Introduction
AgiBot and Unitree both sell humanoid platforms, but the buying path and public evidence differ by model. The official stores checked on October 11, 2026 list Unitree G1 from $13,500, R1 from $4,900 and H2 at $29,900. AgiBot operates an official store and product catalog that includes A3, A2 variants, X1, X2, G1 and G2; for example, A2 Lite is listed at $44,560.
Those prices do not make the robots equivalent. Hardware size, hands, compute, software access and intended use vary. Unitree also states that the base G1 sold online does not support secondary development and directs developers to the EDU edition. AgiBot says A3 exposes interfaces for secondary development. This comparison keeps those model-specific conditions visible.
Key findings
- Unitree publishes direct US-dollar prices for several humanoids, including G1 from $13,500, R1 from $4,900 and H2 at $29,900 on October 11, 2026.
- AgiBot also operates an official store, but price visibility varies by model; A2 Lite is listed at $44,560 while other products use different sales paths.
- Unitree states that the base G1 does not support secondary development; buyers needing customization are directed to G1 EDU.
- AgiBot says A3 supports secondary development through open interfaces.
- AgiBot’s 20,000-unit milestone is company-reported cumulative production. The announcement does not give a model-by-model count or establish that 20,000 units of one humanoid model are deployed.
Questions about AgiBot vs Unitree
Answers supported or qualified by the sources below.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which company publishes clearer prices? | Unitree publishes base prices for selected humanoid models. |
| Which has more models? | Both have multiple platforms, but product families and naming should be compared model by model. |
| Are production claims independently audited? | Public evidence is limited, so company totals should be labeled as company claims unless independently confirmed. |
Evidence classification
- Confirmed by official technical documentation specifications, architecture or access stated by the responsible organization.
- Confirmed by a research paper result reported under a defined experiment, without implying deployment.
- Demonstrated on a real system a physical robot or product performed the documented sequence.
- Company claim without independent verification numerical or operational statement supplied by the company.
- Public evidence insufficient version, control mode, duration, trial count or operating conditions are missing.
Public prices differ by model and configuration
Unitree’s official store lists G1 from $13,500, R1 from $4,900 and H2 at $29,900 as of October 11, 2026. The H1 listing shows $90,000 while telling buyers to contact Unitree for the real price, so that figure should not be treated as a firm quotation.
AgiBot’s store lists A2 Lite at $44,560. Other AgiBot models use separate product pages and sales paths. Shipping, taxes, hands, compute, developer editions and support can change the final cost for either company.
Developer access has model-specific restrictions
Unitree states on the G1 store page that the base product does not support secondary development and directs customization buyers to G1 EDU. Teams buying G1 for reinforcement learning, custom perception or low-level control therefore need to confirm the EDU configuration before purchase.
AgiBot’s A3 product page says the platform exposes interfaces for secondary development. The company also maintains X1 open-source material and an embodied-AI development platform. Access should still be checked for the exact robot, software version and end-effector.
The product portfolios cover different form factors
AgiBot’s current catalog includes A3, A2 Ultra, A2 Lite, A2-W, X1, X2, G1 and G2 plus quadrupeds, cleaning robots and dexterous hands. Unitree’s current store lists R1, G1, H2 and H1 humanoids alongside quadrupeds and robot arms.
Model names alone are a poor basis for comparison. Height, mass, joint count, hand configuration, compute, payload and software permissions should be matched to the intended task.
Production totals need the scope stated
AgiBot reported that its 20,000th robot was delivered to Chimelong in September 2026. This is a company-reported cumulative production milestone; the announcement does not give a model-by-model count.
A factory rollout count does not provide task success, intervention rate or customer utilization. Those measures require separate deployment records.
Compare task evidence under the same conditions
Walking clips, manipulation videos and stage performances use different control modes and success criteria. A useful comparison states whether execution was autonomous, teleoperated, scripted or supervised and reports trial counts when available.
For manipulation, compare the same object set, starting-pose variation, end-effector class and success definition. For locomotion, report terrain, commanded speed, falls and recovery. Cross-company rankings without matched conditions can hide larger differences in the test setup.
Buyer checks before choosing a platform
Request the exact bill of materials, software permissions, hand or gripper, onboard compute, battery package, warranty, shipping terms and spare-part lead times. Confirm whether the advertised price is a checkout price or a placeholder that requires a sales quotation.
For research use, verify API access and whether low-level or secondary development is permitted. For deployment, ask for task-specific cycle time, human intervention, uptime and maintenance data from the same robot version being purchased.
Limitations and missing information
- Company-reported production can include prototypes, internal units or different models. Cross-company comparisons also suffer from different hand configurations and software packages.
- Benchmarks from different robots, versions, environments or control modes are not directly comparable.
- Company-reported metrics are not independently audited unless a separate primary record establishes the same result.
- Code, weights, prices, model versions, APIs and commercial availability can change after publication.
- Long-duration reliability, intervention frequency and complete failure distributions are rarely published.
Conclusion
Unitree publishes selected store prices, while AgiBot lists selected prices alongside a mixed product catalog. Research buyers need to check developer access by model: Unitree reserves secondary development on G1 for the EDU edition, while AgiBot advertises open interfaces on A3. Production totals and task videos should remain tied to the exact robot, control mode and test conditions.
Sources and methodology
On October 11, 2026, the listed store prices, G1/A3 development-access statements and AgiBot’s September 24 Chimelong announcement were checked against official pages. Other background references retain their original access dates. Listed prices exclude configuration and fulfillment costs and are not delivery guarantees.
Robot comparisons are kept model-specific. Hardware demonstrations, production totals, developer access and deployment evidence are not combined into a single performance ranking when test conditions differ.
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Source review notes
Review date recorded October 11, 2026
Supported by the cited sources
- This source check covers the listed official store prices, the base G1/EDU development restriction, A3 development interfaces and AgiBot’s attributed 20,000th-robot announcement. It does not verify independent performance, delivery availability or a production breakdown by model.
Not confirmed or incomplete
- Company-reported production can include prototypes, internal units or different models. Cross-company comparisons also suffer from different hand configurations and software packages.
- Company-reported metrics are not independently audited unless a separate primary record establishes the same result.
- Long-duration reliability, intervention frequency and complete failure distributions are rarely published.
Likely to change quickly
- Prices, model versions, APIs, software access and commercial availability.
- Production, customer pilots, deployments and repository maintenance status.
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