How Much Does a Personal Companion Robot Cost in 2026? Real Prices Revealed

A personal companion robot costs anywhere from under $200 to well over $60,000. However, the sticker price rarely tells the whole story. Many companions need a monthly plan or a cloud service that can outlive its maker, and some even ask for a deposit a year before the robot ships.

Companion AI has moved from apps into real homes, and the type of robot you need sets the price: a robot pet, an eldercare companion, a humanoid, or a home-chore humanoid. Below, you’ll find what each one costs to buy and to keep.

Companion Robot Prices at a Glance

What You’ll Pay Over Five Years

Ongoing fees change the ranking. For example, ElliQ looks far cheaper than an Aibo on day one, yet on monthly billing it ends up costing more over five years.

These totals assume today’s list prices hold and leave out tax, shipping and add-ons.

Robot Pets: Under $200 to About $3,000

Pet-style robots are the cheapest way into robot companionship. For instance, the $179.99 Joy for All Pup ships today for an older relative, which makes it the entry point for senior households.

Casio’s Moflin is a palm-sized, furry companion that develops its own personality from how its owner interacts with it, and it costs $429 in the US. Casio also says the data Moflin captures is processed on the device and contains no personally identifiable information. That helps with privacy. Still, on-device processing has a ceiling, and the limits of cheap on-device AI explain why low-cost robots run narrow tasks locally instead of full language models.

Loona, by contrast, is the mobile option. KEYi’s official site lists it at $499.90, and KEYi says it charges no subscription. Similarly, ECOVACS’ LilMilo launched on ECOVACS’ US site on May 15, 2026, at $599, and its listed features include offline functionality and long-term memory. Because it works offline, it keeps working even if its maker’s servers go dark.

Sony Aibo: The Premium Tier

Sony’s Aibo sits at the top of this tier. Its $2,899.99 US price includes three years of the AI Cloud Plan, the charging station, and toys. After year three, however, the Aibo cloud plan renews at $300 a year through Sony.

Availability is shrinking, too. In June 2026, Sony announced it would end Japanese sales once remaining stock sells out, although it says support, parts, and cloud subscriptions will continue. As a result, the US is now the last market where Aibo is still sold.

Eldercare Companions: Pay Monthly, Never Own

ElliQ, made by Intuition Robotics, is a tabletop companion for older adults who live alone. If budget comes first, though, phone-call companions and voice assistants cost less, and some AI talking devices for seniors start around $10 a month.

What ElliQ Really Costs

You can’t buy ElliQ outright. Instead, ElliQ’s subscription pricing page lists $49.99 a month on the annual plan and $59.99 on the monthly plan, and a one-time $249.99 enrollment fee is added to the first payment. In other words, the first year comes to $849.87 on the annual plan or $969.87 on the monthly one.

The terms matter as much as the price:

• You lease the device. The subscription covers a lease of ElliQ for as long as you pay, plus shipping, installation support, unlimited warranty and software upgrades.
• The annual plan locks you in. It requires a 12-month commitment, then continues month to month, and you can cancel anytime after that.
• Cancel, and the robot goes back. Users who cancel must return ElliQ to Intuition Robotics, and the device doesn’t work without a subscription anyway.
• It has cameras. ElliQ uses cameras to sense when the user is nearby and microphones to hear them, though the company says it doesn’t record with the cameras.
• Eligibility is limited. ElliQ speaks only English and is sold only in the US, and gift recipients must be over 60.

Companion, Not Safety Device

Keep in mind that ElliQ is a companion, not a safety device. Intuition Robotics’ own ElliQ program toolkit states that ElliQ has no fall detection and is not an emergency device, so in an emergency users should call their doctor or 911. For that reason, pair it with a separate medical alert system.

On the cost side, some older adults may get ElliQ through a public program. In New York, for example, the state budget set aside $700,000 for an ElliQ initiative, so check with your local aging office before paying full price.

Tombot Jennie for Dementia Care

For people living with dementia, Tombot’s Jennie is the best-known robotic puppy, but you can’t order one yet. Tombot hasn’t published a public price, and its waitlist page says pricing and availability will reach waitlist customers closer to shipping. Even so, CEO Tom Stevens has said he is aiming for a price of about $1,500, with the first paying customer shipments in late 2026.

This guide covers cost, not clinical effectiveness. So if you’re buying for someone with dementia, ask their care team whether a robot pet suits them.

Humanoid Companions: Where “Robot Girlfriend” Searches Lead

Searches like “robot girlfriend” and “companion robot woman for sale” mostly lead to one US company: Las Vegas-based Realbotix. It launched its Echo line on October 26, 2026, in two sizes.

Realbotix Echo: Two Models

• Echo Tabletop ($11,950): An armless bust on a lit base. It stands 31 or 32 inches tall, weighs 25 pounds, has 17 degrees of freedom, and plugs into a regular outlet.
• Echo Full Body ($59,950): It stands up to 77 inches tall, weighs 88 pounds, and adds fingers that move one by one, four microphones, stereo cameras, and stereo speakers. Its movement stays in the upper body, though. Neither model has a fully articulated human body, so neither can walk.

Behind the scenes, Echo’s conversation runs on outside AI models. It integrates with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and Realbotix says it receives usage logs but can’t directly access conversation content handled by those providers.

The Terms Behind the Price

The real cost of an Echo comes from its terms:

• Deposit and invoice. A $199 deposit reserves a robot and counts toward the price. Realbotix then invoices half the price before building it: $5,975 for the tabletop or $29,975 for the full body, due within 30 days. Miss that payment, and Realbotix cancels the reservation and keeps the deposit.
• No refund for changing your mind. The balance plus shipping is due before the robot ships, and sales tax is extra. Under the terms of service, the deposit comes back only if Realbotix can’t deliver.
• A monthly plan to keep it talking. Base costs $19.99 a month for 10 hours of conversation, Plus costs $39.99 for 40 hours, and Enterprise costs $199 for 100 hours. Once the hours run out, Echo drops to basic functions. Unused hours aren’t refunded, and Realbotix can change hours and prices with notice.
• An expensive camera upgrade. The Vinci vision system costs $24,950 extra and requires the $199-a-month Enterprise with Vision plan. As a result, a tabletop Echo with Vinci comes to $36,900.
• Small batches, US only. The first production run is 225 tabletop units and 25 full-body units, for delivery in the second half of 2027. Delivery is US-only.
• Unseen hardware. Realbotix notes that some product images on its site are AI-generated renderings, and the robot you receive may look different.

Outside the US: UBTech U1

Outside the US, UBTech’s U1 companion humanoids are the main rival. UBTech prices the full-size android from 119,800 yuan (about $17,600) to 990,000 yuan (about $145,700). However, sales are restricted to adults and, for now, limited to China.

Home-Chore Humanoids: The $20,000 NEO

1X’s NEO often shows up in the same searches, even though it’s a household helper rather than a companion. You can buy it for $20,000 with a $200 deposit, or $499 a month with a six-month minimum contract. At $499 a month, about 40 payments equal the purchase price.

Delivery remains unproven, a familiar gap between humanoid hype and reality. As of October 19, 2026, independent NEO delivery tracking found no 1X announcement of first customer deliveries. Since first-year capacity sold out in 2025, new orders will likely ship after those, and subscribers come after buyers. On the plus side, 1X’s FAQ says deposits are fully refundable until your NEO is ready for delivery.

Privacy is the other cost, and it sits at the heart of NEO’s Expert Mode trade-offs. For tasks NEO can’t do on its own, a US-based 1X employee can view the home and control the robot remotely through VR. Owners schedule these sessions, and the robot’s ear lights show when an operator is active.

The Costs After You Pay

Cloud dependence is the highest hidden cost, and Embodied’s Moxie shows why. Moxie’s conversation ran entirely on Embodied’s cloud. As a result, the robots stopped working when the servers shut down on January 30, 2025, with no refunds and no offline mode. A volunteer project, OpenMoxie, later revived units on local servers, but only those that had installed a specific update before the shutdown.

App-based companions carry their own risk, because your conversations can outlast the company. When a platform is sold, the question of who owns your companion chats becomes very real.

Before buying any connected companion, ask:

• Does it work if the company’s servers go offline?
• What happens to the hardware if you cancel the subscription?
• Does it have cameras, and where does its data go?
• Is the deposit refundable if shipping slips, or if you change your mind?

Finally, a robot with a camera needs house rules, too. Agree on which rooms are off limits and whether footage is saved, the same rules that apply to camera robots inside private homes.

Which Tier Fits Which Need

• Light companionship on a budget: A robot pet under $600. Moflin suits privacy-minded buyers, while LilMilo suits people who want offline operation.
• A lifelike robot dog: Aibo, costing about $3,500 over five years.
• An older adult living alone: ElliQ, paired with a separate medical alert system.
• A humanoid face and voice: Realbotix Echo, if you can accept a non-refundable deposit, a monthly plan, and a 2027 delivery window.
• Household help: NEO, the only listed home humanoid here, is still on pre-order.

FAQs

Q. How much does a robot girlfriend cost?

In the US, Realbotix sells the main humanoid marketed this way. The Echo Tabletop costs $11,950 and the Echo Full Body $59,950, plus a monthly plan from $19.99, shipping and tax. In China, meanwhile, UBTech’s adults-only U1 runs from about $17,600 to $145,700.

Q. Can these humanoid companions walk?
No. The tabletop Echo is an armless bust. The full-body Echo has individually moving fingers, but it moves only from the waist up and can’t walk.

Q. Do companion robots require subscriptions?

Many do. For example, ElliQ and Realbotix Echo won’t work without one, and Aibo’s cloud plan renews at $300 a year after three included years. On the other hand, KEYi charges no subscription for Loona, and LilMilo lists offline functionality.

Related: What Are the Best AI Talking Devices for Seniors in 2026?