Buying guide
Stelo vs Withings ScanWatch in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- Stelo has the lower recorded price.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Dexcom | Withings |
| Form factor | biometric | biometric |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | shipping-nowshipping | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | $89-$99 (actual sale price) | $349-$600 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1Global | 1Global |
| Privacy practices | 4biometric-storage, training-data-use, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control | 4biometric-storage, data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention |
| Sources on file | 11 | 10 |
Editorial summaries
Stelo
Dexcom's Stelo is the first-ever FDA-cleared over-the-counter (no-prescription) glucose biosensor (De Novo, March 5, 2024; US launch August 26, 2024): a 15-day continuous glucose monitor for adults 18+ not on insulin (type 2 not on insulin, plus non-diabetic users tracking how diet and exercise affect glucose). It is the generative-AI end of the glucose cell: Weekly Insights run on Google Cloud's Vertex AI and Gemini, with AI photo meal-logging and personalized daily recommendations, the AI substance that carries it across the biometric boundary. Pricing is about $89 for a 2-week sensor on a biweekly subscription model (around $99/month). From DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM), Stelo is the OTC product line, separate from the prescription G7. Cap-flag: the cleared indication is an OTC CGM for adults 18+ not on insulin; it is explicitly NOT cleared for problematic hypoglycemia and has no low-glucose alerts, so it should not be read as a diabetes-management device.
Withings ScanWatch
The Withings ScanWatch (the ScanWatch 2 at about $349 and the ScanWatch Nova, including the Nova Brilliant at about $600, November 2024; from Withings, founded 2008 in France and independent since buying itself back from Nokia in 2018) is the hybrid-analog entry of the biometric cohort: a conventional analog watch dial paired with medical sensors (optical PPG, electrical ECG, SpO2, and TempTech24/7 continuous temperature) and about 30-day battery. Its cleared features include ECG (for AFib, sinus rhythm, and high heart rate, cleared 2021, with an OTC ECG clearance in 2025), SpO2 with breathing-disturbance detection, and temperature trends, with an optional Withings+ subscription (~$9.95/month). It carries substantial peer-reviewed cardiologist validation for the size of the company. Cap-flag: as a French maker it is cleared in both the EU and the US, with different specific indications by region.
Common questions
- What is the difference between Stelo and Withings ScanWatch?
- Stelo and Withings ScanWatch are both biometric 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, Stelo or Withings ScanWatch?
- Stelo has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Withings ScanWatch. 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, Stelo or Withings ScanWatch?
- Stelo and Withings ScanWatch each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).
Recent coverage
- Dexcom’s latest executive pay disclosure covers new CEO’s big yearStelo · Medical Design & Outsourcing · 2026-06-15
- Will Giving Everyone a Blood Sugar Monitor Lead to Better Health Outcomes? Maybe, But Only If We Tell People What to Do With The InfoStelo · The Spoon · 2026-01-15
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