8 Cheapest Humanoid Robots in 2026: Prices and Configurations

Cheapest Humanoid Robot in 2026

Among the complete bipedal humanoids with current manufacturer prices verified for this shortlist, the lowest is the Unitree R1 AIR at $4,900 before tax and shipping. The lowest-priced option here that clearly includes secondary-development support is the Booster K1, advertised from $5,999, although Booster does not say which of its three configurations receives that starting price.

Those two answers differ because a low chassis price does not guarantee the SDK access, compute, sensors or hands needed for development. This guide compares the advertised configuration behind each price, not just the number in the headline.

8 Cheapest Humanoid Robots in 2026 With Published Prices

Prices and product pages were checked July 20, 2026. We included only complete bipedal humanoids with a manufacturer-published fixed or starting price and a live product, order or preorder page, or a company statement that production had begun. Prices remain in the seller's currency, so ordering across USD and CNY is approximate.

A lower $4,290 Unitree price sometimes appears in searches, but it belongs to R1-D, a separate application/mobile-manipulator family rather than the complete bipedal R1 AIR. EngineAI SA01 and other lower-body platforms are excluded for the same reason.

How Much Does a Cheap Humanoid Robot Cost in 2026?

Current entry prices for complete bipeds start at $4,900 for R1 AIR. Development-oriented K1 starts at $5,999, while base G1 is $13,500. The next group includes NEO at $20,000, Oli from CNY 158,000, PM01 at CNY 188,000 and H2 at $29,900. A company release prices Kepler's industrial K2 at RMB 248,000 per unit.

These are chassis or program entry prices, not delivered project budgets. The configuration tables below show why two robots with similar headline prices can produce very different quotes.

What Each Entry Price Actually Buys

“Programmable” is not a single feature. A robot may expose basic control interfaces while reserving secondary development, perception compute, simulation tooling or dexterous hands for a higher tier. Before comparing quotes, ask the seller to name the exact SKU and mark every included item.

1. Unitree R1: Lowest Current Price in This Shortlist

Unitree publishes three R1 configurations: R1 AIR at $4,900, R1 at $5,900 and R1 EDU through contact sales. Prices exclude tax and shipping. AIR has 20 DoF and a monocular camera; the $1,000 step to R1 adds a 26-DoF layout, waist and head joints, and binocular vision. Both list about one hour of battery life.

The product page markets open joint and sensor control interfaces, but its comparison table marks secondary development only for R1 EDU, which ranges from 26 to 40 DoF depending on options. If your project needs custom models, extra compute or hands, request an EDU quote and the relevant development manual before ordering.

2. Booster K1: Lowest Starting Price Here With Explicit Development Support

Booster advertises K1 from $5,999. Its three 22-DoF configurations are Geek, Education and Professional, and all three list secondary-development support. The common body is about 95 cm and 19.5 kg, with a stereo depth camera, IMU, microphone array and speaker.

Booster lists 48 dense TOPS and about 30 minutes of walking battery life for Geek, 117 TOPS and about 80 minutes for Education, and 200 TOPS with the larger battery for Professional. Geek carries a three-month warranty; Education and Professional list one year. The starting price is not tied to a named tier, so request a written quote for the compute, battery and warranty you require.

3. Unitree G1: Affordable Chassis, Quote-Only Research Configuration

Unitree lists the base G1 at $13,500 before tax and shipping. It has 23 DoF, a depth camera, 3D LiDAR and about two hours of listed battery life. The G1 EDU price is not public.

Base G1 does not include dexterous hands, a high-compute module or secondary-development support in Unitree's own matrix. EDU can expand the body to as many as 43 DoF and add compute and hand options. Our Unitree G1 review covers the wider platform; for a purchase decision, compare the seller's quote with the exact EDU suffix and hand model.

4. 1X NEO: Cheapest Home-First Preorder

1X NEO is offered at $20,000 for Early Access ownership or $499 a month for the Standard subscription, with a refundable $200 deposit. The ownership package lists a three-year warranty, premium support and priority delivery. 1X says US deliveries start in 2026.

NEO is not comparable with a research chassis. It is being sold around household tasks, but 1X says early owners receive basic autonomy and can schedule Expert Mode, in which a remote human supervises unfamiliar work. Treat it as a preorder with a service component, and read the privacy, connectivity and cancellation terms before comparing the monthly figure with outright ownership.

5. LimX Oli: Lowest Published Full-Size Starting Price Here

LimX announced Oli preorders from CNY 158,000 in July 2025. The current Oli pages route buyers to order consultation and describe a full-size family spanning 165 to 175 cm and 31 to 43 DoF, with quick-swap batteries, multiple end-effector choices and development tools that vary by tier.

The current configuration matrix separates Lite, EDU and Super, while the price announcement does not say which tier starts at CNY 158,000. Oli therefore has the lowest manufacturer-published full-size starting price in this shortlist, not a confirmed current price for an EDU or hand-equipped unit.

6. EngineAI PM01: Current Price, Unclear Priced Version

EngineAI's current purchase page lists PM01 at CNY 188,000. The linked product matrix separates Commercial and Education versions, both around 1.4 m tall with about two hours of listed battery life.

The store card does not identify the version behind CNY 188,000. Commercial lists 23 DoF, no perception sensors, no high-compute module and no secondary development; Education lists 24 DoF, two depth cameras, an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and secondary-development support. Do not rely on the expired CNY 88,000 promotional price still repeated on older pages and third-party lists.

7. Unitree H2: $29,900 Base, Development Extras Quoted

Unitree lists H2 at $29,900 before tax and shipping, with H2 EDU sold through contact sales. Both configurations list 31 DoF, binocular vision and about three hours of battery life.

The $29,900 configuration does not include dexterous hands, a high-performance compute module or secondary-development support. H2 EDU can add those items and has a longer listed warranty. The base price is useful for chassis comparison, but it does not describe a complete manipulation or embodied-AI package.

8. Kepler K2 Bumblebee: Industrial Price With Company-Reported Delivery

A company-issued Kepler release states that K2 is priced at RMB 248,000 per unit and says mass production and deliveries began in 2025. Kepler positions it for industrial work rather than consumer or classroom use.

The price and delivery evidence are company claims, and the release does not connect the published figure to a complete configuration, end-effector package or service level. An industrial buyer should require an acceptance test, duty cycle, payload at reach, safety package, software access, spares and on-site support in the quote.

Cheapest Humanoid Robot by Use Case

Choose by required capability first. For a lab that needs secondary-development access, a $5,999 platform that includes it may cost less than a $4,900 chassis that does not.

What the Starting Price Usually Leaves Out

The comparison above uses seller prices, not landed project cost. A written quote should answer all of the following:

• Record the exact SKU, including any base, EDU, developer, commercial or professional suffix.
• Specify whether the arms end in covers, grippers or dexterous hands, and name the hand model.
• List joint control, high-level API, secondary development, simulation assets and commercial-use terms.
• List the onboard processor, accelerator, cameras, LiDAR, storage and usable interfaces.
• Include batteries, charger, spare-battery availability and realistic duty cycle for the task.
• Confirm stock status, freight, tax, customs, warranty, parts, remote support and repair location.
• Define the task, payload, speed, uptime and safety test that the robot must pass.

For market-wide ranges and the costs beyond the chassis, use our humanoid robot cost guide. For order channels and seller checks, see the verified humanoid buying guide. Those pages cover different questions; this ranking stays focused on published entry prices and configurations.

Why Noetix Bumi Is No Longer Ranked at CNY 9,998

Bumi's CNY 9,998 figure was a 2025 launch and first-batch price. Noetix said that initial 500-unit batch sold out, but its current product page shows newer Pro, EDU-Pro and EDU-Max configurations with “Contact Consultant” instead of a price. The current specifications also differ from the launch version. We therefore keep CNY 9,998 as a historical price, not as evidence that a buyer can order today's Bumi at that figure.

What We Excluded

• No current manufacturer price for a purchasable configuration: Tesla Optimus, Figure, AgiBot, Xiaomi CyberOne, Clone Alpha, Fourier, UBTECH Walker and Digit.
• Outside this article's form-factor scope: wheeled mobile manipulators, fixed upper bodies and lower-body development platforms.

Adding estimate-based rows would make the list longer and less useful. Quote-only systems still matter in our overall humanoid capability comparison, but they cannot be ranked honestly by price here.

Which Low-Cost Humanoid Fits Which Buyer?

R1 AIR is the price floor in this verified shortlist at $4,900 before tax and shipping. Booster K1 is the clearer development option because every named tier lists secondary-development support, although the $5,999 starting price is not tied to a tier. NEO is a home preorder; Oli, PM01 and K2 require configuration-specific quotes.

Compare the configuration that does the work, preserve the seller's currency and treat every missing hand, computer, SDK and support term as an unanswered cost.

Compare on RoboZaps: LimX Oli, Bumi, Unitree H2, Kepler K2, Clone Alpha and Xiaomi Cyberone. Full specifications and a quote route for each, alongside every humanoid robot we carry.