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Eight Sleep's September 23, 2026 release says Pod 6 is available at eightsleep.com in 37 countries, including the US, Canada, the UK and the European Union.","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_store_pod6","src_eightsleep_pod6_release"]}},"commercialAvailability":{"value":"orderable","asOf":"2026-10-18","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_store_pod6","src_eightsleep_pod6_release"],"note":"Sold at eightsleep.com with free shipping. Delivery times are not published."},"lifecycle":{"value":"active","asOf":"2026-10-18","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_store_pod6","src_eightsleep_pod6_release"]},"releaseChannel":"general","statusLabel":"On sale","availability":"Sold at eightsleep.com in 37 countries: Standard $2,699 (Full) to $2,999 (King), Solo $1,999, plus a required Autopilot membership for the first 12 months ($199 to $399 a year). The Base, needed for automatic elevation, is sold separately.","pricing":[{"label":"Pod 6 Standard, Full","amount":2699,"currency":"USD","cadence":"one_time","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceId":"src_eightsleep_pod6_release"},{"label":"Pod 6 Standard, Queen","amount":2899,"currency":"USD","cadence":"one_time","note":"The size the store shows by default.","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceId":"src_eightsleep_store_pod6"},{"label":"Pod 6 Standard, King or California King","amount":2999,"currency":"USD","cadence":"one_time","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceId":"src_eightsleep_pod6_release"},{"label":"Pod 6 Solo (one sleeper, any size)","amount":1999,"currency":"USD","cadence":"one_time","checkedAt":"2026-10-18","sourceId":"src_eightsleep_pod6_release"},{"label":"Autopilot membership (required for the first 12 months)","note":"Standard $17 a month or $199 a year; Enhanced $25 or $299; Elite $33 or $399. 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Without the Base, the cover only tracks snoring.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_autopilot","src_eightsleep_pod6_release"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_pod6_sensors","text":"Eight Sleep says the Pod 6 cover has 18 biometric sensors, nine times as many as Pod 5, and tracks heart rate, breathing rate, heart-rate variability, snoring and sleep stages without a wearable, and can tell two sleepers apart, or a sleeper from a pet or child.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_pod6_release"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_pod6_membership","text":"Every Pod 6 requires an Autopilot membership, with a 12-month commitment. After cancelling, the Pod still works with manual temperature control on each side, but scheduling, automatic adjustments, sleep reports and snoring tools stop.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_eightsleep_pod6_release","src_eightsleep_help_autopilot"],"observedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"id":"clm_pod6_study","text":"The only study found is a 2024 Bioengineering paper written mostly by Eight Sleep employees and funded by the company. On an earlier Pod, with temperatures set by the users rather than Autopilot, 54 adults' minimum sleeping heart rate fell by about 1.2 beats a minute and heart-rate variability rose by about 2 ms over a week. 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