XPeng IRON vs Tesla Optimus
XPeng IRON
Humanoid with 76 DOF (34 body, 21 per hand) and 2,250 TOPS compute. Automated production line started 7 Sep 2026; units go to XPeng stores and campuses first, external deliveries in 2027.
Tesla Optimus
Tesla's internal humanoid program. As of August 2026 Gen 3 had not been publicly revealed; Tesla said first Optimus lines were being installed at Fremont. Musk said public sales might come by end of 2027. No official spec sheet exists.
| XPeng IRON | Tesla Optimus | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Not for sale | Not for sale |
| Manufacturer | XPeng (China) | Tesla (USA) |
| Type | Bipedal humanoid | Bipedal humanoid |
| Locomotion | Bipedal | Bipedal |
| Environment | Indoor | Indoor |
| Degrees of freedom | 76 | no data |
| Launch year | 2025 | 2022 |
Who each one suits
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Some specs are missing for one of the models, so the comparison is incomplete. We only compare values that are published.