Limitless vs Omi: which pendant should you buy?
The honest answer in 2026: if you're buying new, it's Omi — it's the only one still for sale. If you already own a Limitless, keep wearing it. Either way, the pendant is only half the product.
Fluent is the software layer that works with both — so the hardware choice stops being the risky one.
Side by side
| Limitless | Omi | |
|---|---|---|
| Can you buy one new? | No — sales halted after the Meta acquisition (Dec 2025) | Yes — about $89 |
| Hardware | Excellent — the pendant that defined the category | Workable — lighter, less refined |
| Software model | Closed; roadmap now sits inside Meta | Open-source firmware and self-hostable backend |
| Data plumbing | Meta-controlled infrastructure | You can own the entire pipeline if you want to |
| Works with Fluent? | Yes — pairs directly | Yes — pairs directly |
Want the long version — the essay about what these pendants are actually for and who should skip both? Read Limitless vs Omi: which pendant fits your life.
The recommendation, by situation
You already own a Limitless
Keep it. The hardware is still the best in the category, and it still pairs and captures fine. What changed is who owns the software roadmap. Pair it with an independent app — that's the hedge — and the pendant stops being a bet on Meta's priorities.
You're buying fresh
Omi. It's the only mainstream pendant in the category you can actually buy new, the firmware is open-source, and the backend is self-hostable if you want to own the data pipeline end to end. The hardware is less polished than the Limitless was — you're trading finish for a future you can inspect.
Either way, don't buy hardware for the app it ships with. Buy the pendant, then choose the software separately — the way you'd buy a phone and then choose your apps.
Keep reading
Own a Limitless?
Fluent for Limitless owners — the independent software your pendant was missing.
Own an Omi?
Fluent for Omi owners — the polished app for your open-source pendant.
Fluent vs Limitless
Why it's a category error, not a competition — pendant vs software layer.
Pricing
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Any pendant. Real software.
Fluent works with Limitless and Omi. Pick the hardware on its merits — the software decision is already made.
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