# EngineAI SE01 vs XPeng IRON in 2026

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

| Attribute | [EngineAI SE01](/consumer/models/engineai-se01) | [XPeng IRON](/consumer/models/xpeng-iron) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [EngineAI](/companies/engineai) | [XPeng Robotics](/companies/xpeng-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | humanoid | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | research | research |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | $12,000-$26,000 (analyst estimate) | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Picks and packs (demo-only) | 1: Picks and packs (claimed-only) |
| **Brain** | — | [VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0)](/brains/vlt) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 1: [EngineAI](/companies/engineai) | 1: [Baosteel Group](/companies/baosteel) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 8 | 7 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/engineai-se01-vs-xpeng-iron_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between EngineAI SE01 and XPeng IRON?

EngineAI SE01 and XPeng IRON 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 EngineAI SE01 or XPeng IRON more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither EngineAI SE01 nor XPeng IRON 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 XPeng IRON?

EngineAI SE01 and XPeng IRON each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).


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