Best pellet grills under $1,000, ranked by cooking area per dollar

Ranking criterion: listed cooking area divided by current price, shown as square inches per $100. It is computed from manufacturer specifications and the manufacturer's current price. BBQEquip has not physically tested these grills.

34 modelsPrices last updated 2026-09-26

What the data shows

  • 34 pellet grills from 6 brands (Camp Chef, Kamado Joe, Pit Boss, Traeger, Weber, Z Grills) currently list a price under $1,000.
  • Prices run from $329.99 to $999.99, with a median of $699.99.
  • Listed cooking area runs from 250 sq in to 2,224 sq in across the 33 models that state it.
  • Pit Boss Sportsman 7-Series Wood Pellet Vertical Smoker gives the most listed cooking area per dollar: 269 sq in per $100 at $749.99.
  • The lowest current price is Pit Boss FB2 Series 150 Portable Wood Pellet Grill at $329.99.
  • The largest listed cooking area is Pit Boss Navigator 6-Series Vertical Pellet Smoker at 2,224 sq in.
Area per $100Price, low to highCooking area, largest
RankModelCurrent priceCooking areaSq in per $100Max temp
1Pit Boss Sportsman 7-Series Wood Pellet Vertical Smoker$749.992,015 sq in269419 F
2Pit Boss Navigator 6-Series Vertical Pellet Smoker$899.992,224 sq in247420 F
3Pit Boss Lockhart Platinum Pellet/Smoker Combo Grill$899.992,000 sq in222500 F
4Pit Boss Sportsman Series 1100 Wood Pellet Grill$849.991,610 sq in189500 F
5Pit Boss Carbon Series 700 Wood Pellet Grill$379.99718 sq in189500 F
6Pit Boss Onyx Edition Odessa Wood Pellet Grill$697.991,300 sq in186500 F
7Pit Boss First Backyard BBQ Bundle$412.99718 sq in174500 F
8Pit Boss Navigator 3-Series Vertical Pellet Smoker - PBV3M$649.991,118 sq in172420 F
9Pit Boss Carbon Series 500 Wood Pellet Grill$349.99543 sq in155500 F
10Pit Boss 1300 Connected Wood Pellet Bundle$929.991,329 sq in143500 F
11Pit Boss FB2 Series 850 Wood Pellet Grill - PB850FB2$599.99840 sq in140500 F
12Pit Boss FB2 700 Wood Pellet Grill - PB700FB2$549.99747 sq in136500 F
13Pit Boss Navigator 1300 Connected Grill - PB1300M$999.991,329 sq in133500 F
14Pit Boss FB2 Series Wood Pellet Grill - PB500FB2$399.99518 sq in130500 F
15Pit Boss 850 Connected Wood Pellet Bundle$799.99932 sq in117500 F
16Pit Boss Navigator 850 Connected Grill - PB850M$799.99932 sq in117500 F
17Pit Boss Sportsman 850 Wood Pellet Grill - PB850SPW2$749.99849 sq in113500 F
18Weber Weber Smoque™ XL Pellet Smoker$899918 sq in102Not listed by the manufacturer.
19Z Grills ESSENTIAL 550B$580560 sq in97Not listed by the manufacturer.
20Traeger Woodridge®$899.99860 sq in96171 F
21Traeger Westwood™$699.99653 sq in93450 F
22Weber Weber Smoque™ Pellet Smoker$699594 sq in85Not listed by the manufacturer.
23Traeger Westwood™ XL$799.99653 sq in82450 F
24Z Grills 700D4E WIFI WITH CABINET$877697 sq in79483 F
25Pit Boss FB2 Series 150 Portable Wood Pellet Grill$329.99256 sq in78478 F
26Weber Searwood® 600 Pellet Grill$899648 sq in72600 F
27Traeger Ranger®$479.99300 sq in63450 F
28Camp Chef Woodwind 24$749.99468 sq in62415 F
29Traeger Tailgater™$499.99300 sq in60495 F
30Pit Boss Wood Pellet & Charcoal Kettle Combo Bundle$699.99376 sq in54500 F
31Pit Boss Portable Battery Powered Wood Pellet Grill w/ Black Handle$499.99256 sq in51500 F
32Pit Boss Portable Battery Powered Wood Pellet Grill$549.99256 sq in47500 F
33Kamado Joe Pellet Joe®$999.99250 sq in25600 F
Not rankedZ Grills BLIND BOX GEN 3 WITH GRILL COVER$379Not listed by the manufacturer.Not listed by the manufacturer.458 F

Models without a listed cooking area cannot be ranked and are marked Not ranked. Prices are the lowest available manufacturer price on the last collection date. Methodology

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