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Omi vs Plaud NotePro in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
On DEPLOY's record, Plaud NotePro has more verified real-world deployments (3 versus 1) than Omi as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.
- Omi has the lower recorded price.
- Plaud NotePro has more verified real-world deployments (3 vs 1).
| Attribute | No image on file | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Based Hardware | Plaud AI |
| Form factor | wearable | wearable |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | shipping-nowshipping | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | $17-$19/month subscription or $89 (actual sale price) | $189 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1Based Hardware | 3 |
| Privacy practices | 5third-party-sharing, on-device-processing, capture-indicator, data-deletion-control, cloud-upload | 4data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention, cloud-upload |
| Sources on file | 6 | 3 |
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Editorial summaries
Omi
Omi, by Based Hardware (founder Nik Shevchenko, San Francisco), is a shipping AI necklace in the ambient-recording 'second brain' category: a small circular orb on a neck lanyard that captures conversations and runs them through GPT-4o for ambient transcription in 25+ languages, auto-summaries and tasks, a searchable memory database, daily recaps, and a 'Brain Map'. It sells for $89 as a consumer unit (about $70 dev) one-time, with a free tier (unlimited on-device transcription plus 1,200 cloud minutes a month) and an optional Omi Unlimited plan from $16 a month; the user owns the device.
It is one of the few genuinely open-hardware entries in the cohort: an MIT-licensed GitHub repo of about 12,700 stars with firmware, apps, and open hardware designs, maintained into 2026. The AI is genuine cloud functionality, not veneer. One significant cap-flag: the aspirational brain-interface and EEG 'reads-your-mind' marketing is not the shipping product, which is audio-only; the BCI module is roadmap with no code, and TechCrunch could not verify it. (Omi is distinct from Friend, Avi Schiffmann's pendant; Shevchenko's device was originally also named Friend and was renamed Omi.)
Plaud NotePro
The Plaud Note Pro is available for purchase directly from Plaud's website with an Add to Cart button, ships within 1 to 2 business days, and offers free 30-day returns; availability may be geo-restricted in some regions. The Plaud Note Pro is priced at $189.00 USD as listed on Plaud's official product page, with a free Starter Plan included; optional AI Pro Plan is $99.99 per year and Unlimited Plan is $239.99 per year.
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