Friend Friend
vs Based Hardware Omi
At a glance: the Friend Friend ($129, shipping since 2025) against the Based Hardware Omi ($89, shipping since 2025). The Based Hardware Omi is $40 cheaper than the Friend Friend. Only the Friend has Bluetooth, Haptics (tap); only the Omi has EEG (optional), Storage (64GB). They share 1 of the same capability.
Always-on companion pendant that texts you back.
Open-source AI wearable — worn as a pendant or taped to your head — that captures, transcribes and recalls your day.
Side by side
| Friend Friend | Based Hardware Omi | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Friend | Based Hardware |
| Category | PENDANT | PENDANT |
| Worn | Neck | Neck / head |
| Compared model | Friend | Omi |
| Release | 2025 | 2025 |
| Status | SHIPPING | SHIPPING |
| Price | $129 | $89 |
| Generations tracked | 1 | 1 |
| Biometric | — | EEG (optional) |
| Audio | Microphone | Microphone |
| Input | Haptics (tap) | — |
| Compute | — | Storage (64GB) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth | — |
Where they differ
Only the Friend
- Bluetooth
- Haptics (tap)
Only the Omi
- EEG (optional)
- Storage (64GB)
Both
- Microphone
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Friend Friend — full specs Based Hardware Omi — full specs ← ALL 062 DEVICESIndependent comparison — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-08-01.