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Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) vs r1 in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

  • r1 has the lower recorded price.
  • Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) is at the commercial stage; r1 at the pilot stage.
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ManufacturerBrilliant LabsRabbit Inc
Form factorwearablewearable
Maturitycommercialpilot
Autonomy——
Availabilityshipping-nowshippingshipping-nowshipping
Price$299-$349 (actual sale price)$199 (actual sale price)
Capability claims——
Brain——
Verified deployments1Global1Santa Monica
Privacy practices11data-retention, cloud-upload, data-deletion-control, data-sale, bystander-recording, training-data-use, location-tracking, on-device-processing, biometric-storage, capture-indicator, third-party-sharing10location-tracking, cloud-upload, data-retention, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, data-sale, location-tracking, data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention
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Editorial summaries

Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame)

Brilliant Labs makes open-source AI smart glasses: the Frame (2024) and the newer Halo (announced July 2025). Both are open-source (hardware and SDK on GitHub; Lua on-device plus Python/Flutter), which sets them apart from the closed Meta and Humane ecosystems. The Noa assistant routes to cloud models (Perplexity, OpenAI, Whisper), and Halo licenses Liquid AI's on-device model. Pricing runs about $349 for Frame and $299 to $349 for Halo. AI substance is moderate: developer-accessible and hackable rather than the most polished.

r1

The Rabbit r1 is a $199 pocket AI companion device, unveiled at CES in January 2024 and still shipping into 2026, with no subscription. Its editorial throughline is the gap between demo and product: the launch demonstration of a Large Action Model (LAM) completing agentic tasks outran what the shipping product has consistently delivered. Rabbit has shipped software updates since launch, but consistent agentic task completion is not verified. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as pilot.

Common questions

What is the difference between Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and r1?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and r1 are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which is cheaper, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) or r1?
r1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame). Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Which has more verified deployments, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) or r1?
Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame) and r1 each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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