Leapmotor B10 vs GAC Aion Y Plus: Which Value Electric SUV Fits You in China
The Leapmotor B10 and the GAC Aion Y Plus are both value-focused compact family electric SUVs (battery electric vehicles, or BEVs) in China, priced close together yet representing two different trades. The Leapmotor B10 is the newer tech-value play: it is the first car on Leapmotor's LEAP 3.5 platform, aggressively priced, from a brand that is rising fast and in which the Stellantis group is a strategic shareholder. The GAC Aion Y Plus is the practical space benchmark: a roomy, flat-floor family SUV that has long been a favourite of families and ride-hailing drivers and one of GAC Aion's volume models. The heart of this comparison is a newer platform with measured fast charging versus bigger space and a proven dealer and service network. This guide weighs them qualitatively from the angle you actually feel: price, battery and range, charging, battery care, and the trade-off between tech and space. The exact cost, time, and discounted realistic range live on this site's comparison tool and each car's own page.
By mht-dev, Frontend Engineer & Creator
A frontend engineer who bought a first electric car in March 2026 and built EV Charge Calculator while working out the real cost of charging it, writing every guide from an everyday new EV owner's perspective.
Two value family electric SUVs, two different trades
The Leapmotor B10 and the GAC Aion Y Plus chase the same budget-minded buyer: someone who wants a roomy, affordable compact electric SUV for everyday family life. Both open in the low hundred-thousand-RMB band and overlap heavily on positioning (reference: the Leapmotor B10 from about RMB 99,800, with deliveries in China from 10 April 2025; the 2025 GAC Aion Y Plus lineup from about RMB 99,800 up to about RMB 123,800. Sources: CnEVPost, carnewschina, Wikipedia, 2025). But they take different roads: the B10 bets on a newer platform and tech experience, while the Aion Y Plus bets on space and practicality that the market has validated again and again.
The Leapmotor B10 is the first car on Leapmotor's LEAP 3.5 platform, from a brand that has grown rapidly over the past couple of years. The Stellantis group became a strategic shareholder of Leapmotor in October 2023 (about a 20 percent stake, roughly a EUR 1.5 billion investment) and formed Leapmotor International, a joint venture for markets outside Greater China. To be clear: that joint venture covers export markets, so the B10 sold in China is still a Leapmotor product, and Stellantis is a shareholder rather than the China-market seller (sources: Stellantis press release and CnEVPost, 26 October 2023). On the other side, the GAC Aion Y Plus has been one of GAC Aion's volume earners for years, becoming a regular in family driveways and ride-hailing fleets on the strength of its roomy cabin and a solid reputation for durability, and GAC Aion even offers a fleet-oriented Aion Y Pio version (sources: Wikipedia, carnewschina). Both are pure BEVs, so once you have somewhere to charge, the fuel-station bill is gone.
Space and range: the Aion Y Plus leans on space, with range close between them
On space, the GAC Aion Y Plus plays its loudest card. Its cabin is known for being roomy, with front and rear seats that fold down to near flat, making it relaxed at carrying both people and cargo, which is the core reason it has long appealed to families and ride-hailing drivers. The Leapmotor B10 also does well on interior space for the class, and several first-drive reviews list space and practicality among its strengths, but the Aion Y Plus has the stronger reputation for rear room and a flat floor. If you often travel fully loaded and value relaxed rear seating and storage, the Aion Y Plus has the more confident hand here.
On range, both cars quote their figures on China's common CLTC test cycle and both land in a similar band, so neither holds an overwhelming edge. One honest caveat applies to both: CLTC is optimistic, and real driving at highway speed, with the air-conditioning on and fully loaded, generally falls short of the rating. The good news is that both use the same cycle, so their ratings are fairly comparable between them, but the absolute numbers run higher than real-world range. Lean on this site's realistic-range estimate, discounted by each car's test cycle, rather than the brochure figure. One note: this comparison is of the LFP versions of both cars. GAC Aion also offers a long-range Aion Y Plus trim with an NMC battery, which sits outside this comparison (see the battery-care section below).
Battery care: both cars compared here are LFP, so the rules are the same
On battery care, the two cars compared here are level. The Leapmotor B10 uses an LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery, and the version of the GAC Aion Y Plus used on this site is also LFP (source: this site's cn.ts configuration, as of 2026-06-03). LFP chemistry is robust, tolerates routine charging to 100 percent without the accelerated-wear worry that some other chemistries carry when charged full daily, and tends to age gracefully, which is exactly what you want in a family car you plug in every night. The practical result is that the battery-care rules are identical on both cars, and you do not have to change your charging habits switching between them.
An honest note belongs here: alongside the LFP version, GAC Aion also offers a long-range Aion Y Plus with an NMC (ternary) battery, and that version's care advice runs more conservative (it is generally better not to keep an NMC pack charged to 100 percent every day). But this guide compares the LFP versions of both cars, so between them battery care is not a tiebreaker, and what genuinely decides the choice is price, space and range, the charging experience, and the trade between a newer platform and a proven dealer network. If you end up considering the NMC long-range Aion Y Plus instead, remember to factor that care difference in.
Charging: the B10 has measured fast-charging data, the Aion Y Plus leans on the public network
Charging is the one area where this pair sits at different tiers and needs careful wording. The Leapmotor B10 is Tier-1 on this site, meaning it has measured charging data: by EV Database measurement it charges from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 26 minutes, with a DC fast-charge peak around 168 kW (source: ev-database.org car/3233, as of 2026-06-03). That is the B10's own measured figure and is safe to cite. The GAC Aion Y Plus is Tier-2 on this site: we do not have an authoritative, reliable measured charging curve strictly matched to its battery version, so this site does not give the Aion Y Plus a specific charge-time-in-minutes or peak-power figure, and it does not make a who-is-faster cross-comparison between the Aion Y Plus and the B10. This is deliberate restraint, so an unmeasured number is never presented as a fact.
Setting specific numbers aside, the bigger charging difference between the two in China is how you use the network rather than the cars themselves. Both are 400V architecture, so there is no 800V high-voltage-platform difference between them. For daily top-ups, both lean on China's vast public charging network, paying by the kWh after scanning a QR code with WeChat Pay or Alipay; either way, the cheapest routine is to charge at home on AC and save the dearer public DC fast charging for trips. To see how much a public fast charge versus a home charge actually differs on your own electricity tariff, put both rates into the charging cost calculator at /cn. For operators, payment, and fast-charging-network detail in China, see this site's public EV charging in China guide.
Which suits you: a newer tech platform, or bigger space and a proven network
Pull the breakdown into one honest verdict. If you value a newer platform and tech experience, aggressive pricing, and a set of measured fast-charging data to back it up, the Leapmotor B10 is persuasive: as the first car on the LEAP 3.5 platform it represents where Leapmotor's engineering is heading right now, with Stellantis as a strategic shareholder behind the brand. If what you value most is roomy, flat-floor practicality, GAC Aion's long-validated reputation for durability, and a dealer and service network spread across the country, the GAC Aion Y Plus is still a reassuring family pick, which is exactly why it has long appealed to families and ride-hailing drivers.
Because both cars compared here are LFP BEVs, battery care is equal between them and is not a tiebreaker, and on charging this site cites only the B10's own measured data and makes no cross-comparison of charging speed. To close your decision with real numbers, open the comparison tool prefilled with the Leapmotor B10 and the GAC Aion Y Plus side by side, read the Leapmotor B10's own page and the GAC Aion Y Plus's own page for the full spec and realistic-range breakdown, then run the charging cost calculator at /cn to see what each car costs to charge on your own electricity tariff.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper in China, the Leapmotor B10 or the GAC Aion Y Plus?
- Both cars open in a similar low-hundred-thousand-RMB band and overlap heavily on positioning: the Leapmotor B10 starts from about RMB 99,800 (with deliveries in China from April 2025), and the 2025 GAC Aion Y Plus lineup also opens from about RMB 99,800 up to about RMB 123,800 (sources: CnEVPost, carnewschina, Wikipedia, 2025). In other words, price is not the biggest dividing line between these two; the real trade is the B10's newer platform and tech experience versus the Aion Y Plus's bigger space and proven dealer network. EV pricing and promos in this class in China move fast, so confirm the current quote and exact trim with a local dealer. You can put price and charging cost side by side on this site's calculator at /cn.
How different is charging speed between the Leapmotor B10 and the GAC Aion Y Plus, and is battery care the same?
- On charging speed this site cites only measured figures. The Leapmotor B10 is Tier-1, meaning it has measured charging data: it charges from 10 percent to 80 percent in about 26 minutes, with a DC peak around 168 kW (source: ev-database.org car/3233, as of 2026-06-03). The GAC Aion Y Plus is Tier-2, and this site has no authoritative, reliable measured curve strictly matched to its battery version, so it gives the Aion Y Plus no specific charge-time or peak-power figure and makes no who-is-faster cross-comparison, to avoid presenting an unmeasured number as a fact. On battery care, both cars compared here are LFP (lithium iron phosphate), both tolerate routine charging to 100 percent, and the care rules are identical, so it is not a tiebreaker (note that GAC Aion also offers an NMC long-range version that sits outside this comparison, and its care advice runs more conservative). For the exact charging cost on your own tariff, use the calculator at /cn.
Does the GAC Aion Y Plus have more space and suit families and ride-hailing better?
- Space is the GAC Aion Y Plus's loudest selling point. It is known for a roomy cabin with front and rear seats that fold to near flat, relaxed at carrying both people and cargo, and it has long appealed to families and ride-hailing drivers, with GAC Aion even offering a fleet-oriented Aion Y Pio version (sources: Wikipedia, carnewschina). The Leapmotor B10 is no slouch on interior space for the class, and several reviews list space and practicality among its strengths, but the Aion Y Plus has the stronger reputation for rear room and a flat floor. If you often travel fully loaded and value relaxed rear seating, the Aion Y Plus has the more confident hand; if you value a newer platform and tech experience more, the B10 is the other trade. For real seating and storage room, an in-person look is worth it.
What is the relationship between the Leapmotor B10 and Stellantis, and does it affect buying one in China?
- The Stellantis group became a strategic shareholder of Leapmotor in October 2023, taking about a 20 percent stake with a roughly EUR 1.5 billion investment, and formed Leapmotor International, a joint venture for markets outside Greater China (sources: Stellantis press release and CnEVPost, 26 October 2023). The key point: that joint venture covers export markets, so the Leapmotor B10 sold in China is still a Leapmotor product, and Stellantis is a strategic shareholder rather than the China-market seller. In other words, for a buyer in China, purchase and after-sales still go through Leapmotor's domestic channels; the shareholding shows up more in Leapmotor's capital and global expansion. The B10 is the first car on Leapmotor's LEAP 3.5 platform and represents where the brand's engineering is heading now.