Nova vs M1
Faraday Future Nova, Zeroth M1 compared on the things that decide a purchase: price, capability, what actually ships, and estimated costs to your destination.
Delivered price, head to head
Delivered estimates to United States for 1 of 2 machines. The remaining costs need confirmation.
Faraday Future
Nova
Not orderable
Waitlist only. An expression of interest does not reserve delivery.
Zeroth
M1
$2,499
at Zeroth (direct), delivered
Delivered to United States: the import estimate (machine plus freight, Sales tax (0%), robot duty, and broker), or a seller in your own market where one lists the machine for less. Accessories excluded. Check configuration and request a seller quote on each robot's datasheet.
Some costs are unknown, so no overall lowest-cost machine can be identified.
Compare the details
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| Specification |  Faraday Future Nova |  Zeroth M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Priced configuration | See seller configuration | M1 EDU Combo |
| Listed price | $2,490 | $2,499 |
| Class | Hobby | Hobby |
| Who can buy | Not for sale | Consumer |
| Status | Waitlist | Preorder |
| Capability rating | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Maturity rating | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Origin | United States | China |
| Size class | Desktop | Desktop |
| Height | 49.7 cm / 1 ft 8 in | 50 cm / 1 ft 8 in |
| Footprint (W x D) | 19.5 x 12.5 cm | 12.5 x 19.5 cm |
| Weight | 2.8 kg | 2.8 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 | 20 |
| Battery (listed) | 120 min | 120 min |
| Payload (listed) | Not published | Not published |
| Hands | No hands, none offered | No hands, none offered |
| Out of the box | Per FF's pages (not independently verified, no public unit has shipped): it walks (up to 0.1 m/s), turns, waves, shows gaze on its 2-inch face screen and gets up by itself after a fall, or rides the detachable Mini Cart at up to 0.8 m/s with 2D LiDAR mapping and obstacle avoidance. It holds voice conversations through a large voice model with voiceprint recognition, greets recognized faces and takes reminders and notes. The included Bluetooth game controller drives it. FF does not say which of these need a cloud connection. | Per the page, six reference behaviours come pre-loaded (variable-speed walk, walking on rough ground and slopes, one-leg kick, get up after a fall, dance, balance on the cart), the bundled gamepad drives walking and turning with no configuration, and the face display is programmable. No customer unit has shipped, so none of this is independently confirmed. |
| Development access | FF's page FAQ: 'a Python SDK for high-level behaviour and a low-latency Spine SDK for motor control, with ROS 2 integration, Isaac Gym Sim2Real workflows, on-device inference and OTA updates'. The launch release says 'a fully open SDK, a ROS 2 development workflow, and ongoing over-the-air updates'. Access is gated: FF's SDK docs site 'needs an approved developer account', and Phase One buyers get 'early access to the SDK and developer documentation'. FF's registration page calls the SDK 'Python and C++', while the Nova page says 'Python and Spine SDKs'. No public Nova SDK repository or documentation was found. The Brain Blocks (block coding) robot list on developer.ff.com includes Nova Mini but not the Nova. | Python API for high-level behaviours plus the low-latency 'Micro Robot Spine SDK' (the page also calls it the 'M1 Spine SDK') for direct motor commands. ROS 2 is supported 'at the message-bus level'. Policies trained in PyTorch export to ONNX and deploy through what the page calls the 'Reinforced Imitation Framework'; reference workflows are described for Isaac Gym and MuJoCo. Custom models run on a 10 TOPS NPU through the ONNX toolchain. The page markets 'Fully open-source deployment' with 'full source code included', but the linked GitHub repository (ZerothOpenBridge/Zeroth-M1_edu_combo) returned 404 and that organization, created on 13 Oct 2026, had no public repositories on 17 Oct 2026, so the open-source claim cannot be checked yet. |
| Best for | US developers, labs and teachers who want a desk-sized humanoid for sim-to-real reinforcement-learning work and can wait for an invitation. | Developers and students who want to practise humanoid RL locomotion (sim-to-real) at desk scale and can wait for a first-batch product whose documentation is still being published. |
| Listing checked | 2026-10: sources for Faraday Future Nova | 2026-10: sources for Zeroth M1 |
Listed prices may cover different configurations and tax terms. Use the delivered estimates above for your destination. Battery and payload figures are manufacturer specifications, not results from a shared test.
Nova
In the box
- FF Nova humanoid robot (20 DOF)
- Mini Cart (detachable wheeled base)
- Adapter (14V 3.2A)
- Game controller (P5, Bluetooth)
Not included
- Hands or grippers: none are listed, and the 20 DOF are head 2, arms 6, legs 12
- The Developer Skills Package ($390 in the launch release, not listed on shop.ff.com, contents unpublished)
- A charging dock: the page says the robot 'returns to its dock to recharge' but the box lists only robot, cart, adapter and controller
- Open SDK documentation without an approved developer account (FF's SDK docs site needs sign-in)
- A delivery date beyond the first 20 units, and any shipping or sales tax figure (not shown before checkout)
- The Skills Store and community monetization (described as planned: 'in the future')
M1
In the box
- M1 humanoid (20 DOF)
- Cart (mobile transport base)
- Remote controller with charging cable
- Power adapter (charging adapter)
- Dual-branch cable (USB data and power)
- User manual and thank-you card
- Custom EPP foam carry case
Not included
- Grippers or articulated hands: none are listed anywhere on the product page (the arms are the 8 joints left after the 12 leg joints)
- A working starter kit: 'm1-starter-kit' and 'reward-functions' are marked 'Coming Soon' and the GitHub repository linked from the page returned 404 on 17 Oct 2026
- Training scripts and reference policies: the FAQ says they are available through the private developer Discord community
- A training computer: the spec sheet lists a minimum of 8 GB GPU VRAM on your own PC
- Shipping, taxes and import charges (calculated at checkout)
- Warranty outside the United States: the 1-year warranty is stated as exclusive to US customers
What the evidence tells you
- Highest capability rating
- Nova and M1 share 2/5 (tied).
- Highest maturity rating
- Nova and M1 share 3/5 (tied).
- Lowest listed weight
- Nova and M1 share 2.8 kg (tied).
Capability and maturity are editorial ratings based on specifications and sales availability. They do not measure reliability, autonomy, or performance on your task. Each datasheet shows the scoring factors.