Tesla Optimus (Gen 2)
Tesla, Inc.
Tesla's bipedal humanoid, unveiled December 2023. Used inside Tesla factories only; not for sale to external customers as of 2026.
- Origin
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Announced
- December 2023 (Gen 2 unveiled)
- Configurations
- varies
- Price (target)
- target$20,000 to $30,000
Tesla Optimus (Gen 2), full body, standing
Commercial record
What it actually costs.
Pricing is presented in full, not flattened to one number. Figures vary by configuration and by where the unit is purchased.
Manufacturer target (not an available price)
target$20,000 to $30,000
Optimus is not for sale, and no real price exists. Tesla's stated long-term target, under $20,000 to approximately $30,000, is a manufacturer projection, not an available price. Independent estimates place the current build cost at approximately $50,000 to $150,000 per unit. Every figure shown here is a projection or an estimate.[4]
Configuration tier
From
Manufacturer target (projection, not a price)
Under $20,000 to approximately $30,000 long-term, per Tesla statements. Not an available price; Optimus is not for sale.
$20,000
Independent build-cost estimate (not a price)
Approximately $50,000 to $150,000 estimated current build cost per unit.
$50,000
Specifications
The full technical record.
Specifications vary by configuration. Each value is attributed to its source; figures marked for EDU configurations differ from the base unit.
Neutral analysis
The record, in plain terms.
Overview
Optimus Gen 2 is Tesla's bipedal humanoid, unveiled in December 2023. It uses a vision-only AI approach derived from Tesla's Full Self-Driving stack and Tesla-designed actuators, with hands upgraded from 11 to 22 degrees of freedom in the subsequent generation. As of 2026, Optimus is used only inside Tesla's own factories and is not for sale to external customers. Tesla has stated a long-term price target of under $20,000 to approximately $30,000; that target is a projection, and independent estimates place current build cost at approximately $50,000 to $150,000 per unit.
Strengths
- Vertically integrated: Tesla-designed actuators, battery, and compute.
- Vision-only AI approach shared with Tesla's Full Self-Driving development.
- Hands upgraded to 22 degrees of freedom in the Gen 3 hand design.
- Walking speed of up to 8 km/h.
Considerations
- Not for sale. Optimus is used only inside Tesla factories, with no external customer sales as of 2026.[1]
- All pricing is a manufacturer projection or an independent estimate; no real price exists. Independent estimates of current build cost are approximately $50,000 to $150,000.[4]
- On the Q4 2025 earnings call in January 2026, Elon Musk described Optimus as still very much in the R&D phase and acknowledged that units were not yet doing useful work.[2]
- At the October 2024 We, Robot event, some robot interactions were teleoperated, which was not initially disclosed by Tesla.[3]
- Deployed unit counts are Tesla claims and are not independently verified.[3]
The flywheel
Owner records.
Owner records are not open for the Tesla Optimus (Gen 2). The platform is used only within Tesla, Inc. and is not available for ownership outside the company. If that changes, this record will begin accepting owner-reported data.
Verifiable
Sources.
We are sourced, and verifiable. Every cited figure above ties back to a numbered reference here.
- [1]Tesla, Official Presentations and Statements
https://www.tesla.com/
Manufacturer specifications and claims. Figures are as stated by Tesla.
- [2]Tesla Q4 2025 Earnings Call (January 2026)
https://ir.tesla.com/
Public earnings call; source for the R&D-phase and useful-work statements.
- [3]Wikipedia, Optimus (robot)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)
Public record, including the We, Robot teleoperation disclosure.
- [4]IEEE Spectrum, Robots Guide
https://robotsguide.com/
Independent robotics reference; source for build-cost estimates.
Cite this record
The Rivet Index. "Tesla Optimus (Gen 2)." RID-000006. https://rivetindex.com/r/RID-000006