Hayati Pro Max Plus vs Pro Ultra Plus: Which to Buy
These are the two ranges most people are choosing between. They are not simply a small one and a big one — they suit different habits, and the cheaper device is the better buy for a good number of people. This guide compares them on the three things that actually change your experience: what a pod gives you, what a year costs, and how the flavour reads.
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Side by side
| Pro Max Plus | Pro Ultra Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Kit price | £7.99 | £11.99 |
| Pod pack price | £5.49 | £6.99 |
| Liquid per pod pack | 12ml | 22ml |
| Cost per ml | £0.46 | £0.32 |
| Manufacturer rating | 6,000 puffs | 25,000 puffs |
| Realistic puffs a pack | 3,600–4,800 | 6,600–8,800 |
| Flavours in stock | 85 | 40 |
| Dual-flavour pods | No | Yes |
Is there a Hayati Pro Max Ultra?
No. There is no Hayati Pro Max Ultra, and no Hayati Pro Ultra Max either. The name runs two devices together: the Pro Max Plus 6000 and the Pro Ultra Plus 25000. If you searched for a Pro Max Ultra, a Pro Max Ultra Plus or Pro Max Ultra pods, you want one of these two, and what you remember about it tells you which:
- 6,000 puffs, a 12ml pack, a pod that pulls straight off, or a strength below 20mg — the Pro Max Plus: Pro Max Plus pods are £5.49 a pack and the kit is £7.99, in 0, 5, 10 and 20mg.
- 25,000 puffs, a 22ml pack, two tanks in a carrier, or a mouthpiece you lift and twist — the Pro Ultra Plus 25000: Pro Ultra Plus pods are £6.99 a pack and the kit is £11.99, 20mg only.
The puff ratings are not what they look like
25,000 against 6,000 sounds like four times the vaping. It is not, and neither number describes a single pod. Both devices vape from a 2ml pod, because that is the legal ceiling for a pod in the UK — the MHRA publishes the limits, and they apply to every brand equally. What differs is how much liquid sits behind that pod: a Pro Max Plus pack is 12ml, a 2ml pod and one 10ml refill, and a Pro Ultra Plus 25000 pack is 22ml, a 2ml pod and two 10ml tanks.
Each rating covers a whole pack: 6,000 puffs for a 12ml Pro Max Plus pack and around 25,000 for a 22ml Pro Ultra Plus pack. By liquid, a Pro Ultra Plus pack holds a little under twice as much, so at the same rate of vaping it lasts a little under twice as long, not four times. If the rating is the thing deciding it for you, read how the puff figures are calculated first — ratings are measured on machine draws, so real counts land lower on both.
Put plainly: you are choosing how often you buy a pack, not how long the device lasts.
Running cost over a year
Pods are the recurring cost and the only number worth doing arithmetic on. The trap is the pack: a pod pack is not a single 2ml pod. On the multibuy prices:
- Pro Max Plus — £15 for three, so £5.00 a pack. Each pack is 12ml: a 2ml pod plus one 10ml refill, which is six 2ml fills, or about 83p a fill.
- Pro Ultra Plus — £12.99 for two, so about £6.50 a pack. Each pack is 22ml: a 2ml pod plus two 10ml tanks, which is eleven 2ml fills, or about 59p a fill.
A moderate vaper gets through a 2ml fill in about four days, which is roughly 91 fills a year. That is about fifteen Pro Max Plus packs, near enough £76 a year, against about eight Pro Ultra Plus packs, near enough £54 a year — so the Pro Ultra Plus works out around £22 a year cheaper, not dearer. On single-pack prices the same sums give about £83 and about £58, and the gap holds.
Per millilitre that is about 46p on the Pro Max Plus against about 32p on the Pro Ultra Plus 25000 at single-pack prices, which is what the table at the top of this page shows, and about 42p against 30p on the multibuy. The Pro Ultra Plus costs more at the till and less over a year; the larger pack is the reason for both.
How much cheaper depends on which puff figure you use. On the manufacturer ratings it looks dramatic — 83p per 1,000 against 26p — because a 22ml pack is rated at 25,000 and a 12ml pack at 6,000. On the 600 to 800 real puffs a 2ml fill actually gives, the honest gap is about a quarter: roughly £1.04 to £1.39 per 1,000 on the Pro Max Plus against roughly 74p to 98p on the Pro Ultra Plus. Either way the Pro Ultra Plus is the cheaper of the two to keep running.
The counterweight is the entry price. The Pro Ultra Plus kit is £11.99 against £7.99, and a pack is £6.99 against £5.49, so it costs more to start and more each time you restock — you simply restock less often. If cash flow matters more than the annual total, the Pro Max Plus is still the easier range to live with.
Battery and charging
This one is a draw. The Pro Max Plus and the Pro Ultra Plus 25000 both have an 850mAh battery, and both charge over USB-C, so the battery is not a reason to pick one over the other. If a device is running flat far faster than it used to, our troubleshooting guide covers the usual causes, most of which are not the battery.
How the flavour reads
The same flavour name tends to come through smoother and slightly less sharp on the Pro Ultra Plus than it does on the Pro Max Plus. Neither is better. It is a preference, and it is a real one — people who switch between the two usually notice it on the first pod.
If you like a bright, defined, slightly sharper flavour, the Pro Max Plus generally suits. If you find certain flavours too aggressive, particularly the citrus and sour profiles, the Pro Ultra Plus softens them noticeably. Menthol and ice flavours read colder on the Pro Max Plus and rounder on the Pro Ultra Plus.
Nicotine strength interacts with this. The Pro Max Plus is the only one of the two we stock at 10mg, so if you are stepping down from 20mg it is the range that lets you do it without changing devices.
Dual-flavour pods, and what they actually do
19 of the 40 Pro Ultra Plus 25000 packs are dual-flavour; the Pro Max Plus has none. They are not a blend, and the two flavours do not arrive one after the other on their own. A £6.99 pack is the whole 22ml unit — a 2ml pod fed by two 10ml tanks — and a dual pack carries a different flavour in each tank. You decide which one is feeding the pod by lifting the mouthpiece and twisting it. With the screen facing you, the display shows L for the tank on your left and R for the one on your right, and it updates after your next draw rather than as you turn it. A Cherry Ice / Peach Mango pack stays on whichever of the two you last selected, for as long as you leave it there.
That makes it two vapes in one device rather than a flavour that drifts. It suits people who want to alternate — a fruit in the morning and an ice in the evening, or a second option for when a flavour starts to feel flat — without carrying a second device or swapping anything over. Each tank only runs down while it is the one selected, so the pack lasts the same whether you switch daily or never. Single-flavour packs are sold alongside the duals, and a dual pack’s name lists both flavours, separated by a slash.
Which to buy
Buy the Pro Max Plus if you want the cheaper way in, the wider flavour choice, if you want 0, 5 or 10mg as well as 20mg, or if this is your first Hayati. At £7.99 it is also the cheaper mistake if you decide the brand is not for you.
Buy the Pro Ultra Plus 25000 if you want the fewest pack changes and the lowest running cost, prefer a softer flavour delivery, or want to try the dual-flavour pods. Go in knowing a pack is £6.99 against £5.49 — more each time, but it is 22ml against 12ml, so you buy roughly eight packs a year rather than fifteen.
Browse Pro Max Plus flavours or Pro Ultra Plus flavours to see what each range carries, with a tasting note on every one.
What about the other ranges?
These two are not the whole catalogue, and for some people neither is the right answer.
The Rubik sits between them: 12ml, rated 7,000 puffs, and £5.99 for a kit, which makes it the cheapest way into a full-size device. The Mini Ultra is the pocket option at 4ml and £3.99 — smaller than either of these, at the cost of changing pods more often. The Pro Max S1 is smaller again, with 2ml pods from £2.99 in packs of two, and it is the cheapest way to try a flavour before committing to a multibuy of it.
The Mini Ultra and the S1 both work better as a second device than as your only one. The Rubik is a genuine alternative to the Pro Max Plus rather than a step down from it. If you want to refill rather than buy prefilled pods, that is the Quokka.
Buying either
Both ranges are here in full: Pro Max Plus kits and pods and Pro Ultra Plus kits and pods, with the multibuy applied automatically in the basket. Free UK delivery over £20, and everything is UK-notified stock, with 2ml pods and strengths of 20mg or under.
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Common questions
Is Hayati vape Pro Max any good?
Yes, as an all-rounder: the kit is £7.99, pods are £5.49 in 85 flavours, and it is the only Hayati range in 0, 5, 10 and 20mg. The Pro Ultra Plus 25000 needs a new pack far less often, and this comparison sets both out.
Which is better, the Hayati Pro Max Plus or the Pro Ultra Plus?
The Pro Max Plus is the cheaper way in, has the wider flavour choice, and is the only one of the two below 20mg. The Pro Ultra Plus 25000 is cheaper to keep running, needs a new pack far less often, and has dual-flavour packs. Battery is not a reason to choose: both are 850mAh.
Is 25000 puffs really four times 6000 puffs?
No. Each rating describes a whole pack, and both devices vape from a 2ml pod, the UK legal cap. A Pro Ultra Plus 25000 pack holds 22ml and a Pro Max Plus pack 12ml, so at the same rate of vaping the 25000 pack lasts a little under twice as long, not four times.
Which is cheaper to run?
The Pro Ultra Plus 25000, by a clear margin. Its packs are £6.99, or two for £12.99, against £5.49 or three for £15 for the Pro Max Plus — but a Pro Ultra Plus pack holds 22ml where a Pro Max Plus pack holds 12ml, so it lasts nearly twice as long. At the same rate of vaping that is roughly £54 a year against roughly £76. Per 1,000 rated puffs it is about 26p against 83p.
Is there a Hayati Pro Max Ultra?
No. There is no Hayati Pro Max Ultra, and no Pro Ultra Max. The name mixes the Pro Max Plus 6000 and the Pro Ultra Plus 25000: if you remember 6,000 puffs, a 12ml pack or a strength below 20mg, it is the Pro Max Plus; if you remember 25,000 puffs, a 22ml pack or a mouthpiece you lift and twist, it is the Pro Ultra Plus 25000.