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Coway Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty
#6 of 22 in medium · #21 of 49 overall · all Coway models
3.4
The long-running benchmark: strong CADR for the price, a real auto mode and cheap annual filters.
233 cfmsmoke CADR
361 sq ftAHAM room size
54 dBat full speed
77 Wmax power
$180street price, being verified
One air change of a 300 sq ft room in about 10 min$50 a year in filters$430 to own for 5 yearsAHAM Verifide CADR
Ratings
Includes independent measurements from Air Purifier First, HouseFresh.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its room-size class for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 3.4. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Smoke CADR
- 233 cfm
- Dust CADR
- 246 cfm
- Pollen CADR
- 240 cfm
- AHAM room size
- 361 sq ft
- Maker's room size
- 361 sq ft
- Max power
- 77 W
- Noise (low / high)
- 24 / 54 dB
- Filter cost
- $50
- Filter life
- 12 months
- Filters per year
- $50
- 5-year cost of ownership
- $430
- True HEPA
- Yes
- Activated carbon
- 0.3 lb
- Auto mode (PM2.5 sensor)
- Yes
- App
- No
- Washable prefilter
- Yes
- AHAM Verifide
- Yes
- Energy Star
- Yes
- Weight
- 12.3 lb
- Released
- 2012
Independent measurements
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Time to clear test room 728 cu ft test room; incense smoke cleared to PM1 zero (100%); top speed (3 of 3); ionizer on. 29 min with ionizer off | 26 min | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Noise, measured speed 1 of 3 (lowest); 3 ft | 38.9 dBA | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Noise, measured speed 3 of 3 (top); 3 ft | 60.1 dBA | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Power draw, measured speed 3 of 3 (top); ionizer off (77.3 W with ionizer on) | 75.3 W | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Particle reduction PM2.5 fell from 113.8 to 4.7 ug/m3 over 60 min at max speed (3 of 3) in a 320 sq ft room; laser particle meter. Auto mode managed 90% in same test | 96 % | Air Purifier First 2026-08 |
| Time to clear test room 1377 cu ft room; incense; PM1 brought to zero (100%); speed 3 of 3 (max); AirGradient ONE monitor. 94 min at speed 1 | 27 min | Air Purifier First 2026-08 |
| Noise, measured speed 1 of 3 (lowest); distance not stated | 41.4 dBA | Air Purifier First 2026-08 |
| Noise, measured speed 3 of 3 (top); distance not stated | 63.5 dBA | Air Purifier First 2026-08 |
| Power draw, measured speed 3 of 3 (top); energy meter; ionizer adds about 1.2 W | 69.1 W | Air Purifier First 2026-08 |
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | Smoke CADR | Dust | Pollen | W | dB max | Filters/yr | $/CADR | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Winix C545 | 232 | 239 | 232 | 70 | 55 | $65 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Winix 5500-2 | 232 | 243 | 246 | 70 | 55 | $70 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Blueair Blue Pure 411i Max | 130 | 130 | 130 | 20 | 46 | $80 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 6 | Coway Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty | 233 | 246 | 240 | 77 | 54 | $50 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 7 | Winix AM90 | 232 | 243 | 246 | 70 | 55 | $70 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Coway Airmega 200M | 233 | 246 | 240 | 77 | 54 | $50 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Coway Airmega 250 | 240 | 250 | 245 | 52 | 52 | $70 | 1.0 | 3.3 |