Guide · checked Oct 17, 2026
Eight Sleep subscription: what Autopilot costs and when you can stop
Eight Sleep Autopilot starts at $199 a year, listed on Eight Sleep’s page on October 17, 2026. The company requires the first 12 months, then allows cancellation. The displayed Pod price includes the first year of Enhanced.
Three plans
What do the plans cost?
Compare the annual bill and warranty, not just the monthly equivalent.
Eight Sleep lists Standard at $199, Enhanced at $299 and Elite at $399 a year on October 17, 2026. These are annual charges, not monthly payments. Eight Sleep includes dynamic temperature control in every plan.
This site’s estimate puts Enhanced subscription payments at $1,495 over five years, assuming the listed annual price stays unchanged. That is separate from the hardware and electricity.
| Plan | A year | 5 years | Warranty with it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $199 | $995 | 2 years |
| Enhanced | $299 | $1,495 | 5 years |
| Elite | $399 | $1,995 | 5 years |
The first year
When can you cancel Autopilot?
Eight Sleep says Autopilot is required for the first 12 months, with cancellation allowed any time after. The required year belongs in the purchase budget; it is not an optional extra.
On October 17, 2026, the Eight Sleep cart listed the Queen Pod 6 Standard at $3,198: $2,899 for hardware plus $299 for Enhanced. The cart’s $25 monthly label still meant $299 billed annually. See the Pod 6 review for the system itself.
Budget for an annual payment upfront, with cancellation allowed after the required year.
Year by year
What does keeping Autopilot add?
Renewal keeps adding to the purchase cost; stopping ends plan charges, not every running cost.
This site’s purchase-plus-plan estimate reaches $4,394 after five years with Enhanced, assuming its annual price stays unchanged. Stopping after the required year leaves that subtotal at $3,198.
The flat line means no further subscription payments in this calculation. It does not mean the system has no ongoing costs, or establish which functions remain after cancellation. Neither line includes electricity.
- Year 1year one only: $3,198$3,198
- Year 2year one only: $3,198$3,497
- Year 3year one only: $3,198$3,796
- Year 4year one only: $3,198$4,095
- Year 5year one only: $3,198$4,394
| Year 1 | $3,198 |
|---|---|
| Year 2 | $3,497 |
| Year 3 | $3,796 |
| Year 4 | $4,095 |
| Year 5 | $4,394 |
Warranty and plan
Does cancellation affect the warranty?
Eight Sleep lists a 2-year warranty with Standard and a 5-year warranty with Enhanced or Elite. It also says you must keep paying for your plan to keep the warranty active.
That makes cancellation a warranty decision as well as a billing decision. Eight Sleep says Autopilot covers two separate users per Pod; the quoted subscription is not a separate charge for each sleeper.
Do not assume the longer warranty stays active after you stop paying.
Enhanced or Elite
5-year warrantyStandard
2-year warrantyCovers
two users per PodAs Eight Sleep words it.
Without a subscription
How do subscription-free systems compare?
No subscription does not mean no running costs; missing power figures leave part of the comparison unanswered.
This site’s five-year California estimate is up to $7,064 for Pod 6 Standard hardware with Enhanced, versus up to $6,485 for Chilipad 2.0. It includes purchase, subscriptions, electricity and applicable consumables, using maker-store prices checked October 17, 2026.
Electricity assumes full power for 8 hours, 365 nights, at the EIA’s California rate. The Cube and Orion figures omit electricity because their makers do not publish power. Those are incomplete totals, not equivalent comparisons.
- Chilipad 2.0 · Two Sleepers, Queen$1,297 a year on average$6,485
- Eight Sleep Pod 6 Standard · Queen$1,413 a year on average$7,064
- Chilipad Cube · Two Sleepers, Queenelectricity not published$1,349+
- Orion Sleep System · Queenelectricity not published$2,395+
- Purchase
- Subscription
- Electricity (upper bound)
- Cleaner from year 2
- Power not published
Electricity is an upper bound: full power, 8 hours, 365 nights. "+" — the maker does not publish power, electricity not included.
| Chilipad 2.0 · Two Sleepers, Queen | $6,485 |
|---|---|
| Eight Sleep Pod 6 Standard · Queen | $7,064 |
| Chilipad Cube · Two Sleepers, Queen | $1,349+ |
| Orion Sleep System · Queen | $2,395+ |
Where to check the price
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Questions
Eight Sleep subscription questions
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Does Eight Sleep require a subscription?
Yes. Eight Sleep says Autopilot is required for the first 12 months and can be canceled any time after. Its plans are billed annually.
Can you use Eight Sleep without a subscription?
Eight Sleep allows cancellation after the required first year. That statement does not establish which controls or functions remain available without Autopilot. Confirm those details with Eight Sleep before buying on that basis.
Is Eight Sleep Autopilot charged per person?
Eight Sleep says Autopilot covers two separate users per Pod. A couple does not need a separate plan for each sleeper on that Pod.
Is Autopilot Enhanced included in the Pod price?
The Eight Sleep Queen Pod 6 page price listed on October 17, 2026 included the first year of Enhanced. It did not include ongoing renewals; Eight Sleep bills the plan annually.
Sources
- 1Eight Sleep Pod 6eightsleep.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 2Eight Sleep Autopiloteightsleep.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 3Eight Sleep: Your member guide to getting the all-new Pod 5: Special access and exclusive pricingeightsleep.com · checked Oct 17, 2026
- 4EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.Beia.gov · checked Oct 17, 2026