The biggest difference today is not height, payload or AI branding. Consumers can currently place an order for NEO in the US, while Optimus is not for sale. A simple specification table therefore misses the most important difference.
The practical answer is simple: NEO is much closer to being a product for the home today, while Optimus could become the bigger product in the longer term.
$20,000 ownership or $499/month; $200 refundable deposit
Foundational autonomy plus scheduled Expert Mode for tasks NEO does not yet know
The clearest current home-humanoid consumer proposition, but buyers need a clear split between autonomous tasks and work that still uses Expert Mode.
Official product page ↗No official consumer price
Development target is a general-purpose autonomous humanoid
Potentially category-defining, but today it belongs in the future-product column: there is no normal consumer buying route to compare with current retail products.
Official product page ↗If your question is which one a home user can actually order, NEO is ahead. The bigger question is how much useful work Early Access units will complete reliably by themselves.
Tesla's manufacturing scale and robotics ambitions could eventually make Optimus hugely important. But that future potential should not be treated as a buying advantage until consumers can evaluate a real product and place an order.
Humanoids are the exciting next chapter. Robot vacuums are already mature enough to remove a repetitive household job reliably — and Home Fit can match one to your floors, pets, clutter, thresholds and budget.
Find my robot with Home Fit →RightRobot separates what manufacturers say and show from our own assessment. We only call a robot independently tested when we have actually tested it. Prices, availability, videos and claimed capabilities can change quickly.