The Tinymight 2 wins, 8.7 to 8.1, on the strength of its vapor. It hits far harder and lets you take single on-demand hits. The PAX Flow is the easier vape, so choose it if one button and quick cleanups matter more than raw power.
Key differences
- Heating: pure convection in the Tinymight 2, hybrid heating in the PAX Flow.
- Heat-up: about 5 seconds on the Tinymight 2, about 45 seconds on the Flow.
- Modes: the Tinymight 2 does on-demand hits and sessions. The Flow is session only.
- Temperature: a 0 to 10 dial on the Tinymight 2. Four color-coded heat modes plus a hidden Bong Mode on the Flow.
- Load size: the Tinymight 2 takes up to 0.15 g, while the Flow's oven holds up to 0.4 g (our everyday fill is 0.2 to 0.3 g).
- Battery: a swappable 18650 cell in the Tinymight 2, a sealed battery in the Flow.
- Price: the Tinymight 2 has a $349 US list price and the Flow launched at $350, but the Flow now often sells for less. Check the live prices above, because the gap changes how much the Tinymight's extra power costs you.
Vapor and flavor
This is the Tinymight 2's category, 9.6 against 8.0. It's the hardest-hitting convection portable we've tested, with dense clouds and clean flavor. Two or three long on-demand draws were enough to finish a 0.15 g load. It's also the flavor pick in our best portable vaporizers ranking.
The dial isn't marked in degrees, but Tinymight's manual maps it for you: level 1 is 140°C, each step adds 10°C, and setting 6, 190°C, is where we spent most sessions. Beast Mode at 10 runs 250°C on demand.
The Flow was PAX's first hybrid, and it fixed the brand's uneven roasting. Spent cannabis comes out an even coffee brown with no stirring. Draws stay smooth and comfortable even on the top orange mode. It won't produce the wall-of-vapor hits of a full convection portable, though. Our heating methods explainer covers why the two feel so different.
Ease of use and cleaning
The Flow wins here, 9.0 to 7.5, because the whole interface is one button. Hold the mouthpiece to power on, tap through four modes, and shake to confirm. The magnetic side door opens onto the chamber and vapor path, so a cotton swab reaches every surface.
The Tinymight 2 has a real learning curve, since it runs on button sequences, haptic patterns and a numbered dial without labeled temperatures. Its draw also rewards longer, firmer pulls than the Flow's open airpath. Once you learn it, though, few portables give you this much control.
Heat, size and handling
Heat is the Flow's weak spot: after 6 to 8 minutes on the higher settings, its aluminum shell got uncomfortable to hold. PAX now recommends its silicone grip sleeve, and we'd call it essential.
The PAX Flow (left) is a slim aluminum stick and the Tinymight 2 (center) a boxier wood and metal block, with a Venty (right) for scale.
The Flow is also the lighter vape at 135 g. The Tinymight 2 weighs 186 g on its own, or 207 g and 110 mm tall with its 55 mm glass stem fitted. In practice the Flow slips into a jeans pocket, while the Tinymight 2 with its stem fitted is more of a jacket pocket carry, since its weight shows in lighter pants. The Tinymight 2 still scored higher on portability, 9.0 to 8.5, because the Flow's sealed battery lasts only 3 sessions per charge, and it won on build too, 8.8 to 8.5.
Battery and charging
PAX rates the Flow at about 3 sessions, or roughly 30 minutes of heating, per charge. Fast USB-C charging helps, with a full charge in about 40 minutes on a fast charger. The battery is sealed, so there's no spare to swap in.
The Tinymight 2 runs on a single replaceable 18650 cell, and our review averaged 5 sessions per charge. Carry charged spares in a case and a swap takes seconds, with no tools. For all-day use away from an outlet, that's the bigger advantage.
Warranty terms differ too, and the Flow gets 2 years, plus 2 more if you register within 30 days. The Tinymight 2 gets 3 years when the original owner registers within a year.
Which should you buy?
- Flavor and power: the Tinymight 2, with dense convection vapor.
- Quick single hits: the Tinymight 2, with held-button on-demand heat.
- Zero learning curve: the PAX Flow, with one button and four modes.
- Easy cleaning: the PAX Flow, thanks to its side oven door.
- Pocket carry: the PAX Flow, at 135 g with no stem sticking out.
- Bigger loads or sharing a bowl: the PAX Flow, with an oven that takes up to 0.4 g.
- All-day use away from outlets: the Tinymight 2, with swappable batteries.
