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Best headlamps from $40 to $60

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated Nov 10, 2026models from 2023 on
Imalent HT50
#1

Imalent HT50

9.6 / 10
3,000 lm318 m
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2 Olight Perun 3 Mini
Olight · 2025
Perun 3 Mini
1,250 lm155 m54 g
9.3 / 10
9.3
3 Acebeam H17 2.0
Acebeam · 2026
H17 2.0
2,000 lm128 m18350 Li-ion73 g
9.2 / 10
9.2
4 Olight Perun 2 Mini
Olight · 2025
Perun 2 Mini
1,100 lm150 m
9.1 / 10
9.1
5 Nitecore HU2000
Nitecore · 2024
HU2000
2,000 lm160 m
9.1 / 10
9.1
6 Ledlenser HF6R
Ledlenser · 2026
HF6R
900 lm180 m
8.6 / 10
8.6
7 Nitecore NU40
Nitecore · 2023
NU40
1,000 lm18650 Li-ion
8.4 / 10
8.4
8 Petzl Aria 2
Petzl · 2024
Aria 2
625 lm115 mAAA, AA106 g
8.2 / 10
8.2
9 Nextorch eStar
Nextorch · 2026
eStar
1,300 lm205 mAAA87 g
8.0 / 10
8.0
10 Scangrip I-View
Scangrip · 2025
I-View
400 lm
7.9 / 10
7.9
11 Petzl Actik Core
Petzl · 2025
Actik Core
625 lm115 mAAA88 g
7.8 / 10
7.8
12 Ledlenser HF6R Core
Ledlenser · 2023
HF6R Core
800 lm126 g
7.8 / 10
7.8
13 Nitecore HA27 UHE
Nitecore · 2025
HA27 UHE
800 lm150 mAAA
7.6 / 10
7.6
14 Fenix HL18R-T V2.0
Fenix · 2025
HL18R-T V2.0
800 lm125 mAAA103 g
7.6 / 10
7.6
15 Simond HL900
Simond · 2026
HL900
200 m
7.5 / 10
7.5
16 Silva Explore 5
Silva · 2024
Explore 5
700 lm115 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po116 g
7.3 / 10
7.3
17 Nitecore UT27 MCT
Nitecore · 2025
UT27 MCT
800 lm167 mAAA74 g
7.1 / 10
7.1
18 Nitecore UT27 MCT Pro
Nitecore · 2025
UT27 MCT Pro
800 lm167 mAAA74 g
7.1 / 10
7.1
19 Petzl Aria 1R Rgb
Petzl · 2026
Aria 1R Rgb
475 lm75 mAAA94 g
6.9 / 10
6.9
20 Petzl Actik 450
Petzl · 2025
Actik 450
450 lm100 mAAA
6.8 / 10
6.8
21 Petzl ACTIK red 400
Petzl · 2025
ACTIK red 400
450 lm100 mAAA
6.8 / 10
6.8
22 Petzl Aria 2R
Petzl · 2023
Aria 2R
625 lm115 mAAA95 g
6.7 / 10
6.7
23 Lifesystems Intensity 580
Lifesystems · 2026
Intensity 580
580 lmAAA
6.7 / 10
6.7
24 Fenix HL12R V2.0
Fenix · 2025
HL12R V2.0
500 lm125 m73 g
6.6 / 10
6.6
25 Nextorch iStar
Nextorch · 2025
iStar
450 lm80 m
6.6 / 10
6.6
26 Ledlenser HF4R Signature
Ledlenser · 2023
HF4R Signature
600 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po71 g
6.6 / 10
6.6
27 Nitecore NU27
Nitecore · 2024
NU27
600 lm123 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po56 g
6.3 / 10
6.3
28 Acebeam H16
Acebeam · 2024
H16
650 lm86 m14500 Li-ion, AA
6.2 / 10
6.2
29 Silva Discover Hybrid
Silva · 2024
Discover Hybrid
500 lm80 mAAA93 g
6.1 / 10
6.1
30 Black Diamond Deploy 325
Black Diamond · 2023
Deploy 325
325 lm38 g
5.8 / 10
5.8

Close contests in this ranking

Imalent HT50vsOlight Perun 3 MiniImalent HT50vsOlight Perun 3 Mini9.69.3Olight Perun 3 MinivsAcebeam H17 2.0Olight Perun 3 MinivsAcebeam H17 2.09.39.2Acebeam H17 2.0vsOlight Perun 2 MiniAcebeam H17 2.0vsOlight Perun 2 Mini9.29.1Olight Perun 2 MinivsNitecore HU2000Olight Perun 2 MinivsNitecore HU20009.19.1Nitecore HU2000vsLedlenser HF6RNitecore HU2000vsLedlenser HF6R9.18.6Ledlenser HF6RvsNitecore NU40Ledlenser HF6RvsNitecore NU408.68.4

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