Figure AI 03 vs Tesla Optimus
Neither robot has a public purchase price yet. Full verified comparison below, in your selected currency and units.
Our take
Neither of these is something you can walk up and buy, so this compares trajectories, not price tags. Figure's 03 is the more real of the two: Figure's own newsroom confirmed it operating at BMW's Spartanburg plant in mid-2026 — a commercial deployment, not consumer sales. It is a 1.73 m, 61 kg humanoid running Figure's Helix AI, with a stated 20 kg payload and inductive charging. Tesla's Optimus, by contrast, remains announced-only: a 1.73 m, 57 kg prototype (28 verified joints) that Tesla itself describes as limited internal factory testing, with no way to order one. Both carry no official price — the circulated '~$20k' and aspirational '$20k–30k' figures are media speculation and long-term targets, not manufacturer quotes. Figure 03's degrees of freedom are not yet verified in our catalog. If you are tracking which humanoid is doing real work today, the 03 is further along; Optimus is still a promise on Tesla's timeline.
 Figure AI03 |  TeslaOptimus | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Figure AI | Tesla |
| Form | Bipedal | Bipedal |
| Tier | Enterprise | Consumer |
| Availability | Shipping | Announced |
| New price | — | — |
| Est. used (modeled) | — | — |
| Height | 5'8" | 5'8" |
| Weight | 134 lb | 126 lb |
| DoF | — | 28 |
| Debut | 2025 | 2022 |
| Perfect for | Logistics, Manufacturing | Manufacturing |
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Frequently asked
Is the Figure AI 03 or the Tesla Optimus cheaper?
Neither the Figure AI 03 nor the Tesla Optimus has a public purchase price yet — both are sold by quote, deployed in pilots, or not yet released.
Which is bigger, the 03 or the Optimus?
Figure AI 03 (134 lb / 61 kg) is the larger of the two on this measure.
Figure AI 03 vs Tesla Optimus: which should you choose?
You can buy the 03 today; the Optimus is announced with no public price. Both are bipedal humanoids. The 03 suits logistics and manufacturing, while the Optimus suits manufacturing. Compare the verified specs above and see each model page for depreciation and resale estimates.
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