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Ooni Karu 2 Pro vs Gozney Dome: Two Outdoor Pizza Ovens, Side by Side

A 63-pound oven you can move and a 137-pound one that stays put. Fuel, stone, insulation, what's in the box and what it costs, from the makers' own pages.

By Laura KempHead to head · Updated October 26, 2026 · 8 min read

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Ooni and Gozney make the two outdoor pizza ovens most people compare. We set the larger multi-fuel oven from each side by side on October 26, 2026: Ooni's Karu 2 Pro, which replaced the Karu 16, and Gozney's Dome, second generation. We didn't bake in either. Where a maker doesn't publish a figure, the sheet says so.

The sheet

Figure	Ooni Karu 2 Pro	Gozney Dome (Gen 2)
Fuels	Wood, charcoal, gas (burner extra)	Wood, charcoal, propane (burner included)
Max temperature	950°F	Not published
Pizza time claim	60 seconds	Not published
Stone	Cordierite, 15 mm	Cordierite, 30 mm
Weight	62.6 lb	136.7 lb
Outside size	32.4 x 19.8 x 32.4 in	32.5 x 25.7 x 38.8 in
Insulation	"Densely layered"	"Commercial-grade 3-layer"
Thermometer	Bluetooth hub + food probe	Digital display + 2 meat probes
Warranty	5 yr if registered	5 yr if registered
Price, Oct 26	$849	$2,299.99

Maker figures, read October 26, 2026. "Not published" = not on the page read. A ^ marks the one we'd choose on that row.

Fuel

Both ovens burn wood and charcoal, and both run on gas. The difference is in the box. Gozney ships the Dome with its gas burner and regulator built in.2 Ooni sells the Karu 2 Pro's gas burner separately, offered as a $140 upgrade at checkout.1

Heat and the stone

Ooni prints a top temperature of 950°F and a pizza "in just 60 seconds."1 Gozney's page gives neither figure.2

The stone tells a different story. Gozney's cordierite floor is 30 millimetres thick, twice the Karu's 15.1^,2 A thicker stone holds more heat between pizzas. Inside, the Dome measures 23.8 by 19.6 inches; Ooni gives a 17-inch-wide cooking surface.1^,2

Size and weight

The Karu 2 Pro weighs 62.6 pounds out of the box. The Dome weighs 136.7.1^,2 One person can move the Ooni to the shed for winter. The Dome is a fixture: Gozney sells it a $499.99 stand.2

In the box

Ooni ships the oven with its stone, a Bluetooth temperature hub, a door, a fuel tray and a digital food probe.1 Gozney ships the Dome with an extension flue, a digital thermometer and display, two meat probes and the gas burner. Wood and peels are extra with both.2

Warranty

Both makers give 1 year as standard and 5 if you register the oven within 60 days.1^,3 Gozney limits its stone floor and electrical parts to 2 years even with the extension.3

Price, and what you add

On October 26, Ooni listed the Karu 2 Pro at $849 and Gozney listed the Dome at $2,299.99.1^,2 Add a cover: $60 for the Karu, $79.99 for the Dome. Add a gas burner to the Karu: $140. The Dome's stand costs $499.99.1^,2

A Karu with the burner and a cover comes to $1,049. A Dome with a cover and its stand comes to $2,879.98.

See the Ooni Karu 2 Pro at Amazon

See the Gozney Dome at Gozney

Which one for which patio

This part is our opinion, from the figures above.

The Karu 2 Pro for a patio where the oven comes out on weekends and goes in for winter. It's half the weight, a third of the price, and the only one of the two that publishes its top temperature.

The Dome for an outdoor kitchen where the oven lives. The thicker stone, the bigger floor and the gas burner in the box are what the extra $1,450 buys.

Questions

Wood or gas?

Both ovens do both. Gozney includes the gas burner; Ooni sells it as a $140 add-on.1^,2

Does a thicker stone matter?

It holds more heat between pizzas. The Dome's floor is 30 mm; the Karu's stone is 15 mm.1^,2

Can I leave a pizza oven outside?

Both makers sell covers: $60 for the Karu and $79.99 for the Dome.1^,2

Is the Gozney Dome on Amazon?

We found Dome covers and stands on Amazon on October 26, not the oven itself. The Karu 2 Pro is listed.1^,2

Ooni, Karu 2 Pro Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven (2nd generation), ooni.com/products/ooni-karu-16-multi-fuel-pizza-oven read October 26, 2026
Gozney US, Dome (Gen 2), us.gozney.com/products/dome-gen-2, and accessory pages read October 26, 2026
Gozney, Warranty, gozney.com/pages/warranty read October 26, 2026

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