Head-to-head
1X NEO vs Tesla Optimus
Verdict
Both pass our documentation bar. Neither is sold off-the-shelf to general buyers yet — choose by deployment model and use-case. See the full table below, then each robot's profile.
| Spec | 1X NEO | Tesla Optimus |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Reservations open | Research / limited |
| Price | $20,000 one-time OR $499/month | No official price |
| Mobility | Bipedal | Bipedal |
| Height | ~1.68 m | 1.73 m |
| Weight | ~30 kg | 57 kg |
| Payload | Carry 25 kg | ~20 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | Hands 22 DOF each | ~28 body actuators |
| Speed | 1.4 m/s walking | ~2.2 m/s |
| Battery / runtime | ~4 h on 842 Wh pack | 2.3 kWh pack |
| Hands | Two tendon-driven five-finger hands, 22 DOF each, in soft covers | Five-fingered tendon-driven hands, 11 DOF |
| Teleoperation | Yes - central to current model | Yes - mocap-suit operators used in public demos |
| US relevance | High - 1X delivering NEO 'primarily in the US' in 2026 | High - US manufacturer, production planned Fremont CA & Giga Texas |
| Confidence | 78 | 62 |