Price & availability
1X NEO: Price, Pre-order & Availability (2026)
Price
- $499/monthactual sale price · 1X official store — NEO monthly subscription $499/mo ↗ · as of 2025-11-01
- $20,000actual sale price · 1X official store — NEO Early Access purchase $20,000 ↗ · as of 2025-11-01
The prices above are verified from 1X's own store, not projections: NEO is the only humanoid in its cohort with a published, executable consumer price. The $20,000 option is an outright purchase (full ownership, a three-year warranty, priority delivery). The $499/month option is a subscription, not financing toward ownership: it carries a six-month minimum, ships after purchased units, and over four years totals about $23,952, more than buying outright, though it includes hardware upgrades as 1X iterates. Both require a $200 refundable deposit.
DEPLOY is an editorial framework, not a seller. We verify and explain the pricing; the transaction and any commitment are between you and 1X.
Availability
Preorder open · first deliveries 2026, US first
Preorders are open, the only cohort member with an open consumer preorder and a published price. 1X targets late 2026 for first US deliveries and 2027 for international; deliveries have not yet commenced, so the timeline is 1X's stated plan, not a verified track record.
Real-world status
1X operates a home-access pilot program with select customers. The specific deployment scope (how many homes, for how long, with what outcomes) is not publicly verified, so no deployment entity is on record. Many tasks shown to date run under remote teleoperation (1X's Expert mode), not full autonomy.
What you're actually buying
Early Access at $20,000 is an outright purchase: full ownership, a three-year warranty, premium support, and priority delivery. The $499/month path is a lease with a six-month minimum that ships later than purchased units; you do not own the robot, but you receive hardware upgrades as 1X iterates the design. A $200 deposit, fully refundable, holds either reservation.
Is NEO real, and can you actually buy one?
Yes. Preorders are open on 1X's own store with verified, published pricing, and NEO is the only humanoid in DEPLOY's registry carrying a verified consumer price of this form. What is still emerging is delivery and capability at scale: 1X targets late 2026 for first US deliveries, and current units rely on remote teleoperation for many tasks (see What can NEO do today, below).
What can NEO actually do today?
NEO's demonstrated home tasks (tidying a room, fetching items, loading dishes) have run largely under remote teleoperation, where a 1X operator pilots the robot through what 1X calls Expert Mode. 1X has stated this openly: current units lean on remote assistance, and full autonomy is the roadmap rather than today's default. A Wall Street Journal newsroom evaluation found the same gap between autonomous-capability marketing and teleoperation-required reality. What you preorder today arrives at that starting point; 1X says autonomy improves over software updates. Where 1X has not stated the autonomy level of a specific task, DEPLOY treats it as unverified rather than assuming autonomy.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does the NEO robot cost?
- $20,000 to buy outright, or $499/month on subscription, plus a $200 refundable deposit either way. The $20,000 is full ownership with a three-year warranty and priority 2026 delivery; $499/month is a lease, not financing toward ownership.
- Can you really buy a NEO robot for $499 a month?
- Yes, $499/month is a real option, but it is a subscription with a six-month minimum, not financing toward ownership. Over four years it totals about $23,952, more than the $20,000 outright price, though it includes hardware upgrades as 1X iterates.
- Is NEO a $20,000 humanoid robot?
- Yes. $20,000 is NEO's outright purchase price: full ownership, a three-year warranty, and priority US delivery in 2026. The $499/month subscription is the alternative path.
- How much is the NEO robot on Amazon?
- NEO is not sold on Amazon. Preorders are only through 1X's own store at 1x.tech: $20,000 outright or $499/month subscription, plus a $200 refundable deposit.
- How do I preorder a 1X NEO?
- Preorders are open at 1X's official store (1x.tech) with a $200 refundable deposit. DEPLOY is an editorial framework, not a seller.
- When will I receive my 1X NEO?
- 1X targets late 2026 for first US deliveries and 2027 for international (Canada, Europe, select Asia). Preorders are open now; deliveries have not yet commenced, and early units rely on remote teleoperation for many tasks.
How DEPLOY verifies this
Pricing and availability claims on this page are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not as prices you can pay today.
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Last updated 2026-05-31.
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