Ninja Luxe Café Pro vs Ninja Luxe Café Premier
Based on tests by Tom's Guide (Jun 2025). How we score
Save $100Depends. The Ninja Luxe Café Premier for most people.
Buy the Ninja Luxe Café Pro if you want the tamping arm and hot water for Americanos.
From 1 tester: Tom's Guide
From 1 tester: Tom's Guide
Amazon prices as of Sep 29, 9:38 PM EDT (details)
What the testers found
Tom's Guide rated it 4.5 out of 5, the same as the Pro. It has the same weight-based grinder and also brews drip and cold brew, but you tamp by hand (a screw-on funnel keeps grounds off the counter), there's no hot water dispenser or single basket, and its milk jug is 8 oz. Tom's Guide's verdict: "you'll be able to get a great coffee from both," and "the Ninja Luxe Café offered much better value for money." America's Test Kitchen, which tested only this model, rated it Recommended with Reservations: "its design struck us as overcomplicated."
Specs side by side
| Spec | Ninja Luxe Café Pro | Ninja Luxe Café Premier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599.95 | $499.99 |
| Cost per year | — | — |
| Warranty | — | — |
| Style | Semiautomatic | Semiautomatic |
| Grinder | Built-in conical burr, 25 settings, weight-based dosing | Built-in conical burr, 25 settings, weight-based dosing |
| Tamping | Built-in tamping arm | By hand, with a screw-on dosing funnel |
| Baskets | Single, double and quad-size Luxe | Double and quad-size Luxe (no single) |
| Also makes | Drip coffee, cold brew, hot water (separate dispenser) | Drip coffee, cold brew |
| Milk frothing | Automatic, including cold foam; 12.5 oz jug (Tom's Guide) | Automatic; 8 oz jug (Tom's Guide) |
Sources: Tom's Guide: Ninja Luxe Café review (Sept. 21, 2024), Tom's Guide: Ninja Luxe Café vs Ninja Luxe Café Pro (June 23, 2025), America's Test Kitchen: The Best Espresso Machines (updated July 2, 2025)
