# Astribot S1 vs Tesla Optimus in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Astribot S1](/consumer/models/astribot-s1) | [Tesla Optimus](/consumer/models/tesla-optimus) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Stardust Intelligence](/companies/stardust-intelligence) | [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | research | pilot |
| **Availability** | announced | announced |
| **Price** | Not announced | $20,000-$30,000 (manufacturer target) |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Picks and packs (demo-only) | 2: Folds laundry (teleoperated-assisted); Tidies a room (demo-only) |
| **Brain** | — | [Tesla FSD-Bot](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot) (foundation-model); [Grok (xAI)](/brains/grok) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 0 | 2: [Tesla](/companies/tesla), [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 6 | 25 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/astribot-s1-vs-tesla-optimus_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Astribot S1 and Tesla Optimus?

Astribot S1 and Tesla Optimus are both humanoid 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.

### Is Astribot S1 or Tesla Optimus more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Astribot S1 nor Tesla Optimus has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

### Which has more verified deployments, Astribot S1 or Tesla Optimus?

Tesla Optimus has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than Astribot S1 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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