Buying guide
Even G1 vs Mentra Live in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- Mentra Live has the lower recorded price.
- Even G1 has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).
| Attribute | No image on file | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Even Realities | Mentra |
| Form factor | wearable | wearable |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | shipping-nowshipping | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | $599 (actual sale price) | $349 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1Global | 0 |
| Privacy practices | 2cloud-upload, data-retention | — |
| Sources on file | 8 | 1 |
Editorial summaries
Even G1
The Even Realities G1 is minimalist display HUD smart glasses (44g, magnesium/titanium, looking like ordinary eyeglasses) with a monochrome green waveguide display and, deliberately, no camera, speakers, or audio. It does turn-by-turn navigation, teleprompter, real-time translation, notifications, and transcription well; its 'Even AI' is a thin cloud Q&A wrapper (Perplexity/ChatGPT), placing it at the veneer end of the AI-substance spectrum: the glasses are a good display device, the 'AI' is a light add-on. Pricing is $599 base, plus $150 for prescription lenses and $100 for a sun clip; about 1.5-day battery.
Mentra Live
Mentra Live smart glasses are available for purchase directly from mentraglass.com and are shipping now; Batch 1 sold out and Batch 2 is on sale, limited to 1,000 units per batch. Mentra Live is priced at $349 USD as listed on the manufacturer's website; prescription lens add-on is $99 USD.
Common questions
- What is the difference between Even G1 and Mentra Live?
- Even G1 and Mentra Live are both wearable 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, Even G1 or Mentra Live?
- Mentra Live has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Even G1. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
- Which has more verified deployments, Even G1 or Mentra Live?
- Even G1 has more verified deployments (1) on the DEPLOY registry than Mentra Live (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.
Recent coverage
- Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, TencentEven G1 · TechCrunch – Hardware · 2026-07-06
- Even Realities' G2 Smart Glasses Will Keep An Eye On Your AI Agent - EngadgetEven G1 · Google News · 2026-04-30
- Mentra Raises $8 Million To Launch Open-Source OS For Smart GlassesMentra Live · AgentRecon · 2025-07-01
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