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Best Zksnark Miners for Under $500 2026 — Ranked

Updated June 13, 2026 with live profitability data

At a Glance: Zksnark Miners for Under $500

Our database has 12 Zksnark miners that qualify for under $500, scored on use-case-weighted criteria — the top pick scores 99.0/100. Efficiency across this set ranges from 1.7 to 25.5 J/TH, with the Iceriver ALEO AE1 Lite drawing the least power per terahash. If noise is your constraint, the Goldshell AE-BOX II is the quietest option here at 35 dB. For raw output, the Iceriver AE2 720Mh leads at 720.0 MH/s.

Top Zksnark Miners for Under $500

Rank Miner Hashrate Power Efficiency Noise Score
1 Goldshell AE-BOX II 54.0 MH/s 530W 9.8 J/TH 35 dB 99.0/100 View Details
2 Goldshell AE-BOX Pro 44Mh 44.0 MH/s 460W 10.5 J/TH 35 dB 97.2/100 View Details
3 Goldshell E-AE1M 230.0 MH/s 2,000W 8.7 J/TH 45 dB 97.0/100 View Details
4 Iceriver ALEO AE1 Lite 300.0 MH/s 500W 1.7 J/TH 45 dB 97.0/100 View Details
5 Iceriver ALEO AE0 50Mh 50.0 MH/s 100W 2.0 J/TH 50 dB 96.0/100 View Details
6 Goldshell AE-BOX 37.0 MH/s 360W 9.7 J/TH 35 dB 95.1/100 View Details
7 Goldshell AE Max 360.0 MH/s 3,300W 9.2 J/TH 55 dB 95.0/100 View Details
8 Iceriver AE2 720Mh 720.0 MH/s 1,300W 1.8 J/TH 60 dB 94.0/100 View Details
9 Goldshell AE Max II 540.0 MH/s 3,200W 5.9 J/TH 85 dB 90.0/100 View Details
10 Goldshell AE Card 5.5 MH/s 65W 11.8 J/TH 35 dB 85.7/100 View Details
11 Goldshell Byte 5.5 MH/s 140W 25.5 J/TH 35 dB 78.2/100 View Details
12 Iceriver ALEO AE3 (2Gh/s) 2.0 GH/s 3,580W 1,790.0 J/TH 75 dB 51.6/100 View Details

Score Methodology: Miners are ranked using a weighted algorithm that prioritizes price under $500 (50%), efficiency (25%), hashrate (15%), and noise (10%).

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Last reviewed June 4, 2026.