AKCOME vs Longi Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Longi Solar has the broader catalog (255 vs 3 models). Longi Solar leads on peak efficiency at 25.00%. AKCOME leans bifacial (100% of lineup).
Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.
The two companies
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is a world-leading solar technology company that manufactures monocrystalline silicon wafers and modules. The company is committed to providing high-efficiency and reliable clean energy solutions for large-scale power plants, various industries, and households. LONGi aims to be...
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Annual capacity
- 85-90 GW/year
- Employees
- 37,853
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Catalogue against catalogue
An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.
What each of them builds
Longi Solar skews to higher efficiency: 43% of lineup is 23%+
AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>N-type</strong> (42%)
The flagships
Written summary
AKCOME, formally Zhejiang Akcome New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese solar manufacturer founded in 2006 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2011, with products sold across more than 100 countries. The company had previously held BloombergNEF Tier 1 status, but was removed from that list by 2024 amid serious financial headwinds - a subsidiary filed for bankruptcy citing an inability to meet debt obligations, and AKCOME's modules were delisted from major industry tracking registries in early 2025. LONGi Solar, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, occupies an entirely different tier of institutional standing. It has maintained continuous BloombergNEF Tier 1 recognition through Q4 2025 and earned a double Tier 1 ranking in Q1 2026 - covering both PV modules and energy storage - a distinction held by very few manufacturers globally. LONGi's institutional footprint in project finance and global procurement is substantially larger and more established than AKCOME's.
AKCOME built its product identity around HJT and PERC cell technology, positioning its panels toward residential rooftops and premium commercial applications where higher efficiency in a compact footprint matters. Prior to the 2024 disruptions, the company also announced early-stage investment in perovskite pilot manufacturing. LONGi's current flagship family centers on the Hi-MO series, led by the Hi-MO X10, a back contact module based on proprietary HPBC 2.0 technology delivering up to 24.8% module efficiency. The Hi-MO lineup spans residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale ground-mount segments, making LONGi a credible supplier across essentially every project category.
For most buyers in 2025, LONGi is the straightforward default choice. Its bankability record, active global distribution network, and warranty support infrastructure present far lower long-term risk than AKCOME, whose documented financial instability and loss of Tier 1 status would give pause to any project lender or risk-conscious procurement team.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-19
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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.