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AI Pin vs Mentra Live in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Mentra Live has more verified real-world deployments (4 versus 1) than AI Pin as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

  • AI Pin has the lower recorded price.
  • Mentra Live has more verified real-world deployments (4 vs 1).
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ManufacturerHumaneMentra
Form factorwearablewearable
Maturitycommercialcommercial
Autonomy——
Availabilitydiscontinueddiscontinuedshipping-nowshipping
Price$24/month subscription (actual sale price)$349 (actual sale price)
Capability claims——
Brain——
Verified deployments1Humane4
Privacy practices——
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Editorial summaries

AI Pin

The Humane AI Pin is the canonical failure case in the AI-wearable cohort: a screenless, voice-first wearable pitched as an AI-native smartphone replacement, launched April 2024 at $499 (plus a required $24/month subscription), with a $699 variant. Functional delivery was thin against aggressive AI marketing, and the device depended on Humane's cloud.

HP acquired Humane's assets in February 2025 (reported around $116M) and shut the servers down on February 28, 2025, leaving the hardware largely bricked. It is discontinued; there is no current price, and pre-shutdown unit sales were never verified at scale.

Mentra Live

Mentra Live smart glasses are available for purchase directly from mentraglass.com and are shipping now; Batch 1 sold out and Batch 2 is on sale, limited to 1,000 units per batch. Mentra Live is priced at $349 USD as listed on the manufacturer's website; prescription lens add-on is $99 USD.

Common questions

How do AI Pin and Mentra Live differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Mentra Live has more verified real-world deployments (4 versus 1) than AI Pin as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. AI Pin has the lower recorded price. Mentra Live has more verified real-world deployments (4 vs 1).
What is the difference between AI Pin and Mentra Live?
AI Pin and Mentra Live 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, AI Pin or Mentra Live?
AI Pin has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Mentra Live. 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, AI Pin or Mentra Live?
Mentra Live has more verified deployments (4) on the DEPLOY registry than AI Pin (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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