Head-to-Head Comparison
1X NEO vs Unitree G1 — comparing the top two consumer humanoid robots for 2026. Price, specs, availability, and which to buy for home or development.
1X Technologies
The world's first consumer-ready humanoid designed for everyday home living, now shipping to early adopters. NEO features a soft-bodied design for safe human interaction, IP68-rated hands, and 22 DOF per hand for human-level dexterity. It can lift up to 70 kg, carry 25 kg, and self-charges when needed. Available for purchase at $20,000 or lease at $499/month.
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A compact humanoid built for mass production at a consumer-accessible price. Now starting from $13,500 USD for the Basic model, the G1 lineup spans 6 variants from entry-level to the $52K G1 EDU U5 Ultimate C with 5-finger dexterous hands. The top-tier EDU variant packs an NVIDIA Jetson Orin (275 TOPS), Dex3-1 dexterous hands with 14 DOF, and up to 43 total degrees of freedom. Ships with 3D LiDAR, depth cameras, and full ROS 2 SDK access.
View Full Details →| Specification | 1X NEO | Unitree G1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20,000 USD or $499/mo lease | From $13,500 USD |
| Height | 167 cm | 132 cm |
| Weight | 30 kg | 35 kg |
| Degrees of Freedom | 75 | 43 |
| Payload | 25 kg | 3 kg |
| Max Speed | 12 km/h | 7.5 km/h |
| Battery | Integrated, self-charging dock | 9,000 mAh, ~2 hr runtime |
| Country of Origin | Norway | China |
| Availability | In Stock | In Stock |
| Ships to Canada | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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Designed from the ground up for home living. Safe, intuitive, and can carry real loads.
Open SDK, ROS 2, Jetson Orin — it's a developer's platform through and through.
$4,000 cheaper at base price, and it's available right now.
Soft-body design and home-safe operation make it suitable for care environments.
Better for teaching robotics — open platform, affordable, great documentation.
These robots target different niches despite similar price points. The Unitree G1 is the developer's dream — open platform, affordable, shipping now. The 1X NEO is designed for home living — safe, intuitive, and designed for non-technical users. If you're a developer or researcher, buy the G1 today. If you want a home assistant and can wait until mid-2026, the NEO's soft-body design and home-first approach may be worth the premium.
The 1X NEO and Unitree G1 represent the two paths consumer humanoid robotics is taking: NEO aims for Apple-like polish and home integration, while G1 goes the Android route with openness and affordability. Both can ship to Canada — the G1 today, the NEO by mid-2026. For Canadian buyers, import duties are manageable for both (0% under CETA-adjacent for NEO, 0–8% for G1 from China).