DEPLOY

Consumer model

NotePin

By Plaud.AI · wearable

Price
$169· actual sale price
Availability
Shipping now.
Maturity
commercial
Real-world use
No verified deployments

The Plaud NotePin (by Plaud.AI, San Francisco, founded 2023) is a lightweight wearable AI voice recorder worn as a clip, pendant, or wristband: a notes-pendant form factor distinct from the glasses, earbuds, necklace, and ring entries in the cohort. It taps to record meetings and conversations and uses third-party large language models (GPT, Claude, and Gemini) for transcription and AI summarization, and independent reviews confirm those core features work as advertised, placing it in the genuine-cloud-AI tier. It launched in August 2024 at about $169 with an optional Pro subscription, and a successor, the NotePin S, launched in January 2026 in the same price range. DEPLOY records it at commercial maturity: it ships, is purchasable, and is independently verified as functional, and it is a tier-1 citation winner in Google's AI Overview for 'best wearable AI' queries. Its model is subscription-augmented (a free tier plus a paid tier for more transcription minutes), the inverse of Hey Pocket's no-subscription-core posture. One cap-flag: Plaud's sales and revenue figures (more than a million devices, profitability, and $180-to-$250 million annualized revenue) are company self-reports, recorded as claimed rather than independently audited.

Readiness

NotePin is shipping now at $169 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

Availability
shipping-now

Shipping now.

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Price honesty
actual-sale-price

One price on file: $169 (actual sale price).

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Capability honesty
no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for NotePin.

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Real-world use
commercial

Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record
no-incidents

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for NotePin.

Safety record

No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for NotePin.

Specs

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launch
NotePin preorders Aug 2024 at ~$169 (plus optional Pro subscription); NotePin S Jan 2026
function
tap-to-record meetings/conversations; AI transcription + summarization (uses GPT/Claude/Gemini)
formFactor
wearable AI voice recorder (clip / pendant / wristband)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for NotePin.

Frequently asked questions

Is the NotePin actually available for purchase?
Yes, shipping now.Source: Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder)
What does the NotePin cost?
NotePin costs $169 one-time (actual sale price).Source: Plaud.AI (NotePin product page)
Where is the NotePin being used?
No verified field deployments on record.
Is the NotePin safe?
No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.
How does the NotePin handle privacy?
No privacy practices disclosed or on file for NotePin.
Who makes the NotePin?
NotePin is made by Plaud.AI, based in San Francisco, California, USA.Source: Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder)

Manufacturer

Plaud.AI (registry record: /companies/plaud-ai)

Compared to

Sources

  1. Plaud NotePin product page (wearable clip/pendant/wristband AI recorder) · https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin
  2. Plaud.AI introduces NotePin (preorders Aug 28 2024) · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plaudai-introduces-plaud-notepin-the-future-of-enhanced-productivity-is-an-ultra-light-wearable-ai-device-302232959.html
  3. Plaud's $169 ChatGPT-powered NotePin (hands-on; transcription/summaries work) · https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/plauds-169-chatgpt-powered-notepin-has-a-permanent-place-in-my-travel-bag/
  4. Plaud launches NotePin S + desktop notetaker (Jan 2026; ongoing product line) · https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/04/plaud-launches-a-new-ai-pin-and-a-desktop-meeting-notetaker/
  5. Plaud launches NotePin S wearable AI recorder · https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/05/plaud-launches-notepin-s-wearable-ai-recorder-bot-free-desktop-app/
  6. Plaud NotePin independent review · https://blog.lon.tv/2024/09/26/plaud-ai-notepin-review/
  7. Plaud company profile (founders Nathan Xu / Charles Liu; SF + Shenzhen) · https://sacra.com/c/plaud/

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Canonical: https://deploy.report/models/plaud-notepin