Teams planning to buy Unitree G1 should first understand that its lower price comes from a different production model, not from a direct one-to-one reduction in capability. Many Western humanoid companies still build limited fleets for internal development, strategic partners, or tightly managed enterprise pilots. Their commercial cost often includes custom engineering, proprietary software, deployment services, and low-volume manufacturing. Unitree sells standardized robotics platforms across several product categories, allowing more of the mechanical, electrical, and control architecture to move through repeatable production.