#8The best robot vacuum under $500 in 2026
143 models are on sale today for $500 or less, shipping included. Ranked by our consensus of tests. The list moves with the prices.
#8Under 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.
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.
Recommended by test sources
These models are in our ranking, but their station type has too few ranked models here for a table of its own. The number is their place within their own station type.
Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.
Other models we track
Models that are not in our ranking, because none of our test sources recommends them. We do track their prices.
What $500 gets you over $300
Beside the MOVA P10 Pro Ultra above, the best-ranked models that cost more than $300 and at most $500 today, of every station type.




