Ninja ES601 vs Ninja ES701: Is the 4-in-1 Pro Worth It Over the Premier?
Updated Aug 18, 2026 · prices refresh daily
The two products, side by side
Ninja ES601 Price Tracked Across Three Stores
$573.88
Ninja ES701 Price Tracker: Three Stores, One Chart
$649| Ninja ES601 | Ninja ES701 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brew modes | 3-in-1: espresso, drip, cold brew | ✓ 4-in-1: adds hot-water tap |
| Froth presets | Dual Froth, 4 functions | ✓ Dual Froth Pro, 5 functions |
| Grind range | 25 sizes, conical burr | 25 sizes, conical burr |
| Height | 20.51 in | ✓ 19.33 in - a little shorter |
| Built-in dosing scale | Yes | Yes |
| Motor | 1,650 W | 1,650 W |
The ES601 Luxe Café Premier is a 3-in-1 with espresso, drip, and cold brew; the ES701 Luxe Café Pro is essentially the Premier plus a hot-water tap and a fifth froth function, in a slightly shorter body. This is the closest pairing in the Luxe Café line.
These two sit closer together than any other pair in the Luxe Café line. Both grind on a 25-size conical burr, brew espresso, drip, and cold brew, texture milk through a Dual Froth System, weigh grounds on a built-in scale, and run 1,650 watts. So the comparison is narrow on purpose: what does the Pro add over the Premier, and is it worth the step. Neither page carries a fair-price verdict yet, so the figures below are today’s live prices, weighed on the two real differences until each record fills.
What the ES601 Premier already covers
The Premier is the 3-in-1 that handles the three drinks most kitchens actually make: a proper espresso shot, a full pot of drip, and cold brew for summer. Its Dual Froth System runs four hands-free froth presets, so milk drinks are push-button rather than hand-steamed. Grounds are weighed on the built-in scale, and the conical burr matches grind to the brew on the machine. For most buyers this is the whole job done; the only things it does not do are the two the Pro was built to add.
The two things the ES701 Pro adds
The Pro’s fourth mode is a dedicated hot-water tap, useful for tea, Americanos, or warming a cup, which the Premier has no equivalent for. Its Dual Froth System Pro also carries a fifth froth function beyond the Premier’s four, through an insulated wand with an XL jug. It is fractionally more compact too, at 19.33 inches against the Premier’s 20.51. That is the entire upgrade: hot water, one more froth preset, and a slightly smaller footprint. Nothing about the espresso, grind, or cold brew changes between them.
How the two prices line up today
Because the machines are so close, the price gap does more of the deciding than the spec sheet. The record is still short of the 30 tracked days a verdict needs, so no fair-price call exists yet, but the store mix is worth reading now: the Premier is tracked at four stores with two first-party sellers, while the Pro is tracked at three with one first-party and two marketplace listings. The Premier therefore has one more store to shop and a first-party low more often available, where the Pro’s cheapest tag tends to sit with a marketplace seller.
Premier or Pro: is hot water worth it
Buy the ES601 Premier Premier if hot water on tap is not part of your routine and four froth presets are plenty; you keep espresso, drip, and cold brew, gain an extra store to price-shop, and usually pay a first-party low. Buy the ES701 Pro if a hot-water tap earns its place in your kitchen or you want the fifth froth preset and a slightly smaller footprint. On everything else the two are the same machine, so let the live price gap above settle a decision the features leave this close. For the wider picture, see the coffee-maker tracker.
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