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Well all conventional air conditioners are strictly heat pumps, but when we say heat pump everyone usually means bi-directional heat pumps - ones that can provide heating as well as cooling. My Amazon results are not that and I was recently reading about them coming to market starting at $2k.
This one is $449 and clearly states several times it can heat with a heat pump.
Maybe it is full of shit. I cannot say.