Instant Pot
Instant Vortex Plus 6qt Air Fryer 6-in-1
$149.99Cheaper
Released 2020
Best Air Fryers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Instant Vortex Plus 6qt Air Fryer 6-in-1 is cheaper at $149.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Instant Pot
$149.99Cheaper
Released 2020
Typhur
$390
Released 2025-01
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Instant Vortex Plus 6qt Air Fryer 6-in-1 is the cheaper at $149.99.
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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $149.99 | $390 |
| Brand | Instant Pot | Typhur |
| Released | 2020 | 2025-01 |
| Capacity qt | 6 | 5.6 |
| Type | basket | basket |
| Max temp f | 400 | 450 |
| Presets | 6 | 15 |
| Dishwasher safe | Yes | Yes |
| Wattage | 1700 | 1750 |
| Drawers | 1 | 1 |
| Release | 2020 | 2025-01 |
Sources — Instant Vortex Plus 6qt Air Fryer 6-in-1: instantpot.com (verified 2026-06-15). Typhur Dome 2 AI Smart Air Fryer (AF03): typhur.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
All three whitelisted outlets (Good Housekeeping, TechRadar, Reviewed) hands-on tested this exact Instant Vortex Plus 6-qt / 6-in-1 air fryer and recommend it: crisp, evenly browned results on fries and wings, fast cooking, dishwasher-safe cleanup, and an easy-to-use touchscreen. Good Housekeeping and Reviewed both single out the ClearCook viewing window as genuinely useful. Main gripes are no printed recipes (you lean on the Instant app), a bulky countertop footprint, and TechRadar's note that it is one of the pricier air fryers. The OdorErase filter divides testers. (3 sourced reviews, 3 lab-tested.)
Praised: Crisp, evenly browned results on fries and chicken wings; Easy-to-use touchscreen control interface; Dishwasher-safe accessories / easy cleanup.
Flagged: Bulky, large countertop footprint; No printed recipes/guidance; relies on the Instant app; Minor design flaws: food falls under the tray, water seeps into the ClearCook window.
Only one whitelisted tester — WIRED (Matthew Korfhage) — published hands-on prose on this exact Typhur Dome 2, naming it Best Air Fryer Overall (8/10, WIRED Recommends). RTINGS is member-paywalled and Reviewed.com tested the older original Dome, so both were excluded. WIRED praises its speed (two dozen wings crisp in 14 minutes), even single-layer crisping, dual top/bottom burners, a working smart app and self-clean; the caveats are its high price and a shallow 2-inch basket that forces spatchcocking a whole chicken to fit. A draft temp-accuracy measured value ('within 5-10 °F') was dropped because the source prose reads 'within five or 10 degrees of target' — the literal value/unit was not present. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Fast cooking with even crisping across the wide single-layer basket; Tight temperature accuracy, within five or 10 degrees of target; Dual top/bottom burners plus a working smart app and self-clean function.
Flagged: More expensive than most other basket fryers; Shallow basket forces spatchcocking a whole chicken to fit.