# MQ-9 Reaper vs Teal Black Widow in 2026

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

| Attribute | [MQ-9 Reaper](/consumer/models/ga-mq-9-reaper) | [Teal Black Widow](/consumer/models/teal-black-widow) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](/companies/general-atomics) | [Red Cat Holdings](/companies/red-cat-holdings) |
| **Form factor** | aerial | aerial |
| **Maturity** | production | production |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | $20,000,000-$32,000,000 (actual sale price) | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | — | — |
| **Brain** | — | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 4 | 1: Salt Lake City |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 11 | 9 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/ga-mq-9-reaper-vs-teal-black-widow_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between MQ-9 Reaper and Teal Black Widow?

MQ-9 Reaper and Teal Black Widow are both aerial 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 has more verified deployments, MQ-9 Reaper or Teal Black Widow?

MQ-9 Reaper has more verified deployments (4) on the DEPLOY registry than Teal Black Widow (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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