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Edition of October 17, 2026 · Research phase, testing next

Best of · Smart beds

The best smart beds and temperature covers: what we know so far

Products that act on your sleep rather than only measuring it, and cost far more.

Hands-on testing coming soon Built from cited sources No score yet

Most-cited starting point

Not a SleepLab pick until tested

Eight Sleep Pod 5

The product most associated with the category. It is also the most expensive thing we cover by a wide margin.

Sources: WIRED review (opens in a new tab)

Reported price
Core from $2,799
Three-year cost
Not captured

The shortlist

01 · Bed cover

Eight Sleep Pod 5

The flagship "act on the data" product: a temperature-controlling bed cover with a required first-year subscription.

Good fit if: Temperature is what keeps you awake, and you want the bed to act on it rather than only track it.

Weigh: Core from $2,799, with Autopilot required for the first 12 months at $199, $299 or $399 per year. Living Outlook (opens in a new tab)

Reported price
Core from $2,799
Year one
$2,998 to $3,198
Three years
Not captured
Status
Testing soon

How we will choose

When testing starts, every product here is scored on the same 100-point scorecard, led by accuracy against a sleep diary and a second device (25 points) and overnight comfort (20). Three-year cost counts for 15 points, which is why we show it now.

On our research list

Not yet covered, so we make no claims about them: Sleep Number, Chilisleep / Sleepme, BedJet.

Questions

Which smart beds has SleepLab tested?

None yet. This shortlist is built from published sources. We will name picks only after hands-on testing, and say how many nights each product was worn.

Why is there no score or star rating?

We only score products we have used ourselves, on a published 100-point scorecard. Ratings from other publications are quoted with attribution, never as ours.