Bee vs Omi vs Fieldy: Which Personal AI Wearable Should You Wear?
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All three promise to remember your day. They differ on price, on what happens to your audio, and on how much you can tinker.
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Bee for price and privacy. Fieldy for comfort. Omi for flexibility.
Bee Frontier is the cheapest and never stores audio. Fieldy is the lightest and keeps only text. Omi is open source with the deepest integration ecosystem, but costs the most to run.
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Side by side
| spec | beeBee Frontier | omiOmi | fieldyFieldy 3 |
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| list price | ▲$74.99 | $169 | $129 sale ($179 regular) |
| form factor | Wristband or clip · IP67 | Pendant, band or desk · open source | Pendant or wrist · IP65 |
| continuous recording | ▲Up to 7 days | 10–14 h | Up to 7 days typical use |
| microphones | 2 mics with noise filtering | 2 mics | MEMS mic (count unverified) |
| languages | Unverified | 25+ with translation | ▲100+ |
| free tier | Summaries + 14 days of memory | Unlimited on-phone transcription, 300 cloud min/mo | 150 voice min / month |
| paid plan from | $11.99/mo (Bee Pro) | $29.99/mo · $269.91/yr (Pro) | $15.99/mo yearly · $19.99 monthly |
| security & compliance | Bee Private Compute; device-held encryption keys | AES-256 at rest, GDPR; SOC 2/HIPAA unverified | Encrypted; HIPAA claimed (BAA for 20+ units) |
Price and subscriptions
Bee Frontier is the cheapest at $74.99, with a free tier (summaries, 14 days of memory) and Bee Pro at $11.99/month. Fieldy 3 is $129 on sale ($179 regular), with 150 free minutes of detected speech a month and Unlimited at $15.99/month billed yearly. Omi is $169, includes unlimited on-phone transcription and 300 cloud minutes free, and Pro is $29.99/month.
What happens to your audio
This is where they differ most. Bee processes audio in real time and never stores it; transcripts are encrypted with keys your device creates. Fieldy keeps audio briefly for processing, then keeps only text. Omi transcribes with self-hosted Deepgram, sends only text to OpenAI, and lets you control whether encrypted audio is stored.
Comfort and battery
Fieldy is the lightest at 17 grams and lasts up to 7 days of typical use. Bee Frontier also claims up to 7 days and is IP67-rated. Omi lasts 10–14 hours and can be worn as a pendant, on a band or left on a desk.
- $74.99
- No audio stored
- Alexa+, Gmail and Calendar integrations
- Language support not published
- No replayable recordings
- 17 g, IP65
- 100+ languages
- HIPAA claimed, with BAA for 20+ units
- 150 free minutes
- Some specs (storage, mics) not published
- Open source
- Deep integrations incl. MCP
- Unlimited on-phone transcription
- Shortest battery (10–14 h)
- Most expensive Pro plan
- SOC 2/HIPAA status unclear
Our verdict
Start with Bee Frontier if you’re curious about personal AI and want the lowest cost and strongest no-audio promise. Choose Fieldy if you’ll wear it every day and value comfort. Choose Omi if you want to customize, self-host or build on it. If you need full meeting transcripts rather than memories, see our best AI wearables for recorder-style options.
Questions
q.01Which is cheapest to run for a year?
On free plans, all three cost only the device. With paid plans, Bee Pro is $11.99/month, Fieldy Unlimited $15.99/month billed yearly, and Omi Pro $269.91/year.
q.02Which one keeps my audio?
Amazon says Bee never stores audio. Fieldy keeps audio only briefly for processing, then deletes it. Omi may store audio encrypted, and you can control storage in settings.
q.03Can any of them record phone calls?
Not from the wearable itself. Omi's Mac app can take notes on calls, and Amazon's upcoming Bee Eclipse (which attaches to a phone) is designed for calls.
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sources
- aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-personal-ai-bee-frontier-bee-eclipse
- bee.computer
- omi.me
- omi.me/pages/pendant
- omi.me/pages/privacy
- fieldy.ai
- fieldy.ai/press
- fieldy.ai/shop/pricing
specs and prices above were checked against these pages on 2026-10-29.
BVR Editorial Team. We compare recorders and AI note takers using makers' official spec sheets and pricing pages, cross-checked against independent reviews. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
