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.

Readiness

r1 is shipping now at $199 (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: $199 (actual sale price).

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Capability honesty

no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for r1.

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Real-world use

pilot

Maturity: pilot. 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

• $199actual sale price · Rabbit r1 ↗ · as of 2026-06-01

Real-world use

No verified deployments on file for r1.

Safety record

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

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for r1.

Specs

notes

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design

bright orange square handheld with scroll wheel + camera; Teenage Engineering design

launch

unveiled CES January 2024 at $199; no subscription

formFactor

wearable / pocket AI companion device (handheld)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for r1.

Frequently asked questions

Is the r1 actually available for purchase?

Yes, shipping now.Source: Rabbit r1 (Jesse Lyu, Teenage Engineering design, CES 2024, $199, LAM pitch; ~5k of ~100k active per Verge)

What does the r1 cost?

r1 costs $199 one-time (actual sale price).Source: Rabbit r1

Where is the r1 being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

Is the r1 safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

How does the r1 handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for r1.

Who makes the r1?

r1 is made by Rabbit Inc, based in Santa Monica, California, USA.Source: Rabbit r1 (Jesse Lyu, Teenage Engineering design, CES 2024, $199, LAM pitch; ~5k of ~100k active per Verge)

Compared to

• Hey Pocketby Open Vision Engineering (Hey Pocket) · wearable
• AI Pinby Humane · wearable
• Xiaomi AI Glassesby Xiaomi · wearable

Sources

1. Rabbit r1 (Jesse Lyu, Teenage Engineering design, CES 2024, $199, LAM pitch; ~5k of ~100k active per Verge) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_r1 ↗
2. Rabbit claims 100,000+ units sold (company self-report) · https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/quarterly-update-2024-q1 ↗
3. rabbit r1 changelog: active development into 2026 (rabbitOS 2.1, Apr 2026) · https://www.rabbit.tech/updates ↗
4. Rabbit R1 review: a $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything · https://www.engadget.com/rabbit-r1-review-a-199-ai-toy-that-fails-at-almost-everything-161043050.html ↗
5. Rabbit R1 is actually just an Android app (LAM claim debunk, reproducible) · https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-is-an-android-app-3438805/ ↗
6. Rabbit R1 runs Android 13 under the hood · https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-android-13-3438954/ ↗
7. rabbitOS 2 overhaul (Sept 2025; generative UI / agentic pivot) · https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/rabbitos-2-launch ↗
8. Employees say unpaid for months; company teases new hardware (contested, third-party) · https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/whats-next-for-rabbit-employees-say-they-havent-been-paid-for-months-while-company-teases-new-ai-hardware ↗
9. Rabbit r1 · https://www.rabbit.tech/ ↗ · 2024-01-09