Optimus (Gen 2)
High-profile, low-independent-evidence: a prototype with big claims.
by Tesla · United States
Optimus Gen 2 is Tesla's humanoid prototype. It attracts enormous attention and Tesla has stated aggressive internal-use and price ambitions, but external, customer-confirmed deployment evidence is essentially absent. This record is deliberately included as a contrast case: high narrative, low verification. Treat its economics as speculative until third parties can test them.
Specifications
Spec evidence: demonstrated unverified
Economics estimates
| Purchase price | $20k–$30k est. speculative |
| As-a-Service | None published. |
| Est. integration | $20,000 analyst estimate |
| Est. annual maintenance | $8,000 analyst estimate |
| Est. annual energy | $600 analyst estimate |
| Assumed useful life | 5 yrs |
Not for sale. Executives have cited an eventual target price around $20,000-$30,000 at volume. Most robot pricing is not publicly disclosed; figures shown as ranges or estimates are labeled with their evidence level and must be verified before use.
Documented deployments
No documented deployments on file yet. Under MachineWorth's evidence rules, an empty deployment record means not verified — not that none exist.
Evidence & sources
| Claim | Evidence | Verification | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla has stated an eventual high-volume target price near $20,000-$30,000 for Optimus. | speculative | executive statement of a future target, not a current offer | source |