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Curious what the cheaper alternative is - what country are you from? Where I am we don't call them 'heat pumps', they are just reverse cycle air conditioners and it's the standard.
I’m in the UK, short-term cheaper alternative is keeping your existing gas boiler until it breaks down… so roughly 20-30 years. The government gives £7,500 towards a heat pump but that has resulted in prices staying artificially high and virtually every install for a 3-4 bed home comes in at £10,000. A new gas boiler is around £1,500-£2,000. Due to some other short sightedness, any heat pump which also cools is not eligible for the £7,500 grant, which is really problematic when temperatures keep rising.
This was changed last month, but I think only for air to air systems. Any air to air system which happens to also provide cooling is also included now I believe.
I’m not sure this did change, at least I can’t find any reference to it, other than a potential proposal.