Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart vs Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart

How they differ in real use

Built from our multi cookers scoring, each product's published specifications, and verified owner feedback — not hands-on testing.

Both the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart and the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart made our Top 5 Multi-Cookers & Instant Pots, at #2 (best premium) and #3. The pick for pressure cooking and crisping in one pot. Ninja's Foodi SmartLid, which held this spot, is discontinued, and the Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid does the same job with one lid: a removable cover switches it between pressure cooking and air frying. That adds air fry, broil, bake and dehydrate to the Duo Plus's functions, and it vents steam at the press of a control-panel button. It ranks below the Duo Plus because independent reviewers found its air frying uneven, logged error codes, and found its uncoated stainless pot harder to clean. It ranks above the Pro Plus on versatility, not on pressure cooking. WiFi-connected Instant Pot with guided cooking through the app. Remote monitoring lets you check on dinner from anywhere.

We score multi-cookers & instant pots on Cooking Versatility (30%), Pressure Performance (25%), Ease of Use (20%), Safety Features (15%) and Value (10%). On that basis the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart totals 9.2 out of 10 and the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart 9.2. The widest gap is Cooking Versatility, where the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart scores 10 against 9 for the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart: function variety. Pressure Performance also separates them: 10 for the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart versus 9 for the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart. The Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart claws back ground on Ease of Use.

On paper, the specifications that actually differ: Capacity: 6.5 quarts (up to 6 servings) on the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart versus 6 quarts on the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart; Functions: 13: pressure cook, air fry, slow cook, steam, sauté, roast, bake, broil, dehydrate, sous vide, yogurt, proof, keep warm on the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart versus 10 on the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart. They match on Display.

Check current pricing at the merchant links below. Owners praise the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid 6.5-Quart for one lid pressure cooks and air fries, with no separate crisping lid to store and 13 functions, including pressure cook, air fry, slow cook, sous vide, bake, broil, dehydrate and yogurt; the most common complaint is air frying is uneven in independent reviews: fries in America's Test Kitchen's evaluation, fried chicken in Reviewed's. Owners praise the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi 6-Quart for wiFi connectivity and app-guided cooking; the most common complaint is expensive for Instant Pot.