OpenAI (OPENAI) is working on a number of artificial intelligence-powered devices, and the first one that may be released is a moderately priced AI-powered smart speaker, The Information reported.
The speaker is likely to cost between $200 and $300, the news outlet added, citing two people familiar with the matter. It will have a camera to let people ask it information about surrounding objects. It will also have a feature that allows people to buy things by identifying them with facial recognition technology, the sources added.
The device could be unveiled as soon as February 2027, the news outlet added. Previous reports have indicated a similar timeframe for the device.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Seeking Alpha.
There has been a significant amount of speculation regarding OpenAI’s AI-powered device since the Sam Altman-led company teamed up with famed Apple (AAPL) designer Sir Jony Ive last year. OpenAI has also reportedly been poaching Apple’s hardware talent and manufacturing partners for its new device.
Apple, of course, makes its own smart speaker, the HomePod. Amazon (AMZN) and Sonos (SONO) also compete in the space.
Though not much is known about the device, Ive and Altman previewed the device in May with OpenAI employees. One of the products that OpenAI had spoken with its manufacturing partners about resembles a smart speaker, sans a display. Other considerations include glasses, a digital voice recorder, and a wearable pin.
The duo said the product will be capable of being fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life. It will be unobtrusive, capable of being placed in one’s pocket or desk, and would be a third core device a person would put on their desk after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone, according to additional media reports.
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, discussed the timeline for showing off the device earlier this year and said the device is one of the company’s big attractions for 2026.