Benchmark // 3
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PiEEG XR
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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LooxidLink
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PiEEG XR
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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LooxidLink
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Price (USD)
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PiEEG XR
0.0$
Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
Lowest price
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LooxidLink
beta
- Sensors
- EEGface-EMGEOG
- XR platforms
- Meta Quest
- Sampling rate
- 250 Hz
- Wireless
- SPI to Raspberry Pi / USB
- SDK
- open PiEEG stack (Python); LSL
- Raw data access
- unrestricted (open)
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- students, makers, low-budget BCI+VR experiments
- Limitations
- beta; requires a Raspberry Pi; DIY assembly; forehead montage
Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
InteraXon
shipping
- Sensors
- EEGfNIRSPPGIMU
- XR platforms
- —
- Sampling rate
- 256 Hz
- Wireless
- BLE 5.3; USB-C
- SDK
- Muse SDK
- Raw data access
- via SDK / research tools
- Subscription required
- NoSDK raw EEG has no Premium requirement; app features $49.99/yr
- Best for
- EEG/fNIRS focus training, sleep studies, portable experiments
- Limitations
- still 4 standard on-head EEG channels; frontal fNIRS coverage
LooxidLink
Looxid Labs
beta
- Sensors
- EEG
- XR platforms
- Meta QuestVive
- Sampling rate
- 500 Hz
- Wireless
- USB-C to headset / BLE
- SDK
- LooxidLink SDK (Unity); LSL
- Raw data access
- raw EEG via SDK
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- attention/engagement in VR, frontal-asymmetry studies
- Limitations
- 6 frontal-ish channels; headset-fit dependent; limited availability