14 models are on sale today for $500 or less, shipping included. Ranked by our consensus of tests. The list moves with the prices.
On September 25, 2026 the best robot vacuum under $500 in our consensus is the Roborock Q7 M5+, today $249 at Amazon.com including shipping to the United States.
Prices checked today at 01:05 PMRanking updated on September 17, 2026
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Under five hundred dollars you get a robot with laser navigation, a good map of your home and enough suction for hard floors and low-pile carpet. More and more models in this class have a self-emptying station, and the odd one even a station that washes the mops. What you usually miss: hot water for the mop, a camera that recognizes socks and cables, and extending brushes for the corners.
The list below changes daily with the prices. The order is our consensus of 5 test sources; the price is today's lowest including shipping.
Only models rated at least 2 stars by the stores that report customer ratings. Models without a rating fall outside this filter.
The station empties the bin. You clean the mop yourself. 3 models, ranked by our consensus. See every model with this station type →
Amazon.com · free shipping · 1–5 days checked today Amazon.com · free shipping · 1–5 days checked on September 11, 2026 Amazon.com · free shipping · 1–5 days checked today Score: consensus of the positions in 5 test sources, 100 = top of every source. Every model on this list is recommended by at least one test source. The bottom of a top list is still worth half the points, and a model named by only one source cannot score above 50. Only models sold in the United States count. Method.
Models without a ranking table of their own: none of our test sources recommends them, or their dock type has too few models for a fair comparison. We do track their prices.
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