1X EVE 1X NEO AgiBot Genie G1 AgiBot Genie G2 AgiBot Lingxi X2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-Max AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-W AgiBot Yuanzheng A3 Agile ONE Agility Digit (4th generation) Agility Digit 5 AI2 AlphaBot 2 AiMOGA Mornine M1 Apptronik Apollo (Apollo 2) Astribot S1 Astribot T1 Booster K1 Booster T1 Boston Dynamics Atlas CASBOT 01 CASBOT 02 CloudMinds Cloud Ginger (XR-1) DEEP DR01 DEEP DR02 Dexmate Vega Dobot Atom EngineAI PM01 EngineAI SE01 EngineAI T800 Engineered Arts Ameca Faraday Future FF Futurist Faraday Future FF Nova Figure 02 Figure 03 Foundation Phantom MK-1 Fourier GR-2 Fourier GR-3 GAC GoMate (3rd generation) GAC GoMate Mini Galaxea Dynamics R1 Pro Galbot ET1 Galbot G1 Galbot S1 Hexagon AEON Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (bipedal) Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (wheeled) K-Scale Labs K-Bot Kawasaki Kaleido (RHP7 and newer) Kepler K2 Bumblebee Kinisi KR1 Leju Kuavo (4th gen) Leju Kuavo 5 LG Electronics CLOiD LimX Dynamics Luna LimX Dynamics Oli (CL-3) MagicLab MagicBot D1 MagicLab MagicBot Gen1 MagicLab MagicBot X1 MATRIX-3 MenteeBot V3 Midea MIRO U NEURA 4NE1 (Gen 3.5) Noetix Bumi Noetix N2 OpenLoong Qinglong PAL KANGAROO PAL TALOS Persona Welding Humanoid PNDbotics Adam Lite Pollen Reachy 2 Protoclone V1 Pudu D7 Pudu D9 Quanta X1 Quanta X2 Rainbow RB-Y1 Rainbow RB-Y2 RobotEra L7 RobotEra Q5 RobotEra STAR1 ROBOTIS AI Worker (FFW-SG2) Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) Spirit AI Moz1 Sunday Memo TARS A1 (A-Series) Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) Toyota T-HR3 UBTECH Tiangong Walker UBTECH UWORLD U1 Pro UBTECH Walker S2 Unitree G1 Unitree H1 Unitree H2 Unitree H2 Plus (NVIDIA reference) Unitree R1 Unitree R1 dual-arm (R1-A5/A7) UniX AI Panther UniX AI Wanda 2.0 Wandercraft Calvin-40 X-Humanoid Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra Xiaomi CyberOne Xiaomi Tieda XPeng IRON (next-gen) VS 1X EVE 1X NEO AgiBot Genie G1 AgiBot Genie G2 AgiBot Lingxi X2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-Max AgiBot Yuanzheng A2-W AgiBot Yuanzheng A3 Agile ONE Agility Digit (4th generation) Agility Digit 5 AI2 AlphaBot 2 AiMOGA Mornine M1 Apptronik Apollo (Apollo 2) Astribot S1 Astribot T1 Booster K1 Booster T1 Boston Dynamics Atlas CASBOT 01 CASBOT 02 CloudMinds Cloud Ginger (XR-1) DEEP DR01 DEEP DR02 Dexmate Vega Dobot Atom EngineAI PM01 EngineAI SE01 EngineAI T800 Engineered Arts Ameca Faraday Future FF Futurist Faraday Future FF Nova Figure 02 Figure 03 Foundation Phantom MK-1 Fourier GR-2 Fourier GR-3 GAC GoMate (3rd generation) GAC GoMate Mini Galaxea Dynamics R1 Pro Galbot ET1 Galbot G1 Galbot S1 Hexagon AEON Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (bipedal) Humanoid HMND 01 Alpha (wheeled) K-Scale Labs K-Bot Kawasaki Kaleido (RHP7 and newer) Kepler K2 Bumblebee Kinisi KR1 Leju Kuavo (4th gen) Leju Kuavo 5 LG Electronics CLOiD LimX Dynamics Luna LimX Dynamics Oli (CL-3) MagicLab MagicBot D1 MagicLab MagicBot Gen1 MagicLab MagicBot X1 MATRIX-3 MenteeBot V3 Midea MIRO U NEURA 4NE1 (Gen 3.5) Noetix Bumi Noetix N2 OpenLoong Qinglong PAL KANGAROO PAL TALOS Persona Welding Humanoid PNDbotics Adam Lite Pollen Reachy 2 Protoclone V1 Pudu D7 Pudu D9 Quanta X1 Quanta X2 Rainbow RB-Y1 Rainbow RB-Y2 RobotEra L7 RobotEra Q5 RobotEra STAR1 ROBOTIS AI Worker (FFW-SG2) Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) Spirit AI Moz1 Sunday Memo TARS A1 (A-Series) Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) Toyota T-HR3 UBTECH Tiangong Walker UBTECH UWORLD U1 Pro UBTECH Walker S2 Unitree G1 Unitree H1 Unitree H2 Unitree H2 Plus (NVIDIA reference) Unitree R1 Unitree R1 dual-arm (R1-A5/A7) UniX AI Panther UniX AI Wanda 2.0 Wandercraft Calvin-40 X-Humanoid Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra Xiaomi CyberOne Xiaomi Tieda XPeng IRON (next-gen)
Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) vs XPeng IRON (next-gen)
Data confidence: medium / medium · reviewed by
Andrei Sheshenin · how we score
Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) ranks higher overall (45 vs 28, a 17-point gap). Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) is ahead in manipulation, autonomy, deployment; they score the same in locomotion, hands. Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) is cheaper: about $25,000 vs $150,000.
Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5)
Tesla · USA · Walks on legs
Height 173 cm
Weight 57 kg
Joints 28
Lifts 20 kg
Speed ?
Battery ?
Price $25k reported
VS
XPeng IRON (next-gen)
XPeng · China · Walks on legs
Height 178 cm
Weight 70 kg
Joints 82
Lifts ?
Speed ?
Battery ?
Price $150k estimate
Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) XPeng IRON (next-gen) Body
173 cm Height
178 cm
57 kg Weight
70 kg Legs Moves on Legs
28 Joints (degrees of freedom)
82 Tesla-designed rotary and linear actuators with integrated electronics Actuators humanoid spine, bionic muscles, flexible skin Hands and lifting
11 Joints per hand
22
5 Fingers
5
20 kg Carries (both arms)
? Battery Not disclosed Charging all-solid-state battery Brain and senses in-house end-to-end neural networks (FSD stack) AI model VLT + VLA + VLM Tesla FSD computer Onboard computer 3x XPENG Turing AI chips vision cameras; foot force/torque; fingertip tactile sensors Sensors Full-coverage soft skin with tactile sensors Not disclosed Software / SDK SDK for third-party developers Buying it $25k reported Price $150k estimate Musk target price 20,000-30,000 USD at scale; no official price, not on sale Price details humanoid.guide early estimate ~USD 150k, not official; no disclosed price or paid order Internal Tesla use only; not for sale Availability not on sale; production line announced Prototype Status Prototype Tesla (internal) Customers XPeng stores and campuses (first); Baosteel inspection partner battery cell sorting at Tesla factory; demos Used for retail guide and sales assistant, reception, industrial inspection What it has shown (our assessment) Handles stairs and uneven ground Locomotion Handles stairs and uneven ground Two-handed work in real settings Manipulation Scripted pick-and-place Hand with 6-11 joints Hands Hand with 6-11 joints Learned AI policies in demos Autonomy Limited autonomy in demos Sold to labs, a few units Deployment Prototype only
Watch them Optimus - Gen 2 | Tesla · Tesla on YouTube XPENG | Why is IRON so human-like? · XPENG on YouTube What each has shown Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5): sorting battery cells at a factory, everyday tasks in video, walking on uneven ground
XPeng IRON (next-gen): humanoid gait on the podium, exit from the assembly line
FAQ Which ranks higher, Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) or XPeng IRON (next-gen)? Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) ranks higher overall (45 vs 28, a 17-point gap).
Can you buy Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) or XPeng IRON (next-gen)? Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5): prototype. XPeng IRON (next-gen): prototype.
Which costs less, Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) or XPeng IRON (next-gen)? Tesla Optimus Gen 2 (V2/V2.5) about $25,000; XPeng IRON (next-gen) about $150,000.
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