Price & availability

Fitbit Charge 6: Price, Availability & Status (2026)

Q: How much is the Fitbit Charge 6?

About $160, a hardware purchase, with an optional Fitbit Premium subscription (~$9.99/month). The Sense 2 and Versa 4 are higher-tier siblings.

Q: Is the Fitbit ECG FDA-cleared?

Yes, AFib/ECG is cleared (via the Sense line's electrodes). The readiness, stress, and sleep metrics are wellness-grade.

Q: Is Fitbit owned by Google?

Yes, the acquisition closed January 2021 for about $2.1B. DEPLOY records Fitbit as a distinct entity from the Pixel Watch and the Google company.

Q: Do you need Fitbit Premium?

No. Premium (~$9.99/month) gates deeper analytics, not the cleared AFib/ECG feature.

Q: How does Fitbit compare to Pixel Watch and Garmin?

Fitbit is the budget cleared anchor; the Pixel Watch is the premium Google smartwatch (loss-of-pulse), and Garmin is multisport with a lighter cleared portfolio (ECG only).

By Fitbit

Fitness band

Form factor

verified

~$160

Price (Charge 6)

verified

AFib/ECG

FDA cleared

verified

Google-owned

Ownership

verified

$9.99/mo

Premium (optional)

verified

Available

Tier

verified

verifiedstatedclaimedabsence

Fitbit anchors the budget corner of DEPLOY's biometric cohort: cleared AFib/ECG at about $160, the strongest cardiologist-validation-per-dollar in the set, inside Google's biometric stack alongside the Pixel Watch.

The cleared feature is real: AFib/ECG (via the Sense line's electrodes), alongside a Sleep Score, Sleep Profile, Daily Readiness Score, and stress management. Google acquired Fitbit in a deal that closed January 2021 for about $2.1B.

Price

$110 or $160verified

actual sale price · Fitbit Charge 6 reduced to $109.95 on Google Store (July 2025); GPS, Google Maps, heart rate, SpO2; 3-month Google One included ↗ · as of 2025-07-09

The Charge 6 is about $160, a hardware purchase, with an optional Fitbit Premium subscription (about $9.99/month). The Sense 2 and Versa 4 watches are the higher-tier siblings in the line.

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Availability

Shipping now

Fitbit is shipping and consumer-available (Charge 6, Sense 2, Versa 4). It is a Google product line, recorded as a distinct entity from the Pixel Watch and the Google company.

Real-world status

Fitbit (the Charge 6 band, plus the Sense 2 and Versa 4 watches) is the budget-tier cleared anchor of the biometric cohort. Founded in 2007 and acquired by Google (deal closed January 2021, about $2.1B), its sensors (optical PPG, ECG electrodes on the Sense line, cEDA stress, SpO2, skin temperature) drive cleared AFib/ECG, a Sleep Score and Sleep Profile, a Daily Readiness Score, and stress management.

The throughline is the strongest cardiologist-validation gradient available at a budget price point; the AI augments genuine biometric sensing. Its health stack shares lineage with the Pixel Watch's Fitbit/Google Health algorithms.

Fitbit and the Pixel Watch share Fitbit/Google Health algorithms but are recorded as distinct entities; the Pixel Watch is the premium smartwatch path, Fitbit the budget band-and-watch path, both under Google.

The cleared feature is AFib/ECG specifically; the readiness, stress, and sleep metrics are wellness-grade. The optional Fitbit Premium subscription gates deeper analytics, not the cleared cardiac feature.

Biometric wearables: Fitbit vs Pixel Watch vs Garmin	Fitbit Charge 6	Google Pixel Watch	Garmin Venu 3
Price	~$160 verified	$349-$399 verified	~$449 verified
FDA cleared	AFib/ECG verified	Loss-of-pulse De Novo + ECG verified	ECG only (510k 2023) verified
Subscription	Optional Premium verified	Optional Premium verified	Optional (no gating) verified
Maker	Google (Fitbit) verified	Google verified	Garmin verified
Tier	Budget verified	Premium smartwatch verified	Multisport verified

Sources: DEPLOY registry, Google / Fitbit, Garmin

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is the Fitbit Charge 6?

About $160, a hardware purchaseverified, with an optional Fitbit Premium subscription (~$9.99/month). The Sense 2 and Versa 4 are higher-tier siblings.

Is the Fitbit ECG FDA-cleared?

Yes, AFib/ECG is clearedverified (via the Sense line's electrodes). The readiness, stress, and sleep metrics are wellness-grade.

Is Fitbit owned by Google?

Yes, the acquisition closed January 2021 for about $2.1Bverified. DEPLOY records Fitbit as a distinct entity from the Pixel Watch and the Google company.

Do you need Fitbit Premium?

Noverified. Premium (~$9.99/month) gates deeper analytics, not the cleared AFib/ECG feature.

How does Fitbit compare to Pixel Watch and Garmin?

Fitbit is the budget cleared anchorverified; the Pixel Watch is the premium Google smartwatch (loss-of-pulse), and Garmin is multisport with a lighter cleared portfolio (ECG only).

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