On-device reactions
Oneira's expressive reactions run on the device, so its face can respond without relying on a cloud request.
See how reactions workBuyer guide / pet plus toolset
An AI virtual pet that still earns its pocket.
Most virtual pets are only pets. The utility to look for in an AI pet — agents, automations, notifications, smart home — and how Oneira carries it all.
Product status
What is available now?
- Working today
Working today means the expressive face has been demonstrated on a real Oneira device.
- Connected beta
Connected beta features require the Oneira app, internet access, a compatible service, and permissions you approve. They can change and may not work with every service.
The short answer
A pet you carry daily should do more than need you. Oneira's virtual-pet play rides on a shipped multi-tool — agents, one-tap actions, automations, smart home, notifications, hardware tools — so the object stays useful after the play ends.
Pet layerGames + companion play
Doing layerAgents + one-tap actions
Home layerSmart home / movie mode
Alert layerNotifications you chose
Oneira Dream Big+
A local AI powerhouse in a star.
Small enough to look playful. Built with a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera, plus optional connected experiences you control.
Each $80 Founding Unit includes one Oneira device with a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera, plus the selected color and included eye set. Only the final 1K camera module may change before fulfillment. Optional connected services, separate accounts, usage, and third-party fees are not included.
Dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera
The working prototype includes a dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera. The dual AI chip, OLED screen, and 1K camera are included in the $80 Founding Unit; only the final 1K camera module may change before fulfillment.
See included hardwareOptional connected services
Optional compatible connected services can extend Oneira when you choose. Setup, permissions, internet access, service terms, accounts, usage, and fees remain separate. Connected experiences work only with compatible services the owner deliberately configures. Oneira does not connect automatically to every service.
See compatible connectionsCompatible connected tools
Compatible connected tools are optional and owner-configured. Nothing is preconfigured, and universal compatibility is not promised.
See connected featuresDream Big+ photo generation
The 1K camera supports deliberate, owner-triggered experiences. Optional Dream creation can transform a photo when the owner chooses it.
Open Oneira CreateFocused helpers
Optional helper experiences have narrow, visible limits. Broader research, coding, and workspace actions remain in development.
Understand the agent pathThe drawer problem
Most virtual pets retire in about a month.
A virtual pet's core loop is being cared for, and that loop has a half-life. When the novelty fades, a single-purpose pet has nothing left to offer, which is why so many end up in the drawer beside old fitness bands.
The fix is not a better pet loop. It is picking a pet that shares hardware with tools you would carry anyway, so the affection can fade without the object losing its job.
The checklist
Utility to demand before buying any AI pet.
Shopping in this category, set the pet aside for a minute and audit the tool. The test is what the device does for you on a day you never open the pet at all.
Four utility families cover most of it: things it can do on request, routines it can run for you, information it can surface without a phone unlock, and physical systems it can reach. A pet with none of these is a toy with a battery.
- Do: AI requests, agents, one-tap actions
- Run: automations you define
- Surface: notifications you chose
- Reach: smart home scenes, real electronics
Oneira's answer
The pet rides on a working multi-tool.
Oneira ships every family on that checklist: AI and agents, one-tap actions and automations, notifications, smart home control including movie mode, and hardware tools on GPIO, I2C, SPI, and UART. Games and virtual-pet companion play sit alongside them as one more shipped family, with expressions that run on-device.
The wiring stays deliberate. The app applies your permissions, requests route only to services you configured with your own accounts, and an agent acts only where granted — the pet never becomes the excuse for an unattended toolset.
Sources and scope
Official facts, linked.
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Questions, answered
The details that decide a purchase.
What counts as real utility in a virtual pet?
Capabilities that survive the novelty: tasks on request, automations, notifications, and control of real systems. Judge the device by a day when you skip the pet entirely.
What can Oneira do besides pet play?
Shipped families include AI and agents, one-tap actions, automations, notifications, smart home with movie mode, creator tools, markets, productivity, and hardware tools on four buses.
Is the utility live out of the box?
The families ship, but integrations require your own setup: accounts, permissions, and deliberate configuration in the Oneira app. A service name is not an automatic live connection.
Does pet play work without the connected stack?
The expressive character runs on-device with no app or internet needed. Connected AI features are separate and route through services you choose.
What does it cost to keep?
$139 per Drop 01 edition, with no Oneira subscription for the core product. Third-party services you connect can carry their own fees.
Oneira / current availability
Preorder a Founding Unit · $80
500 Drop 01 units remain across 5 currently available colors. Availability is confirmed when secure checkout begins.
Preorder a Founding Unit · $80