capacity (Wh) | 988 | 1024 ● | -36 |
| Output (W) | 2000 | 2000 | 0 |
| Surge (W) | 3600W ● | 3000W | +600 |
| Rated cycles | 4000 | 4000 | 0 |
| Solar input (W) | 900 ● | 600 | +300 |
| Weight (lb) | 35.3 | 24.9 ● | +10.4 |
| Noise (dB) | Not Specified | Not Specified | |
| AC outlets | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| USB-C ports | 4 ● | 3 | +1 |
| Warranty (yr) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chemistry | LiFePO4 | LiFePO4 | |
| UPS | Yes (<15ms) | Yes (10ms) |
● marks the better figure where direction is clear. Price is each unit’s usual price.
Read the full verdict →07 · Goal Zero Yeti 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.
Yeti 300
297 Wh · $350
Yeti 500
499 Wh · $500
Yeti 700
677 Wh · $700
Yeti 1000 (6th Gen)
988 Wh · $1,200
Yeti 1500 (6th Gen)
1.5 kWh · $1,500
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.
$1.21
per Wh
at $1,200
$0.30
per lifetime kWh
3,952 kWh over 4,000 cycles
11.0 yr
if cycled daily
38 yr at weekends only
5 yr
warranty
$240 per covered year