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The best robot vacuum under $500 in 2026

144 models are on sale today for $500 or less, shipping included. Ranked by our score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The list moves with the prices.

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 score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The price is today’s lowest including shipping.

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Discount30% & up
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Clear all filters 7 of 144 models

Score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% owners’ ratings at the stores that ship to the United States, 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Only models a lab has tested are ranked, and only models sold in the United States count. Method.

Ranked models, biggest discount first

Every model in our ranking on one list. The number is its place within its own station type.

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MOVA P10 Pro Ultra 2025 · rank 42 of 66 with an all-in-one station · ★ 3.9 · 1,871 reviews Tested by Vacuum Wars Best budget model · RTINGSPosition 3 of 4 for pets · RTINGS
6.4
$320 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −6% · $299 checked on October 3, 2026
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Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 rank 10 of 13 with a self-emptying station · ★ 4.0 · 36,017 reviews Tested by Vacuum Wars Position 146 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
4.0
$349 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −34% · $229 checked on October 3, 2026

Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.

Other models we track

Models no lab has tested yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.

ILIFE A30s Plus self-emptying station · ★ 4.6 · 6 reviews
$204 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
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Eureka E20 Plus 2024 · self-emptying station · ★ 3.8 · 656 reviews · cheapest in black
$239 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 1, 2026
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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.

rank 10 of 13 with a self-emptying station Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 Position 146 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $349

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