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Best Nitecore flashlights

Best Nitecore flashlights

Top 27 models by score, from our catalog.

updated Oct 21, 2026models from 2022 on

Nitecore TM12K

#1

Nitecore TM12K

9.6 / 10

12,000 lm21700 Li-ion

2

Nitecore TM20K

Nitecore · 2022

20,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po

9.4 / 10

9.4

3

Nitecore EDC35

Nitecore · 2024

5,000 lm550 m21700 Li-ion

9.3 / 10

9.3

4

Nitecore EX7

Nitecore · 2025

6,000 lm500 m214 g

9.2 / 10

9.2

5

Nitecore MH15

Nitecore · 2024

2,000 lm

9.0 / 10

9.0

6

Nitecore P23i

Nitecore · 2022

3,000 lm468 m21700 Li-ion

8.8 / 10

8.8

7

Nitecore EDC31

Nitecore · 2025

3,500 lm380 m

8.7 / 10

8.7

8

Nitecore EDC37

Nitecore · 2025

8,000 lm420 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po199 g

8.6 / 10

8.6

9

Nitecore TM9K Pro

Nitecore · 2024

9,900 lm509 m

8.5 / 10

8.5

10

Nitecore P40

Nitecore · 2025

2,000 lm2,900 m390 g

7.6 / 10

7.6

11

Nitecore MH40 Pro

Nitecore · 2024

3,500 lm1,300 m21700 Li-ion

7.5 / 10

7.5

12

Nitecore LR70

Nitecore · 2023

3,000 lm

7.1 / 10

7.1

13

Nitecore TrailSight

Nitecore · 2026

1,200 lm530 m121 g

6.6 / 10

6.6

14

Nitecore NU05 V2.0

Nitecore · 2025

6.5 / 10

6.5

15

Nitecore EDC09

Nitecore · 2025

1,600 lm153 m114 g

6.2 / 10

6.2

16

Nitecore EDC07

Nitecore · 2026

1,500 lm132 m70 g

6.0 / 10

6.0

17

Nitecore MT2A Pro

Nitecore · 2023

1,000 lm255 mAA88 g

5.9 / 10

5.9

18

Nitecore SRT6i

Nitecore · 2023

2,100 lm510 m

5.8 / 10

5.8

19

Nitecore EDC15

Nitecore · 2026

1,200 lm208 m85 g

5.5 / 10

5.5

20

Nitecore MT2C Pro

Nitecore · 2024

1,800 lm520 m16340 / RCR123A Li-ion, CR123A114 g

5.4 / 10

5.4

21

Nitecore EDC29

Nitecore · 2024

6,500 lm400 m

5.4 / 10

5.4

22

Nitecore EDC23

Nitecore · 2024

2,500 lm280 m

5.4 / 10

5.4

23

Nitecore EDC17

Nitecore · 2025

1,500 lm230 m106 g

5.3 / 10

5.3

24

Nitecore NPL25 GL

Nitecore · 2024

900 lm216 m74 g

4.9 / 10

4.9

25

Nitecore EDC25

Nitecore · 2024

3,000 lm300 m

4.7 / 10

4.7

26

Nitecore MT1A Pro

Nitecore · 2024

800 lmAA52 g

4.6 / 10

4.6

27

Nitecore NU11

Nitecore · 2025

150 lm

4.2 / 10

4.2

Close contests in this ranking

Nitecore TM12K

Nitecore TM20K

Nitecore TM12KvsNitecore TM20K9.69.4

Nitecore TM20K

Nitecore EDC35

Nitecore TM20KvsNitecore EDC359.49.3

Nitecore EDC35

Nitecore EX7

Nitecore EDC35vsNitecore EX79.39.2

Nitecore EX7

Nitecore MH15

Nitecore EX7vsNitecore MH159.29.0

Nitecore MH15

Nitecore P23i

Nitecore MH15vsNitecore P23i9.08.8

Nitecore P23i

Nitecore EDC31

Nitecore P23ivsNitecore EDC318.88.7

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