Compare Multi-Cookers

13 ranked products · Two to 4 at a time · Updated 18 Aug 2026

Pick any two to four of the 13 ranked multi-cookers and read them side by side. This page opens on the board's top 3, Instant Pot Rio (6-Quart), Instant Pot Pro (6-Quart) and Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 (6-Quart).

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Multi-Cookers compared side by side. Each column is one product, each row is one measure taken from the same research that built the board.
Measure	Instant Pot Instant Pot Rio (6-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Pro (6-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 (6-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Duo Plus (6-Quart)	Ninja Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 SmartLid Pressure Cooker Steam Fryer (OL501/OL701)	Breville Breville Fast Slow Pro (6-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Rio Wide Plus (7.5-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Rio Mini (3-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid (6.5-Quart)	Zavor Zavor LUX LCD (6-Quart)	CHEF iQ CHEF iQ Smart Cooker (6-Quart)	Instant Pot Instant Pot Pro Plus Smart (6-Quart)	Crock-Pot Crock-Pot Express Crock Multi-Cooker (6-Quart)
Tier	S	S	A	B	B	B	B	C	D	D	D	F	F
Rank on this board	1 of 13	2 of 13	3 of 13	4 of 13	5 of 13	6 of 13	7 of 13	8 of 13	9 of 13	10 of 13	11 of 13	12 of 13	13 of 13
Ladder points	847 LP	846 LP	831 LP	608 LP	565 LP	530 LP	500 LP	444 LP	346 LP	234 LP	223 LP	133 LP	62 LP
Our verdict	Wirecutter's current favorite, and its simplicity is a durability strategy: fewer modes and no connectivity means fewer failure modes over a decade of ownership.	The best hardware in the class with the longest current recommendation streak at Serious Eats and TechRadar, and no software dependency to decay - the safest multi-year bet in the category.	Not the best performer anymore, but the most proven: unmatched parts availability, the deepest community knowledge base, and a fully mapped failure profile make it the safest ownership proposition per dollar.	Reviewed.com's top pick; meaningful quality-of-life upgrades over the Duo with no smart-feature fragility added.	The most versatile ownership package outside Instant Pot, with real support infrastructure; the complex combined lid and nonstick pot are its long-term wear points.	The best-built machine here, docked for premium price and costly out-of-warranty service; buy it if build quality is your top criterion and budget is not.	Better geometry for browning and big families at a fair premium; niche but well-priced within it.	A fine, simple small-household unit with the Rio design philosophy; ranked last among picks only because its niche is narrow, not because anything is wrong with it.	Genuine one-appliance convenience on the proven Duo platform, but the lid's extra heating element and moving parts add failure surface - buy it for the air frying, not as a pure pressure cooker.	Consumer Reports-validated Instant Pot challenger with good build; a thin support and parts network caps it here.	Excellent hardware that Reviewed.com co-crowns, but its app-and-cloud dependency on a small young company is precisely the software-longevity risk that costs it several places.	Great hardware saddled with a connectivity premium whose value decays with the app; the plain Pro at number 1 is the same machine minus the aging risk.	Coasts on slow-cooker brand nostalgia while cutting corners on pot durability and interface; the Duo at number 3 is the same money spent on a proven platform.
What reviewers rate	Wirecutter's favorite after testing dozens of multi-cookers since 2016 Sleek and simple to use Performs basic functions well No connectivity stack to fail over time	Sears better than most electric multicookers Thicker pot with stay-cool handles and a gentler steam-release switch Upgraded heating element Zero dependence on an app or cloud account	Over a decade in production with unmatched parts availability (sealing rings, inner pots, lids) Largest recipe and troubleshooting community in existence Failure profile completely understood Safest ownership proposition per dollar	Reviewed.com co-top-pick Nicer display than the Duo Easier steam-release switch No smart-home fragility added	SmartLid ends the two-lid juggling of older Foodis Support and parts pipeline second only to Instant Pot's Strongest non-Instant-Pot ownership case Genuine multi-function versatility including steam frying	Best build quality in the category with stainless housing Interactive LCD walks you through pressure and time Hands-free automatic steam release Good parts and service while in warranty	Wide, low-profile pot is better for browning batches and whole chickens than the tall 6-quart format Only a modest price bump over the standard Rio The right pick for larger families who found the standard Rio cramped	Right answer for one- or two-person households Inherits the Rio line's simplified, Wirecutter-endorsed design philosophy Same Instant Pot parts ecosystem logic	One appliance for pressure cooking and air frying Ultimate Lid finally merges pressure and air-fry lids into one Inherits the Duo platform's parts ecosystem	Singled out by Consumer Reports as a genuine Instant Pot challenger Well-built with a clear interface Flex function experienced pressure cooks appreciate	Reviewed.com co-winner Genuinely good hardware Built-in scale and guided cooking	Excellent underlying hardware, same as the top-ranked Instant Pot Pro Adds Wi-Fi and app connectivity for buyers who want smart features	Recognizable budget name brand Widely stocked at big-box retailers like Walmart
Where it falls short	Nothing recorded	Nothing recorded	No longer the best performer in the category	Nothing recorded	Heavy Combined lid is mechanically complex Nonstick-coated pot will wear faster than stainless inserts	Premium price Out-of-warranty parts and service are expensive	A niche format rather than the default choice	Small capacity serves a narrow niche	More moving parts to fail Heavier lid Heating element in the lid is one more failure point	Much smaller support network than Instant Pot or Ninja Thinner parts availability Less community documentation	Much of its value lives in the app Small, young company behind it If the cloud service or app maintenance lapses, you own a diminished product	You pay a premium over the Pro for app and connectivity features Connectivity value decays as the app ages Instant Pot has already been through bankruptcy and restructuring once	Never matched Instant Pot on build consistency Inner pot is where the cost-cutting shows Interface clarity and ergonomics are compromised Long-term pot durability is a flagged weakness of this budget class
Evidence behind it	15 sources across 13 outlets	28 sources across 24 outlets	7 sources across 7 outlets	22 sources across 20 outlets	4 sources across 4 outlets	6 sources across 6 outlets	1 source across 1 outlet Thin sourcing, read it as provisional	3 sources across 2 outlets	1 source across 1 outlet Thin sourcing, read it as provisional	4 sources across 4 outlets	4 sources across 4 outlets	1 source across 1 outlet Thin sourcing, read it as provisional	3 sources across 3 outlets
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Every column is the same research that built the board. Nothing here is a specification sheet copied from a maker. Read how we rank for what a tier and a ladder point mean.