Kitchen head-to-head
NutriBullet Pro 900vsOster Pro 1200
Same ballpark on the average, 7.0 and 7.2, and nothing alike on the axes: NutriBullet Pro 900 wins Ease of use by 2.0, 8.8 to 6.8.
NutriBullet Pro 900
NutriBullet
7.0
A 900-watt motor under a cup you drink from. One person, one smoothie, under a minute.
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Oster Pro 1200
Oster
7.2
A glass jar and an all-metal drive, warrantied ten years on the part that usually shears off.
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 Ease of use, NutriBullet Pro 900 ahead 8.8 to 6.8. They come closest on Value, 9.0 to 8.8. Left of center is NutriBullet Pro 900, right is Oster Pro 1200.
Which one to pick
Take the NutriBullet Pro 900
Leads on Ease of use.
- One smoothie at a time, drunk from the cup it was made in
- A dorm room, an office, or a counter with no room for a jar
- Frozen fruit and greens, which is the job the extractor blade is shaped for
Take the Oster Pro 1200
Leads on Performance, Value, Durability and Quietness.
- Glass rather than plastic, if scratching and held odours in a jar bother you
- Milkshakes, salsas, and a daily smoothie rather than nut butter
- A ten-year drive warranty at the budget end of the market
What each one gets wrong
NutriBullet Pro 900
- Hot liquids — the manual rules them out and a sealed cup has nowhere to vent
- Anything that runs past a minute; the motor is duty-cycled and will cut out
- Cooking for more than one person, unless you enjoy blending in shifts
Oster Pro 1200
- Lifting a full jar one-handed — wet glass is heavy and the handle is small
- Fibrous greens and dates, which come out gritty rather than smooth
- You need a machine that will run six minutes straight without a break
Specs, side by side
| Spec | NutriBullet Pro 900 | Oster Pro 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Motor | 900 watts | 1,200 watts, 900 watts of ice crushing power |
| Cups | 32 oz and 24 oz, dishwasher safe | — |
| Blade | Twist-on stainless extractor blade | — |
| Warranty | One year | — |
| Jar | — | 6-cup Boroclass glass |
| Speeds | — | Seven speeds with three preset programs |
| Drive | — | All-metal drive, 10-year limited warranty |
| Size | — | 8 x 7.25 x 14.5 in |
Rankings they both appear in
Questions
- Only 0.2 separates them. What breaks the tie?
- Ease of use does, at 8.8 against 6.8. That axis covers setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance. Oster Pro 1200 leads on Performance, Value, Durability and Quietness. If Ease of use matters more to you, take the NutriBullet Pro 900 instead.
- Why are the totals this close?
- The total is the plain average of the 5 Kitchen axes, so opposite results cancel. NutriBullet Pro 900 averages 7.0 and Oster Pro 1200 averages 7.2, a gap of 0.2, while the individual axes run as far apart as 2.0.
- Which one ranks higher in "Batch size decides a blender before wattage does"?
- Oster Pro 1200 sits at #3 in "Batch size decides a blender before wattage does", NutriBullet Pro 900 at #4.