AirSense 11 Versus AirSense 10 Comparison - Worth the Upgrade?

Written by Clay Rollyson, CPAPmyway · Medically reviewed by Dr. David Lichtinger, D.O. (Board Certified in Sleep and Internal Medicine) · Last updated: September 2026

What's in this comparison

1. Watch: both machines side by side
2. Key takeaways
3. What each one costs right now
4. The differences that matter
5. Is the AirSense 11 still the right buy?
6. Where the AirSense 10 still wins
7. Upgrading from an AirSense 10?
8. Which one should you actually buy?
9. Frequently asked questions
10. The bottom line

Watch: AirSense 11 and AirSense 10 side by side

Clay puts both machines on the bench and walks through every difference that matters — or keep reading for the full written comparison.

Key takeaways

• Therapy is identical. Same pressure range, same auto-adjusting algorithm, same EPR and ramp. Neither machine treats your sleep apnea better than the other.
• The price gap is small. Roughly $44 separates the two machines at our pricing, which removes the main historical reason to choose the older one.
• The 11 is easier to live with day one. Touchscreen instead of a dial, plus on-device setup coaching that genuinely helps first-time users get through the first month.
• The 10 has real advantages — a hose connection that swivels, a water chamber many long-term users find easier to fill, and full compatibility with supplies you may already own.
• Your AirSense 10 accessories mostly do not transfer. The water chamber and the heated tube are different parts. Budget for that if you're upgrading.
• If portability is what's driving you, neither of these is the answer — a travel machine is a different category entirely.

What each one costs right now

Prices below update automatically from our store, so what you see here is what you'll pay at checkout.

Option	What you get	Price
AirSense 11 AutoSet	Machine, heated humidifier, standard tubing, power supply	$1,004
AirSense 11 Bundle	Same machine plus your choice of mask, filters, travel case, and our 30-day mask guarantee	$1,164
AirSense 10 AutoSet	Machine, heated humidifier, tubing, power supply	from $960
AirSense 10 Bundle	AirSense 10 with mask, tubing, filters, and supply options	$1,079

AirSense 11 vs AirSense 10: the differences that matter

	AirSense 11	AirSense 10
Therapy pressure	4–20 cm H2O	4–20 cm H2O
Controls	Touchscreen	Dial and button, LCD screen
Weight	About 2.5 lb	About 2.75 lb
Hose connection	Straight out the back	90° elbow that swivels
Air filter	Rear	Side
Humidifier	Integrated, heated	Integrated, heated
Sound level	27 dB	Comparable, around 27 dB
Firmware updates	Over the air, automatic	Manual, by SD card
Warranty	2 years	2 years
Setup coaching	Personal Therapy Assistant and Care Check-In, on device and in myAir	myAir reporting only
AutoSet for Her	Built into the AutoSet model	Separate model
Ramp and EPR	Yes	Yes

Is the AirSense 11 still the right buy in 2026?

The AirSense 11 launched in 2021, and a fair question five years on is whether the newer arrivals have caught up. Clay put it head to head against the AirSense 10, the Resvent iBreeze, and the React Health Luna G3X to answer exactly that.

The short version of his verdict: yes. It's the machine his own wife uses every night, out of a showroom where she could pick anything. Here's what still separates it.

A touchscreen instead of a dial

This sounds cosmetic and mostly isn't. Changing humidity, adjusting ramp, or checking last night's numbers on the AirSense 10 means turning a dial through nested menus. On the 11 you tap what you want. If you have arthritis, limited dexterity, or you simply never learned the 10's menu tree, this is the difference between adjusting your own comfort settings and never touching them.

Setup coaching built into the machine

The Personal Therapy Assistant walks you through mask fitting and first-night setup on the screen itself, and Care Check-In follows up through the first month with guidance based on how your therapy is actually going. New CPAP users quit in the first thirty days more than at any other point, and most of the reasons are fixable ones — a mask that leaks, humidity set wrong, pressure that feels like too much too early. A machine that catches those in week one is worth real money.

Smaller, lighter, and better looking on a nightstand

The 11 is a quarter pound lighter and noticeably more compact. It also comes in an off-white finish rather than the 10's black, which sounds trivial until you consider that this thing lives next to your bed every night for years.

AutoSet for Her is included

On the AirSense 10 this algorithm required buying a specific model. On the 11 AutoSet it's built in, so you're not locked out of it by a purchasing decision made years ago. It's effectively three machines in one — AutoSet, AutoSet for Her, and fixed CPAP mode — without buying different hardware for each.

It updates itself

This one gets overlooked and it's arguably the most durable advantage on the list. The AirSense 11 has a built-in cellular modem and pulls firmware updates over the air automatically. The AirSense 10, the iBreeze, and the Luna G3X all have to be updated manually by SD card, which in practice means most of them never get updated at all. When algorithms and back-end software are what actually improve over a machine's life, a device that maintains itself ages very differently from one that doesn't.

Worth separating two things that get confused here: most AirSense 10s also have a cell modem and send your therapy data to your provider without an SD card. That part works fine. It's the machine's own firmware that needs the card.

You can shrink it to nearly travel size

The AirSense 11 accepts a humidifier bypass side cover at $22.97 that replaces the water chamber entirely, cutting the machine down to roughly the footprint of a travel CPAP. Most competing machines have the humidifier built in and can't do this at all. If you want the full picture on running dry, we covered it in can I use my CPAP without water.

Should you wait for the next model?

Worth addressing directly, because it's the most expensive question you can sit on. ResMed has not announced a successor to the AirSense 11, and CPAP hardware cycles run long — the AirSense 10 was the standard for the better part of a decade before the 11 arrived. There is industry chatter about Philips Respironics returning to the market with a new machine, and if that happens we'll cover it, but nothing has been announced and no specifications exist to compare against.

The practical point: the 11 updates its own software over the air, so buying today doesn't freeze you at the firmware it shipped with. And if you're currently untreated or running a machine at the end of its life, the cost of waiting isn't measured in dollars.

Where the AirSense 10 still wins

We sell both, and we'd rather you buy the right one than the newer one. These are the cases where we tell people to stay with the 10 — and two of the three are easier to see than to read about. Clay's setup walkthrough shows both: the ClimateLineAir plugging in and rotating toward whichever side of the bed you're on, and the water chamber opening on its hinged lid to fill.

It's also the full unboxing and first-night setup, start to finish, if you've already got a 10 on the way or one sitting on your nightstand now.

1. You already own AirSense 10 supplies

This is the most common one and the most overlooked. The water chamber is a different shape on the 11, so your spare tubs don't fit. The heated tube is a different part too. If you have a drawer of AirSense 10 chambers, filters, and a ClimateLineAir hose, replacing the machine with another 10 keeps all of it in service. That's a genuine few hundred dollars of value that never shows up in a spec comparison.

2. Your nightstand setup depends on the swiveling hose

The AirSense 10's tube exits through a 90° elbow that rotates. The 11's comes straight out the back. If your machine sits tight against a wall or in a nightstand cubby, that straight connection needs clearance the 10 doesn't. People who sleep on their side and drape the hose over the headboard tend to notice the difference too.

3. You prefer physical controls in a dark room

A dial has a detent you can feel. A touchscreen lights up. Some long-term users genuinely prefer reaching over at 3am and turning something they can find by touch, and a fair number of experienced CPAP users tell us they find the 10's chamber easier to fill and slower to run dry. These are preferences rather than defects, but they're consistent enough that we take them seriously.

Upgrading from an AirSense 10? Read this first

If you're replacing a 10 that's getting on in years, there are four things worth knowing before you order.

• Your masks all transfer. Mask compatibility is unaffected by which machine you choose. Whatever you're wearing now works on either.
• Your water chamber does not. The 11 uses a differently shaped tub. Your spares won't fit it.
• Your heated tube does not. The ClimateLineAir for the 10 is not the same part as the 11's. Standard slimline tubing is interchangeable; the heated hose is not.
• Your therapy history follows you. myAir keeps your data. You're not starting the record over.

On timing: don't replace a machine on a calendar. These are durable devices — we regularly see AirSense 10s come through the shop with eight to ten years of nightly use on them, still running. The signals that actually matter are a machine that sounds different than it used to, pressure that doesn't feel the way it did, or a blower that changes pitch during the night. Age alone isn't one of them.

Which one should you actually buy?

If this is you…	Buy this
First CPAP, never used one before	AirSense 11 Bundle — the setup coaching and the mask guarantee are worth most in month one
Replacing an aging machine, no spare parts stockpiled	AirSense 11
Replacing an AirSense 10, drawer full of AirSense 10 supplies	AirSense 10
Tight budget, want auto-adjusting therapy and smart humidification	Resvent iBreeze Auto at $599
Want most of the features for less, and a longer warranty	React Health Luna G3 X at $873 — a 5-year warranty against the AirSense's 2, though it's analog rather than touchscreen and can't take a humidifier bypass
Travel, camping, or off-grid is the real priority	ResMed AirMini at $919

That last row deserves a sentence of its own. People often land on this comparison because they want a smaller machine, and then choose the 11 because it's the smaller of the two. It is — by a quarter of a pound. If size is genuinely what's driving you, a travel CPAP is roughly the size of a paperback and runs all night on a battery, because it has no water chamber at all. We wrote about that trade-off in can I use my CPAP without water.

Frequently asked questions

Is the AirSense 11 worth the upgrade from the AirSense 10?

For most people, yes — but not because of the therapy, which is identical on both machines. The upgrade buys you a touchscreen, on-device setup coaching, and a smaller footprint, for roughly $44 more at our current pricing. The exception is if you own a stock of AirSense 10 water chambers and heated tubing, since those parts don't fit the 11.

Does the AirSense 11 treat sleep apnea better than the AirSense 10?

No. Both deliver the same 4 to 20 cm H₂O pressure range with auto-adjusting AutoSet therapy, ramp, and expiratory pressure relief. Your AHI and therapy outcomes should be the same on either machine.

Will my AirSense 10 water chamber fit the AirSense 11?

No. The chamber was redesigned and the two are not interchangeable. The heated ClimateLineAir tube is also a different part. Standard slimline tubing and all masks do transfer between the two machines.

Is the AirSense 10 discontinued?

ResMed has moved the AirSense 10 off its own product listings as the 11 becomes the standard model, but distributor stock is still available and the machine remains fully supported. Call us for current availability.

Which is quieter, the AirSense 11 or the AirSense 10?

Between these two, it's a wash — both sit around 27 dB, and in practice the mask and hose are louder than either machine. Noise isn't a reason to pick one over the other. Where the AirSense 11's 27 dB does matter is against newer arrivals from other manufacturers, where it still holds up as the quietest of the group.

Is a newer AirSense coming? Should I wait?

ResMed has not announced a successor to the AirSense 11, and CPAP hardware cycles run long — the AirSense 10 was the standard for most of a decade. The 11 also updates its software over the air, so buying now doesn't lock you to the version it ships with. If you're untreated or running a failing machine, waiting costs more than it saves.

Can I use my AirSense 11 or AirSense 10 without water?

Yes, on both. Turn the humidity setting to Off in the machine's menu first, and use a bypass side cover if you want to remove the chamber entirely. Full guide here.

How long should a CPAP machine last?

Longer than most people expect. We routinely see AirSense 10s still running after eight to ten years of nightly use. Rather than going by age, watch for a machine that sounds different than it used to, pressure that doesn't feel right, or a blower that changes pitch overnight.

The bottom line

The AirSense 11 versus AirSense 10 question used to be a budget question. It isn't anymore. At roughly $44 apart, the newer machine gives you a better interface, coaching that helps people stick with therapy, and a smaller box on your nightstand, for a difference you'd spend on a single mask cushion.

Buy the 10 if you have a stockpile of its supplies, if your nightstand needs that swiveling hose connection, or if you know from years of use that you prefer a dial. Those are good reasons. Saving forty dollars is not.

Related reading

• AirSense 11 starter guide
• AirSense 10 setup guide
• Can I use my CPAP without water?
• Adjusting humidity on the AirSense 11
• Travel CPAP machines

This article is for general education and is not medical advice. Talk with your sleep physician or equipment provider before changing anything about how you use your prescribed therapy.