Goal Zero · Yeti series · new release
Goal Zero Yeti 700
4,000 rated cycles, eight times the old X series, in a twenty-pound box: the Yeti 700 is Goal Zero admitting the chemistry had to change. It runs a CPAP night on half the tank and nothing larger, and loses most of its head-to-heads, six wins in 32, because rivals bring more watts per dollar, nothing being wrong with it.
677 Wh · 600 W · 20.3 lb · 4,000 cycles · 32 head-to-heads
1,833
Power Score · Device Hub
- 677 Wh
- capacity
- 600 W
- output
- 20.3 lb
- weight
- 4,000
- rated cycles
Should you buy it right now?
Fair price today: $700 is what it normally sells for. It clears 1 of 6 real-world jobs and wins 6 of 32 matchups.
Real-world jobs
1 of 6
Falls short on Weekend Camping, 8-Hour Blackout, Remote Workday, Tailgate Party and Van Life Daily
Head-to-head record
6–25–1
32 adjudicated matchups
Verdicts by Wenny Zheng and the Test Desk·Figures computed 2026-09-07
01 · Six real-world jobs
What the Yeti 700 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 · 365% of the tank · 1,525Wh short
Peak 75W: starts and holds
8-Hour Blackout
Falls short8 hours · Keep the essentials running through a night without power
1,645Wh needed · 286% of the tank · 1,070Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
CPAP Overnight
Clears it8 hours · Sleep therapy without interruption — the #1 medical use case
320Wh needed · 56% of the tank · 255Wh spare
Peak 40W: starts and holds
Remote Workday
Falls short8 hours · Full work day off-grid without power anxiety
910Wh needed · 158% of the tank · 335Wh short
Peak 60W: starts and holds
Tailgate Party
Falls short4 hours · Game day power for the crew
670Wh needed · 116% of the tank · 95Wh short
Peak 400W: starts and holds
Van Life Daily
Falls short24 hours · A full day of mobile living — the ultimate endurance test
4,685Wh needed · 814% of the tank · 4,110Wh short
Peak 150W: starts and holds
02 · Head-to-head record
6 wins in 32 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
6–25–1
- vs BLUETTI2–5–1
- vs EcoFlow0–7
- vs Anker0–5
- vs Goal Zero3–2
- vs Jackery1–4
- vs DJI0–2
losesYeti 700 vs Goal Zero Yeti 500
28 searches reached this matchup
winsYeti 700 vs Goal Zero Yeti 1000X
11 searches reached this matchup
losesYeti 700 vs DJI Power 500
10 searches reached this matchup
winsYeti 700 vs Goal Zero Yeti 500X
10 searches reached this matchup
tieYeti 700 vs BLUETTI Apex 300 + 2×B300K
9 searches reached this matchup
winsYeti 700 vs Goal Zero Yeti 300
8 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 Yeti 700 if…
You want the extra 105Wh of capacity built in now and don't need an expansion path later.
Decided 10 matchups · read one →
You carry it on your body for real distances. 19.3 lb is the only advantage in this matchup that money genuinely cannot undo.
Decided 4 matchups · read one →
Your loads are genuinely small: phones, a laptop, lights, a CPAP. 677Wh and 600W cover that night after night, and it's the lighter box to carry to the tent.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
The unit lives outside: roof rack, boat deck, uncovered patio, winter truck bed. The IPX4 rating [B2] is the one thing here you can't get for less.
Decided 2 matchups · read one →
A rival won when…
You want the lighter, cheaper unit for everyday carry and don't need a multi-day off-grid solar setup.
Decided 8 matchups · read one →
You want a published noise figure before the thing shares a room with you overnight.
Decided 5 matchups · read one →
You're buying for outages and you top up in whatever window the sun or the grid gives you. 300W of solar intake and a 58-minute wall recharge [A9] make short windows count.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
Anyone who wants the option to add an expansion battery later without replacing the base unit.
Decided 3 matchups · read one →
04 · Price history
What the Yeti 700 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 17 · 53 days
Carried on 100% of days tracked · dips reach $700
Built from the Sep 7, 5 AM UTC read.
$700
Usual price
100% of days tracked
$700
Best we've seen
September 7
$700
Today
at usual
$700
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 700: usually $700, best $700 (Sep 7), today $700 on goalzero.com. Tracked twice a day since Jul 17. https://stationarena.com/products/goal-zero-yeti-700#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
3/4 positive excerpts, 4 sources
Modern LFP (4,000+ cycles), IPX4 ruggedness, and light, simple portability are the highlights; modest power and capacity.
goalzero.com · amazon.com · campingsolar.us · outdoorgearlab.com · researched 2026-07-10
From the test desk
“Buy the Yeti 500 and keep the $200.”
“Unless you need to run actual appliances, the Yeti 700 is the smarter buy: it uses the newer 4,000-cycle LiFePO4 chemistry against the 1000X's 500-cycle NMC, weighs 12 lbs less, carries a 5-year warranty to the 1000X's…”
“The Yeti 700 asks $699.95 against the Power 500's $359 and hands you 165 more watt-hours for the $341 gap — that's it.”
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
677
Capacity (Wh)
- ChemistryLiFePO4
- Charging Cycles4000+
- Battery Expansion FeasibilityNo
Power out
600
Output (W)
- Surge Peak1000W
- AC Outlets2
- 240V Outlets0
- 30A RV Outlets0
- 12V Car Outlets1
- USB-C Ports2
- USB-A Ports2
- USB-C Charging Outputs100W
Charging
200
Solar Input (W)
- Solar Input TypeStandard (12-28V)
Living with it
20.3
Weight (lbs)
- UPSYes (<20ms)
- App ControlYes
- Warranty (Years)5
Compare it with
Yeti 700 vs
leads on 2 · trails on 2
| Spec | Yeti 700 | Yeti 500 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual price | $700 | $500 ● | +$200 |
| Capacity (Wh) | 677 ● | 499 | +178 |
| Output (W) | 600 ● | 500 | +100 |
| Surge (W) | 1000W | 1000W | 0 |
| Rated cycles | 4000+ | 4000+ | 0 |
| Solar input (W) | 200 | 200 | 0 |
| Weight (lb) | 20.3 | 16.1 ● | +4.2 |
| Noise (dB) | N/A | N/A | |
| AC outlets | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| USB-C ports | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Warranty (yr) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chemistry | LiFePO4 | LiFePO4 | |
| UPS | Yes (<20ms) | Yes (<20ms) |
● 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.
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.
$1.03
per Wh
at $700
$0.26
per lifetime kWh
2,708 kWh over 4,000 cycles
11.0 yr
if cycled daily
38 yr at weekends only
5 yr
warranty
$140 per covered year
09 · From the matchups
Questions people ask
Is the Yeti 700 worth $200 more than the Yeti 500?
Only if you have a continuous load between 500W and 600W, or you already know you need more than 424Wh of usable energy on a given night. The $200 buys 178 watt-hours, which works out to $1.12 per watt-hour against the $1.00 the Yeti 500 charges for the capacity it already carries. Everything else on the two spec sheets matches, down to the surge ceiling and the warranty.
Why is the cheaper Yeti 700 the newer model?
Goal Zero's 6th-generation Yeti line moved to LiFePO4 chemistry, and the 700 is part of it, rated for 4,000 cycles. The pricier Yeti 1000X is from the earlier X-series that used lithium-NMC cells rated for about 500 cycles. So the 700 is both cheaper and the more current battery technology, while the 1000X charges a premium for more output, not a better cell.
Can the Yeti 700 run a refrigerator or a space heater?
Not dependably. Its 600W continuous rating and 1000W surge ceiling are built for phones, laptops, lights, and a CPAP. A fridge or space heater that spikes past 1,000W at startup needs the Yeti 1000X's 1500W and 3000W inverter, which is the main thing the extra $300 buys.
Which lasts longer, the Yeti 700 or the 1000X?
The 700, by a wide margin. Its LiFePO4 cells are rated for 4,000 cycles versus roughly 500 for the 1000X's NMC cells, about eleven years of daily use against a year and a half. Goal Zero's own warranties reflect it: five years on the 700, two on the 1000X.
Is the DJI Power 500 or Goal Zero Yeti 700 the better value?
The Power 500, clearly. It costs $341 less, works out to 18 cents per lifetime kilowatt-hour against the Yeti's 26, and delivers double the continuous output. The Yeti's only advantage is 165Wh of extra capacity, and that reserve rarely gets used on units this size.
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