Omi
The Based Hardware Omi is an $179 AI pendant, shipping since 2025. Open-source AI pendant with dual microphones and 512 MB of onboard audio storage, paired with phone and desktop apps for transcripts, summaries and searchable memories.
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Generations
| Generation | Year | Status | Price | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omi | 2025 | Shipping | $179 | Not disclosed |
Specifications by generation
Omi
2025ShippingOpen-source AI pendant with dual microphones and 512 MB of onboard audio storage, paired with phone and desktop apps for transcripts, summaries and searchable memories.
- Category
- Pendant
- Worn
- Neck
- Release
- 2025
- Price
- $179
- Weight
- Not disclosed
- Sensors & hardware
- Audio
- Compute
- Connectivity
Developer access
- Direct Bluetooth SDKs public stable
- BLE audio streaming
- Opus decoding
- Local Whisper in Swift; provider transcription in other examples
- Python: macOS, Linux, Windows
- Swift: iOS, macOS
- React Native: iOS, Android
Hardware and OS Bluetooth permissions required; cloud examples require provider credentials.
- Documentation
- public
- App distribution
- available
External apps can be submitted through the Omi app for review.
- Vendor servers
- feature-dependent
Stock summaries, titles, memories and chat still use Omi servers with BYOK or custom transcription. Raw-audio opt-out still sends transcripts; later-synced pendant recordings use Omi transcription.
Openness
Openness, servers & distribution
- hardware
Consumer CV1 hardware files are explicitly MIT licensed; third-party component designs are separate.
Published designs: PCB schematics, KiCad sources and Gerbers · Mechanical STEP files, BOM and assembly guides
Source · MIT- firmware
Consumer and devkit firmware source; select the matching device target.
Source · MIT- companion apps
Flutter iOS/Android app and desktop sources; external service terms remain separate.
Source · MIT- SDK
Python, Swift and React Native SDKs; MIT licensing documented.
Source · MIT- backend services
Python/FastAPI backend source is published; hosted third-party services are separate.
Source · MIT- Direct / local access
Direct BLE SDK apps can operate without Omi infrastructure; Swift example uses local Whisper.
- Self-hosting
Full backend self-hosting is documented but its standard setup uses Firebase/Google Cloud and external AI, vector-database and caching services.
- Own backend
Custom transcription endpoints and standalone SDK apps are documented; changing transcription alone does not replace Omi summaries.
- Third-party cloud
Standard backend: Firebase/Google Cloud, OpenAI, Pinecone, Redis, Hugging Face and configured speech services; exact dependencies vary by deployment
- Distribution notes
Prompt and integration apps are reviewed under community guidelines; submission does not guarantee approval.
- References
Company & funding
Based Hardware Inc.
Reported outside funding; financing instruments and ownership Unknown
- Disclosed funding
- ≈ USD 3M
Reported company funding; instrument and round breakdown not disclosed. Regional reporting attributes the figure to the founder meeting; primary financing announcement and precise scope remain unverified. Do not add older reported totals.
- Latest disclosed valuation
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed in the reviewed evidence.
Among makers in the index
Company
Parent/subsidiary relationships not established in reviewed sources.
Brands: Omi, Based Hardware
Investors on record
| Investor | Role | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Draper | Reported company investor; round allocation Unknown | Unknown |
| Dropbox Ventures | Reported company investor; round allocation Unknown | Unknown |
Not yet verified: round count and round history. A missing record does not imply zero funding.
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Independent index — figures are approximate and editorial, not official spec sheets. Methodology. Last reviewed 2026-10-31.