diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/filter.cpp b/esphome/components/sensor/filter.cpp
index 0d57c792db..e8d04d161b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/filter.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/filter.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ optional<float> DeltaFilter::new_value(float value) {
 }
 
 // OrFilter
-OrFilter::OrFilter(std::vector<Filter *> filters) : filters_(std::move(filters)), phi_(this) {}
+OrFilter::OrFilter(std::initializer_list<Filter *> filters) : filters_(filters), phi_(this) {}
 OrFilter::PhiNode::PhiNode(OrFilter *or_parent) : or_parent_(or_parent) {}
 
 optional<float> OrFilter::PhiNode::new_value(float value) {
@@ -326,14 +326,14 @@ optional<float> OrFilter::PhiNode::new_value(float value) {
 }
 optional<float> OrFilter::new_value(float value) {
   this->has_value_ = false;
-  for (Filter *filter : this->filters_)
+  for (auto *filter : this->filters_)
     filter->input(value);
 
   return {};
 }
 void OrFilter::initialize(Sensor *parent, Filter *next) {
   Filter::initialize(parent, next);
-  for (Filter *filter : this->filters_) {
+  for (auto *filter : this->filters_) {
     filter->initialize(parent, &this->phi_);
   }
   this->phi_.initialize(parent, nullptr);
@@ -386,18 +386,24 @@ void HeartbeatFilter::setup() {
 }
 float HeartbeatFilter::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
+CalibrateLinearFilter::CalibrateLinearFilter(std::initializer_list<std::array<float, 3>> linear_functions)
+    : linear_functions_(linear_functions) {}
+
 optional<float> CalibrateLinearFilter::new_value(float value) {
-  for (std::array<float, 3> f : this->linear_functions_) {
+  for (const auto &f : this->linear_functions_) {
     if (!std::isfinite(f[2]) || value < f[2])
       return (value * f[0]) + f[1];
   }
   return NAN;
 }
 
+CalibratePolynomialFilter::CalibratePolynomialFilter(std::initializer_list<float> coefficients)
+    : coefficients_(coefficients) {}
+
 optional<float> CalibratePolynomialFilter::new_value(float value) {
   float res = 0.0f;
   float x = 1.0f;
-  for (float coefficient : this->coefficients_) {
+  for (const auto &coefficient : this->coefficients_) {
     res += x * coefficient;
     x *= value;
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/filter.h b/esphome/components/sensor/filter.h
index e09c66afcb..03a1e0f24c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/filter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/filter.h
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class DeltaFilter : public Filter {
 
 class OrFilter : public Filter {
  public:
-  explicit OrFilter(std::vector<Filter *> filters);
+  explicit OrFilter(std::initializer_list<Filter *> filters);
 
   void initialize(Sensor *parent, Filter *next) override;
 
@@ -438,28 +438,27 @@ class OrFilter : public Filter {
     OrFilter *or_parent_;
   };
 
-  std::vector<Filter *> filters_;
+  FixedVector<Filter *> filters_;
   PhiNode phi_;
   bool has_value_{false};
 };
 
 class CalibrateLinearFilter : public Filter {
  public:
-  CalibrateLinearFilter(std::vector<std::array<float, 3>> linear_functions)
-      : linear_functions_(std::move(linear_functions)) {}
+  explicit CalibrateLinearFilter(std::initializer_list<std::array<float, 3>> linear_functions);
   optional<float> new_value(float value) override;
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<std::array<float, 3>> linear_functions_;
+  FixedVector<std::array<float, 3>> linear_functions_;
 };
 
 class CalibratePolynomialFilter : public Filter {
  public:
-  CalibratePolynomialFilter(std::vector<float> coefficients) : coefficients_(std::move(coefficients)) {}
+  explicit CalibratePolynomialFilter(std::initializer_list<float> coefficients);
   optional<float> new_value(float value) override;
 
  protected:
-  std::vector<float> coefficients_;
+  FixedVector<float> coefficients_;
 };
 
 class ClampFilter : public Filter {