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Plaud NotePro vs r1 in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Plaud NotePro is further along: at the commercial stage versus r1 at the pilot stage, as of 2026.

Plaud NotePro has the lower recorded price.
Plaud NotePro has more verified real-world deployments (3 vs 1).
Plaud NotePro is at the commercial stage; r1 at the pilot stage.

Attribute	No image on file Plaud NotePro View full model page →	No image on file r1 View full model page →
Manufacturer	Plaud AI	Rabbit Inc
Form factor	wearable	wearable
Maturity	commercial	pilot
Autonomy	—	—
Availability	shipping-nowshipping	shipping-nowshipping
Price	$189 (actual sale price)	$199 (actual sale price)
Capability claims	—	—
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	3	1Rabbit Inc
Privacy practices	4data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention, cloud-upload	10location-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	3	12

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Editorial summaries

Plaud NotePro

The Plaud Note Pro is available for purchase directly from Plaud's website with an Add to Cart button, ships within 1 to 2 business days, and offers free 30-day returns; availability may be geo-restricted in some regions. The Plaud Note Pro is priced at $189.00 USD as listed on Plaud's official product page, with a free Starter Plan included; optional AI Pro Plan is $99.99 per year and Unlimited Plan is $239.99 per year.

r1

The Rabbit r1 is a $199 pocket AI companion device, unveiled at CES in January 2024 and still shipping into 2026, with no subscription. Its editorial throughline is the gap between demo and product: the launch demonstration of a Large Action Model (LAM) completing agentic tasks outran what the shipping product has consistently delivered.

Rabbit has shipped software updates since launch, but consistent agentic task completion is not verified. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as pilot.

Common questions

How do Plaud NotePro and r1 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Plaud NotePro is further along: at the commercial stage versus r1 at the pilot stage, as of 2026. Plaud NotePro has the lower recorded price. Plaud NotePro has more verified real-world deployments (3 vs 1). Plaud NotePro is at the commercial stage; r1 at the pilot stage.

What is the difference between Plaud NotePro and r1?

Plaud NotePro 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, Plaud NotePro or r1?

Plaud NotePro has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than r1. 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, Plaud NotePro or r1?

Plaud NotePro has more verified deployments (3) on the DEPLOY registry than r1 (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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