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NotePin
The Plaud NotePin is a lightweight wearable AI voice recorder (worn as a clip, pendant, or on a wristband) made by Plaud.AI, launched in August/September 2024…
- Manufacturer
- Plaud AI
- Form factor
- wearable
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- plaud.ai ↗
Overview
The Plaud NotePin is a lightweight wearable AI voice recorder (worn as a clip, pendant, or on a wristband) made by Plaud.AI, launched in August/September 2024 at about $169 with an optional subscription. It records meetings and conversations and uses third-party large language models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) for transcription and AI summarization, and independent reviews confirm those core features work as advertised. A successor, the NotePin S, launched in January 2026. The registry records it at commercial maturity: it ships, is purchasable, and is independently verified as functional. Plaud's sales and revenue figures (1M+ devices, profitability, $180M-$250M annualized revenue) are company self-reports and are recorded as claimed, not independently audited.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 7 sources, view all
Key facts
Price
Form factor
Launch
Function
Successor
Specs
Notes
Launch
Function
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
2
Web sources
3
7 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Shipping now
- Price
- $159 (actual sale price)as of 2026-06-17
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$159 USDactual sale priceas of 2026-06-17
History
- 2024-09$169actual sale pricePlaud.AI (NotePin product page)
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jun 17, 2026
Deployments (1)
- NotePin at Globaloperational
Plaud AI NotePin aggregate global deployment.
NotePin on the deployment map
Where NotePin is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recorded: $159VerifiedJun 17, 2026
Actual sale price
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Plaud AI note-taking wearables
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recorded: $169VerifiedSep 20, 2024
Actual sale price
Deployment-verified media (1)
Plaud introduction of its AI note-taking products, including the NotePin wearable. NotePin is press-to-record and requires a companion app; marketing claims are the maker's.
From deployment: Global
Safety record
No incidents on record for NotePin.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (7)
- https://www.plaud.ai/products/notepin
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plaudai-introduces-plaud-notepin-the-future-of-enhanced-productivity-is-an-ultra-light-wearable-ai-device-302232959.html
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/20/plauds-169-chatgpt-powered-notepin-has-a-permanent-place-in-my-travel-bag/
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/04/plaud-launches-a-new-ai-pin-and-a-desktop-meeting-notetaker/
- https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/05/plaud-launches-notepin-s-wearable-ai-recorder-bot-free-desktop-app/
- https://blog.lon.tv/2024/09/26/plaud-ai-notepin-review/
- https://sacra.com/c/plaud/
Compare NotePin
Common questions
- What is NotePin?
- The Plaud NotePin is a lightweight wearable AI voice recorder (worn as a clip, pendant, or on a wristband) made by Plaud.AI, launched in August/September 2024 at about $169 with an optional subscription. It records meetings and conversations and uses third-party large language models (GPT, Claude, Gemini) for transcription and AI summarization, and independent reviews confirm those core features work as advertised. A successor, the NotePin S, launched in January 2026. The registry records it at commercial maturity: it ships, is purchasable, and is independently verified as functional. Plaud's sales and revenue figures (1M+ devices, profitability, $180M-$250M annualized revenue) are company self-reports and are recorded as claimed, not independently audited.
- How much does NotePin cost?
- NotePin is listed at $159 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
- Is NotePin actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. NotePin is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes NotePin?
- NotePin is made by Plaud AI, based in unknown, founded in 2023.
- Where is NotePin deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of NotePin is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Global.
- Can you buy NotePin?
- NotePin is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
- What are alternatives to NotePin?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable wearable robots to NotePin include AI Pin, AirGo Vision, Bee, Brilliant Labs Halo (and Frame).
- How does NotePin compare to AI Pin?
- NotePin and AI Pin (Humane · 1 deployment) are both wearable robots on the DEPLOY registry. NotePin has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is NotePin a top wearable?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, NotePin ranks in roughly the top 63% of wearable models tracked by the registry.
- What is NotePin's maturity stage?
- NotePin is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is NotePin safe?
- NotePin has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: wearable
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for NotePin.Recent coverage
NotePin in third-party press
Plaud NotePin S Hands-on Review: A Wearable AI Note Taker for In-Person Work - AndroidGuys
The PLAUD NotePin S is an AI voice recorder you can wear - Creative Bloq
Can a Note-Taking AI Bracelet Really Make You More Productive? I Tested One to Find Out. - The New York Times
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning NotePin from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Plaud NotePin S Hands-on Review: A Wearable AI Note Taker for In-Person Work - AndroidGuys
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The PLAUD NotePin S is an AI voice recorder you can wear - Creative Bloq
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Can a Note-Taking AI Bracelet Really Make You More Productive? I Tested One to Find Out. - The New York Times
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Plaud NotePin S adds real-time highlights to wearable AI workflows - Pocket-lint
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I'm an AI expert, and this note-taking pin is the most convincing hardware I've tried at CES - ZDNET
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Why Plaud's Newest Tiny AI Gadget Is My CES 2026 Secret Weapon - CNET
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Plaud introduces NotePin S wearable recorder and Plaud Desktop app for AI assisted note taking - mightygadget.com
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Plaud strikes hard at CES 2026: NotePin S (button + highlight) and Desktop without intrusive bot - Maison et Domotique
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New Plaud AI NotePin S Adds Recording Button, Desktop App for Online Calls - PCMag
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Plaud launches NotePin S wearable AI recorder and bot-free desktop app - SiliconANGLE
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Plaud Desktop Captures Your Virtual Meetings Without the Bot Awkwardness - The Gadgeteer
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Plaud Unveils Plaud NotePin S and Plaud Desktop, at CES, the Only Note-Taking Solution That Seamlessly Bridges In-Person and Online Conversations - Business Wire
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/plaud-notepin.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/d27ce3fa-7c40-43f0-ba46-ac57b40a81de
- Revision history: /models/plaud-notepin/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/plaud-notepin
Reality vs attention
NotePin draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the 50th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -12.5, 12th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 18, 2026