Buying guide
Apollo RT6 vs Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
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| Manufacturer | Baidu | Pony AI |
| Form factor | av | av |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Availability | internal-onlyenterprise | internal-onlyenterprise |
| Price | Not announced | Not announced |
| Capability claims | — | — |
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| Verified deployments | 6 | 4 |
| Privacy practices | 8capture-indicator, location-tracking, location-tracking, third-party-sharing, data-retention, training-data-use, data-deletion-control, third-party-sharing | — |
| Sources on file | 37 | 21 |
Editorial summaries
Apollo RT6
Baidu's Apollo RT6 is the company's sixth-generation autonomous robotaxi: a purpose-built battery-electric vehicle (a cross between an SUV and a minivan, with a detachable steering wheel) on Baidu's Apollo Galaxy / Xinghe self-driving platform, powering the Apollo Go fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing service across Chinese cities and some international markets. There is no consumer price: it is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers. Baidu manufactures it without relying on a third-party automaker at roughly 204,600 RMB (about $28,600) per vehicle, about half the cost of the prior generation: a verified per-vehicle build cost (from Baidu's disclosures), not a consumer price. It is one of the Chinese commercial-at-scale anchors of the robotaxi cluster.
Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi
Pony AI's seventh-generation robotaxi launched into fully-driverless commercial service in November 2025 across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. There is no consumer price: it is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers. It is built on a 100% automotive-grade autonomous-driving kit designed for a 600,000-km product lifecycle, with bill-of-materials cost reduced about 70% versus prior generations, and is produced in partnership with Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC). Pony AI is NASDAQ-listed (PONY), which gives its disclosures a stronger public-company verification posture than private Chinese operators. It is a Chinese commercial-at-scale anchor of the robotaxi cluster.
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