Best Smart Wi-Fi Air Conditioners

A quiet, efficient pick for bedrooms and living rooms up to 450 sq ft. The U shape lets you keep using the window and keeps the compressor noise outside.

A good-value smart inverter unit for a bedroom or office up to about 350 sq ft. It’s quieter and cheaper to run than TCL’s fixed-speed models for little extra money.

A stylish, quiet inverter unit for a bedroom up to 350 sq ft. It’s priced close to the big-brand inverter models.

A compact inverter unit for a bedroom up to 350 sq ft. It’s quieter and cheaper to run than budget fixed-speed models for a modest premium.

A strong choice for a big living room or open-plan space. It’s efficient and quiet for its size if you can handle the 85 lb install.

A quiet, efficient bedroom unit for rooms up to 350 sq ft. It’s worth the premium if low noise matters most.

A compact, efficient inverter unit for a bedroom up to 350 sq ft. It’s easy to lift into the window and quiet on its lowest setting.

A good fit for a 350 sq ft room that needs cooling in summer and some heat in the shoulder seasons. The inverter keeps it efficient and fairly quiet.

A solid inverter pick for a bedroom up to 350 sq ft if you value the two-year warranty. Otherwise the TCL Q-Series does the same job for less.

For someone who wants a safe, view-friendly saddle unit with smart controls and has a shallow sill. Conventional inverter units cool as well for far less.

A cheap way to get app and voice control in a 450 sq ft room. If noise or running cost matters, the TCL Q-Series inverter is worth the step up.

For a small bedroom where you want to keep the view and a quiet night. You pay a lot per BTU for the saddle design.

The portable to get if you need real cooling from a unit that sits on the floor: the dual-hose duct and inverter compressor make it far more efficient than ordinary portables.

A strong pick for a large room where a window unit won’t work: efficient inverter cooling and a hose-in-hose design that doesn’t fight itself.

An efficient dual-hose inverter portable for a medium room, close to the Midea Duo in efficiency.

A newer, lighter dual-hose inverter portable for anyone who wants efficient cooling and app control; the price is the main drawback.

A low-cost smart portable for a medium room when budget matters more than efficiency or quiet.

A long-running inverter portable that suits bedrooms thanks to a quiet sleep mode, though dual-hose units cool large rooms more efficiently.

A sensible smart single-hose portable for a medium bedroom or office, if you can live with typical portable-AC noise.