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Cosori Pro II Air FryervsVitamix A3500

4 years apart, and the averages land 8.0 and 7.8. Only Value moved much, 8.6 to 6.2.

Cosori Pro II Air Fryer

Cosori

8.0

The volume seller, and the presets are the reason people stop reading the manual.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Vitamix A3500

Vitamix

7.8

A ten-year warranty, a tamper, and a self-clean cycle. Noise is what the drivetrain costs.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Value, Cosori Pro II Air Fryer ahead 8.6 to 6.2. They come closest on Performance, 9.4 to 8.2. Left of center is Cosori Pro II Air Fryer, right is Vitamix A3500.

Cosori Pro II Air Fryer versus Vitamix A3500 — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Cosori Pro II Air Fryer run left from the axis labels, bars for Vitamix A3500 run right. Cosori Pro II Air Fryer: Performance 8.2, Value 8.6, Durability 7.4, Ease of use 8.6, Quietness 7.0. Vitamix A3500: Performance 9.4, Value 6.2, Durability 9.2, Ease of use 8.6, Quietness 5.4.Cosori Pro II Air Fryer (left)Vitamix A3500 (right)PerformanceCosori Pro II Air Fryer — Performance 8.2 out of 108.2Vitamix A3500 — Performance 9.4 out of 109.4ValueCosori Pro II Air Fryer — Value 8.6 out of 108.6Vitamix A3500 — Value 6.2 out of 106.2DurabilityCosori Pro II Air Fryer — Durability 7.4 out of 107.4Vitamix A3500 — Durability 9.2 out of 109.2Ease of useCosori Pro II Air Fryer — Ease of use 8.6 out of 108.6Vitamix A3500 — Ease of use 8.6 out of 108.6QuietnessCosori Pro II Air Fryer — Quietness 7.0 out of 107.0Vitamix A3500 — Quietness 5.4 out of 105.4Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Cosori Pro II Air Fryer

Leads on Value and Quietness.

  • A household of two to four, where basket size decides everything
  • You want presets that can be overwritten and kept
  • Dishwasher cleanup is non-negotiable

Take the Vitamix A3500

Leads on Performance and Durability.

  • Nut butters, doughs, and hot soup — jobs that stall lesser machines
  • You keep appliances for a decade and want containers still orderable then
  • Frozen batches thick enough that a tamper is the only way through

Ease of use scores identically, so that axis can't break the tie.

What each one gets wrong

Cosori Pro II Air Fryer

  • Nonstick coatings that need replacing after a couple of years
  • You want a metal-bodied appliance rather than a plastic one

Vitamix A3500

  • Thin walls or a sleeping household; this is among the loudest machines here
  • You blend a single cup at a time — a 64 oz container needs volume to circulate
  • Your upper cabinets sit lower than seventeen inches above the counter

Specs, side by side

SpecCosori Pro II Air FryerVitamix A3500
Capacity5.8 quart basket—
PresetsMultiple, adjustable and saveable—
BasketDishwasher-safe, nonstick—
Motor—2.2 peak horsepower
Container—64 oz low-profile with Self-Detect
Controls—Touchscreen, variable speed dial, pulse, timer
Programs—Smoothies, hot soups, dips, frozen desserts, self-clean
Size—11 x 8 x 17 in
Warranty—10-year full warranty

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is the 2021 Cosori Pro II Air Fryer the safer pick over the 2017 Vitamix A3500?
Cosori Pro II Air Fryer takes Value and Quietness; Vitamix A3500 takes Performance and Durability. Neither leads on more axes than the other, so it comes down to which of those you care about. The 4-year gap shows in the totals as 8.0 against 7.8.
What does the 2017 model still win?
On Performance and Durability, yes. Those axes still go to the 2017 model. The 2021 one answers with Value and Quietness.
Which one ranks higher in "Each of these removes a different weeknight chore"?
Cosori Pro II Air Fryer sits at #3 in "Each of these removes a different weeknight chore", Vitamix A3500 at #4.