The Best Vitamix Blenders for Any Recipe

Best Overall: Vitamix Professional Series 750 Blender

4.9

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Taking into consideration its price and features, the Vitamix Professional Series 750 outperformed all the other models in both our Lab tests and in our home tester's kitchen, earning it the top spot on our list. First, it makes things easy with five preset programs for cleaning, smoothie-making, frozen desserts, hot soup, and pureeing. When you don’t want to use a preset, you can choose your own speed or use the pulse feature for chunky blending (think chunky tomato sauce or salsa) or finer control. The low-profile 64-ounce container will fit neatly under most kitchen cabinets, for easy countertop storage. The tamper, which is included with all Vitamix blenders, is designed to move food around without getting in the way of the blades, so it can be used when the blender is running.

This excelled in our Lab tests, blending an aerated smoothie with a very fine texture. When it came to making peanut butter, our testers found that the wide and large container is best suited for larger batches. If you know you'll be frequently blending up small quantities, there is a compatible 32-ounce container sold separately that will be best suited for those recipes.

After being thoroughly impressed with its ability to blend smoothies, iced lattes, and rice flour, our home tester decided to really experiment with its capabilities by making whipped cream. The slightly time-consuming topping often includes the need to incorporate air into cream, something not every blender can do. But this Vitamix produced a near-perfect batch, which our tester then whipped further into butter. In the end, this performed excellently with each home test.

While it's not dishwasher safe, it's simple to fill it with warm, soapy water and run the cleaning cycle. Peanut butter and other oily substances may require an additional scrub but, overall, our home tester thought cleaning "couldn't be easier." This blender is on the louder end of the spectrum, but we didn't consider that to be a dealbreaker.

Capacity: 64 ounces | Horsepower: 2.2 | Presets: 5 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 17.25 inches | Warranty: 7 years

Best Splurge: Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series Professional-Grade Smart Blender

4.9

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One of the smartest of the Vitamix blenders, this blender has five pre-programmed settings to perfectly blend smoothies, make hot soups, puree baby food and frozen desserts, and clean itself. It also pairs with the Vitamix Perfect Blend app, which has 17 different programs and includes more than 500 recipes. The app is compatible with both iOS and Android devices, and it can also work with the Perfect Blend Pro Smart Scale for precise measuring as you cook.

The motor base has wireless connectivity, so it can read the size of the container that is in use and adjust the program settings and blending times appropriately. It comes with a 64-ounce container, but other containers are available separately that work with this system. An integrated timer turns the blender off when time runs out, so you can walk away and know that you’ve blended for exactly the right time. The intuitive controls are a touchscreen for a sleek appearance and easy cleaning. Like other Vitamix blenders, this one has variable speed controls as well as a pulse button for ultimate control of everything you blend.

In the Lab, our testers loved that this made a frothy smoothie with very little grittiness and was able to quickly whip up a batch of smooth peanut butter. Our home tester put it through even more tests like making mayonnaise, cheesecake batter, and even cooking up chocolate pudding. It exceeded the tester's high expectations every time. This was also one of the quietest of the blenders we tested. One of the only flaws noted by all the testers is the large container, so it might be worth picking up the smaller 48-ounce one.

Capacity: 64 ounces | Horsepower: 2.2 | Presets: 5 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 17 inches | Warranty: 10 years

Best Budget: Vitamix E310 Explorian Blender

4.8

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Vitamix blenders are the cream of the crop—and are priced as such. Even so, you can get their top-quality blending power for a little less money by choosing a model with fewer bells and whistles, like this one. Operation is easy, with a variable-speed dial, an on/off toggle, and a pulse toggle, so you can do your blending exactly the way you want.

The blender includes a 48-ounce pitcher that’s on the smaller side but still large enough for most recipes and certainly enough for your breakfast smoothies or after-work slushie cocktails. Even without a special setting, cleaning is easy since all you need to do is add a drop of dish soap and water and let it run for about a minute to clean the blades and container. In fact, when we tested this model in the Lab, this was one of the easiest to clean after making peanut butter. It produced a frothy smoothie, with a very fine consistency. And it was middle-of-the-road in terms of noise. One downside our Lab testers noted was that the motor seemed overworked when processing denser foods.

Capacity: 48 ounces | Horsepower: 2 | Presets: 0 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 18 inches | Warranty: 5 years

Best for Nut Butters: Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender

4.7

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This Vitamix 5200 comes with a tall, slim, 64-ounce container that’s perfect for your smoothies, purees, and hot soups. It has a variable-speed dial that lets you change the speed as you blend and a pulse button for chunky blending or to get a precise texture when you’re making salsa or mirepoix. The on/off toggle rounds out the controls.

The blades of the machine go so quickly that you can even cook your food while you blend. In as little as six minutes, cold ingredients can get heated to steaming, so you don't have to warm up your ingredients beforehand to make a creamy pureed soup. Though we didn't attempt that in the Lab, the testers found that this outperformed all the other models when it came to blending peanuts into peanut butter. Its taller, skinnier jar was the ideal container for making smooth nut butter. The mess afterward was also exceptionally easy to clean with soap and water, with most of the leftover nut butter concentrated on the blades. Its noise level was about average.

Capacity: 64 ounces | Horsepower: 2 | Presets: 0 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 20.5 x 8.75 x 7.25 inches | Warranty: 7 years

Best for Smoothies: Vitamix 5300 Blender

4.7

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With a classic, no-fuss design, and straightforward features, the 5300 does everything you a basic blender to do. It has an on/off toggle, a pulse toggle, and a variable speed dial to precisely control your blending. It comes with a 64-ounce, low-profile container that gives you plenty of space for blending and fits under most kitchen cabinets, so you can tuck it away in the corner of your counter if you don't have a lot of cabinet space for storage.

Our Lab testers loved how much control they had over the power even though this isn't digital. When they put this to the test, they were blown away by how rich and frothy its smoothie was, with very little need to scrape down the sides. Like with most models, the wide container caused some issues during the peanut butter test, so larger batches are encouraged.

The self-cleaning feature is convenient, although you'll still have to use some elbow grease to clean up after peanut butter and other sticky foods. This definitely wasn't the loudest blender we tried, but it wasn't the quietest either.

Capacity: 64 ounces | Horsepower: 2.2 | Presets: 0 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 17.25 x 8.75 x 7.25 inches | Warranty: 7 years

Best Tech: Vitamix Ascent Series A2300

4.9

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Similar to the Ascent 3500 model, this combines a variable speed dial with a digital timer and wireless connectivity that recognizes the blender jar size and adjusts the programs. It can also connect to the Vitamix Perfect Blend app and to the Perfect Blend Pro Smart Scale for precise measuring as you cook. More importantly, this has an impressive amount of power that can blend just about anything you put in the container.

In the Lab, the testers found the digital interface incredibly intuitive and easy to use. When it came to the tests, this exceeded expectations, yielding a smooth and aerated drink that was comparable to top-tier Vitamixes. You'll need to blend denser foods in large batches or buy the smaller container sold separately. Some users do mention that all of the power makes this blender on the louder side, but our testers found this to be quieter than less expensive models. It was one of the more difficult to clean out of all the blenders we tested.

Capacity: 64 ounces | Horsepower: 2.2 | Presets: 0 | Speeds: 10 | Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 17 inches | Warranty: 10 years

Best Compact: Vitamix One

4.3

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In 2021, to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, Vitamix released a totally new blender, the Vitamix One. This slightly more affordable blender is more basic than the flashier top-tier models, but it's perfect for small spaces and those new to Vitamix. To make this 16-inch-tall machine more compact yet still powerful, Vitamix chose to simplify the usual blender controls in the design. First, there's no power button; it's powered on if it's plugged in. There's also no pulse button. There is a variable-speed dial that gives you ultimate control since it lacks any preset speeds.

Our home tester found that, despite its simplicity, this is still a great blender worthy of the name of Vitamix. The 32-ounce container has a curvier look than Vitamix's classic boxy design, and its rubber lid does come with an opening for adding and tamping down ingredients. The tester found that a frozen margarita, banana smoothie, and aioli came together perfectly, with the aioli staying creamy for a few days. Our Lab tests also confirmed above-average performance, easy cleanup, and simple operation. They cautioned that this was the loudest of the blenders they tested, however.

Even when our tester blended some cocoa nibs, which she did slowly with sugar and water, the Vitamix One was able to produce a smooth chocolate sauce. That last test was a little beyond what the manufacturer says this can handle. It's not recommended for blending dry grains, hot items, or nut butter, as the motor is only 1.25 horsepower. The narrow base also isn't as great for chunky foods, but it's passable if you layer the foods in.

Capacity: 32 ounces | Horsepower: 1.25 | Presets: 0 | Speeds: N/A | Dimensions: 8.1 x 7 x 16 inches | Warranty: 2 years