Instant Pot RIO Wide Plus 7.5QT vs RIO Wide 7.5QT

The Instant Pot RIO Wide Plus 7.5QT and RIO Wide 7.5QT share the same core appeal: a wider, shorter pot with more searing area than a standard upright cooker. The Plus model builds on that shape with more power, more modes, and more pressure control.

RIO Wide Plus is the clear spec upgrade. It has 9-in-1 cooking instead of 7-in-1, 25 smart recipes instead of 13 smart programs, 1400 W instead of 1200 W, and low and high pressure instead of one pressure level. It also adds sous vide, which the standard Wide model does not list.

The standard RIO Wide still keeps the main physical advantage. It has the same 7.5 qt capacity class, the same broad cooking surface idea, and WhisperQuiet steam release. If the goal is simply to brown more food before pressure cooking, it already solves the main problem.

If you cook recipes that call for low pressure, use sous vide, or want more guided cooking from the panel, RIO Wide Plus is worth choosing. If you mostly make stew, rice, beans, pot roast, and batch meals at high pressure, RIO Wide keeps the wide-pot benefit with fewer settings.

Choose RIO Wide Plus for pressure flexibility, 1400 W power, sous vide, and 9-in-1 cooking. Choose RIO Wide for the simpler wide-base 7.5 qt design.