Abhimanyu Yadav(@WorldlyReviewer):This is my thinking too. Not selling Optimus outright long term would make zero sense. Tesla leases their cars too but their cars sold are a majority of their business. And that business model clearly works great. Should translate to Optimus too. But obviously need to sell it profitably and can’t charge $100k for it forever. But hey money will be meaningless soon so who cares

2026.11.08 17:04

This is my thinking too. Not selling Optimus outright long term would make zero sense. Tesla leases their cars too but their cars sold are a majority of their business. And that business model clearly works great. Should translate to Optimus too. But obviously need to sell it profitably and can’t charge $100k for it forever. But hey money will be meaningless soon so who cares

Whole Mars Catalog@wholemars

2026.11.08 15:48

That’s not really what’s driving the leasing model. Near term, it just helps sidestep durability and cost concerns. Long term as the cost approaches ~$25,000 as opposed to $100k + I think you’ll probably be able to buy one… but most people will order them the same way they order a robotaxi. Just go in the app and call 2 robots for 2 hours. Tesla sends them in a Cybercab, you pay them hourly like a human, and then they leave. Your car gets charged for the ride and the bots.