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Jackery vs Goal Zero: what the published specs say
Every brand-level number in this Jackery vs Goal Zero comparison is worked out from the published specs and prices we recorded on 18 August 2026. We track 78 Jackery products and 62 from Goal Zero.
The figures cover each whole brand. That means all 78 Jackery products and all 62 Goal Zero products — discontinued models included, and solar panels, expansion batteries and accessories alongside the power stations. Both brands are counted the same way throughout, and where narrowing to power stations alone changes the answer, the narrower figure is given too.
Cost per watt-hour
Cost per watt-hour is price divided by capacity. It can only be worked out where a product has both figures published, which leaves 58 of Jackery’s 78 products and 20 of Goal Zero’s 62.
Counting each brand’s whole range, the median Jackery product costs $0.79 per watt-hour and the median Goal Zero product costs $1.00 per watt-hour. Count power stations alone — 45 from Jackery and 17 from Goal Zero — and the medians become $0.93 and $1.03. The gap narrows but does not reverse.
Model by model, among those still on sale:
| Model | Price | Capacity | Cost per Wh |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | $519 | 1,070Wh | $0.49 |
 Goal Zero Yeti 1500 | $1,499.95 | 1,505Wh | $1.00 |
 Goal Zero Yeti 700 | $699.95 | 677Wh | $1.03 |
 Jackery Explorer 300 | $309 | 293Wh | $1.05 |
 Goal Zero Yeti 300 | $349.95 | 297Wh | $1.18 |
The brand median does not hold at every size. Jackery’s Explorer 300 costs $1.05 per watt-hour, which is worse than the Goal Zero Yeti 700 at $1.03. Small units spread case, ports and inverter across fewer cells, a penalty that applies to both brands.
Cell chemistry
Most of Jackery’s 78 products are LiFePO4 and none is lead-acid, but the range is not all LiFePO4. Jackery’s older Explorer models, including the original Explorer 300, 500 and 1000 and the Explorer Pro models, used lithium-ion NMC cells, as did the Solar Generator bundles built on them; its current Plus and v2 lines are LiFePO4.
Goal Zero’s range is more mixed: of its 62 products, 11 are LiFePO4, 12 NMC and 10 lead-acid.
One naming trap is worth flagging, because Jackery has sold several 300-class units. The Explorer 300 in the price table above (293Wh) is the original model, with lithium-ion NMC cells rated for about 500 to 800 cycles to 80% capacity. The Explorer 300 v2 (288Wh) is LiFePO4, rated by Jackery at 4,000 cycles to 70% capacity, and the Explorer 300 Plus (288Wh) is also LiFePO4. The Solar Generator 300 is not a separate battery: it is the original Explorer 300 bundled with a SolarSaga 100 panel. Check the exact model name and watt-hours before comparing any of them.
Cycle ratings
Jackery publishes a cycle count for 40 of its 78 products. Of those 40: 19 are rated at 4,000 cycles, 8 at 6,000, and 3 at 3,000, which puts 30 of the 40 published ratings at 3,000 cycles or more. The remaining 10 sit lower, at 2,000, 1,000, 800 and 500.
When we collected these figures in August, we found a Goal Zero cycle count for 15 of its 62 products. Of those 15, 11 are rated at 500 cycles and 4 at 4,000 — so 4 of 15 reach 3,000 or more. Goal Zero also lists 4,000 cycles for the Yeti 1500 on its Yeti 1500 spec page (checked October 2026), a rating we did not have in August.
So Goal Zero’s best cycle ratings match Jackery’s most common one, 4,000 cycles, though Jackery also rates eight of its products at 6,000. Jackery discloses cycle life far more often, and where Goal Zero does disclose it, the figure is usually 500.
Head to head: Explorer 1000 v2 against Yeti 1500
These are the closest current LiFePO4 units the two brands offer in the mid-to-large range.
| Spec | Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 | Goal Zero Yeti 1500 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $519 | $1,499.95 |
| Capacity | 1,070Wh | 1,505Wh |
| Cost per Wh | $0.49 | $1.00 |
| Chemistry | LiFePO4 | LiFePO4 |
| Cycle rating | 4,000 to 70%+ | 4,000 to 80% |
| AC output | 1,500W | 2,000W |
| Surge | 3,000W | 3,600W |
| Solar input | 400W | 600W |
| AC charge input | 100–120V, 15A max; no wattage stated | 1,500W fast, 750W low speed |
| Weight | 23.8 lb | 52.8 lb |
| Warranty | 3 years base | 5 years |
| Expandable | No | No |
Two notes on that table. Jackery hedges its own weight figure as “around 23.8 lbs”. Its warranty is published as 3+2 years, the extra two conditional on registering the unit, so the flat term is three.
The AC charge input figures need explaining. Jackery does not state a charging wattage on its Explorer 1000 v2 spec page; it gives a limit of 100–120V at 15A instead, and quotes a charging time of 1.58 hours on AC. Goal Zero lists the Yeti 1500 at 1,500W in fast mode and 750W in low-speed mode on its spec page. Both pages checked October 2026.
What that capacity actually runs
Usable AC energy runs about 85% of rated capacity once inverter losses are taken out; on DC it is nearer 92%. For the Explorer 1000 v2 that is 1,070 × 0.85 = 909.5Wh on AC, and 1,070 × 0.92 = 984.4Wh on DC.
- Fridge at 50W: 909.5 ÷ 50 = 18.2 hours
- CPAP at 40W from the AC outlet (a 30W machine plus inverter idle): 909.5 ÷ 40 = 22.7 hours
- Laptop at 60W: 909.5 ÷ 60 = 15.2 hours
- Router at 10W on DC: 984.4 ÷ 10 = 98.4 hours
- Microwave at 1,000W: 909.5 ÷ 1,000 = 0.91 hours, about 55 minutes
A 1,500W kettle gives 909.5 ÷ 1,500 = 0.61 hours, roughly 36 minutes, but it sits exactly at the 1,500W rated output with no headroom. The Yeti 1500 has 1,279.3Wh usable on AC (1,505 × 0.85), which is 25.6 hours on the same fridge and 51 minutes on the kettle, with 500W of output to spare.
Which one
On the published figures, Jackery is the cheaper brand per watt-hour whether you count each whole range or power stations alone, ships LiFePO4 far more consistently, and publishes cycle life on half its range against Goal Zero’s quarter. Goal Zero answers with longer warranties — five years against a three-year base — and higher output at the top of the range.
Buy Jackery if the deciding number is capacity per dollar. Buy Goal Zero if you want the longer unconditional warranty and the output headroom. Start with the power station index, compare candidates in the comparison tool, or work through getting started if you are still sizing a unit. Full write-ups: Explorer 1000 v2Check price on Amazon, Yeti 1500Check price on Amazon.