# EngineAI SE01 vs Tesla Optimus in 2026

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

| Attribute | [EngineAI SE01](/consumer/models/engineai-se01) | [Tesla Optimus](/consumer/models/tesla-optimus) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [EngineAI](/companies/engineai) | [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | research | pilot |
| **Availability** | enterprise | announced |
| **Price** | $12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate) | $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** | 1: [EngineAI](/companies/engineai) | 2: [Tesla](/companies/tesla), [Tesla](/companies/tesla) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 8 | 25 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/engineai-se01-vs-tesla-optimus_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between EngineAI SE01 and Tesla Optimus?

EngineAI SE01 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.

### Which is cheaper, EngineAI SE01 or Tesla Optimus?

EngineAI SE01 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Tesla Optimus. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

### Is EngineAI SE01 or Tesla Optimus more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither EngineAI SE01 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, EngineAI SE01 or Tesla Optimus?

Tesla Optimus has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than EngineAI SE01 (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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