# Mentra Live vs r1 in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Mentra Live](/consumer/models/mentra-live) | [r1](/consumer/models/rabbit-r1) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Mentra](/companies/mentra) | [Rabbit Inc](/companies/rabbit-inc) |
| **Form factor** | wearable | wearable |
| **Maturity** | commercial | pilot |
| **Availability** | shipping | shipping |
| **Price** | $349 (actual sale price) | $199 (actual sale price) |
| **Capability claims** | — | — |
| **Brain** | — | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 0 | 1: Santa Monica |
| **Privacy practices** | — | 10: location-tracking, cloud-upload, data-retention, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, data-sale, location-tracking, data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention |
| **Sources on file** | 1 | 12 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/mentra-live-vs-rabbit-r1_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Mentra Live and r1?

Mentra Live and r1 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, Mentra Live or r1?

r1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Mentra Live. 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, Mentra Live or r1?

r1 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.


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