Optimus V3 (Gen 3) vs IRON
Tesla Optimus V3 (Gen 3) and XPeng IRON compared on the same basis. Each value shows how sure we are of it, so a reported figure is not read as an official one.
- Height: Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 173 cm · IRON 178 cm (5 cm apart)
- Weight: Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 57 kg · IRON 70 kg (13 kg apart)
- Total degrees of freedom: Optimus V3 (Gen 3) 28 · IRON 76 (48 apart)
| Item | Optimus V3 (Gen 3) | IRON |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Tesla | XPeng |
| Stage | Production | Production |
| Height cm | 173 Reported | 178 Reported |
| Weight kg | 57 Reported | 70 Reported |
| Total degrees of freedom | 28 Reported | 76 Official |
| Actuation | Electric Official | Electric Reported |
| Hand DoF (per hand) | 22 Reported | 21 Official |
| Fingers | — | 5 Reported |
| Payload kg | 20 Reported | — |
| Tactile sensors | — | Soft skin tactile sensors over the whole body (reported) Reported |
| Battery kWh | 2.3 Official | — |
| Compute unit | Tesla AI4 (FSD computer) family, AI5 planned Reported | 3 XPeng in-house Turing AI chips, up to 2,250 TOPS effective compute Official |
| Compute performance TOPS | — | 2,250 Reported |
| Sensors | Autopilot/FSD-family vision cameras, hand tactile sensors (patent) Reported | — |
| AI model | End-to-end neural network shared with Tesla FSD Reported | XPeng Physical AI foundation model (runs on-device) Official |
| Price | $25,000 Rumor | — |
| Production & shipments | Q3 results 2026-10-22: 'initial production' started on the Fremont high-speed line, most equipment for 1 million units/year per line moved in, at least 1+ year to reach the target annualized rate. Construction of the Austin Optimus factory started (long-term plan of 10 million units/year for the Giga Texas second-generation line). External customer deliveries around the end of 2027 (early industrial use) Official | Mass production starts at the end of 2026; first used in its own stores and campuses, then launched in China and abroad in 2027. Over 80% automation in key production line processes Official |