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Answers 1 to 20 of 692: Soma Labs' own answers, drafted from the comparison pages and dated as they are. Free to use under CC BY 4.0.
How is Soma Axon different from a Neko Health scan?
Neko Health runs a health check in a clinic: an hour of sensors, cameras and a blood draw. About half that hour goes to a clinician who walks you through every result, and Soma calls it a medical check-up, going by Neko's pages as of September 26, 2026. Soma Axon is a closed pod meant for a few minutes every week. Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company behind it, is still building this general wellness product, so it isn't available yet.
From Neko Health vs Soma Axon, How Soma compares with Neko Health, Compare, FAQ and About.
How do the prices of Neko Health and Soma Axon compare?
As of September 26, 2026, Neko Health charges $499 a scan in New York and accepts HSA and FSA cards. Soma Labs hasn't announced a price for Soma Axon. It says the pod will be priced like a weekly habit, and prices will come out before the first pod opens, with the waitlist hearing them first. Axon is a general wellness product still being built, so there's nothing to buy yet.
From Neko Health vs Soma Axon, Compare and FAQ.
Do Neko Health and Soma Axon both photograph your skin?
Yes, in different ways. At Neko Health, nine cameras take more than 6,000 photos while you show as much skin as you choose, and a dermatologist reviews your moles after the scan, per Soma's reading of Neko's pages on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon is designed to photograph your skin at every visit, so you'd have dated photos to look back on and to show a clinician if you choose. Soma won't say whether a mole is harmful. It's a wellness product, and Soma Labs (somalabs.me) is still building the pod.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon, FAQ and About.
What do Neko Health and Soma Axon have in common?
Both photograph your skin, take an ECG and measure body composition and grip, and both offer blood work, going by what Neko published as of September 26, 2026. Neko tests more than 50 biomarkers at every scan, while Soma's finger-prick test will be an optional add-on handled by a partner lab, with results a few days later. Soma Axon is meant for general wellness, and it's a prototype Soma Labs is still building, so it isn't available yet.
From Neko Health vs Soma Axon, How Soma compares with Neko Health, FAQ and Compare.
Is Neko Health medical care, and is Soma Axon?
Neko Health is, by Soma's account. Its clinics have licensed clinicians, a certified lab on site and specialists who follow up on what the scan finds, with referrals when something needs one, according to Neko's pages as of September 26, 2026. Soma Axon isn't medical care. It's a general wellness product, it isn't a medical device and it isn't cleared or approved by the FDA. Soma Labs Inc. of Palo Alto, California, is also still building the pod.
From Neko Health vs Soma Axon, How Soma compares with Neko Health, FAQ and About.
Neko Health or Soma Axon: which one fits me?
It turns on what you want from a scan. If you want a doctor to go through your skin, heart and blood work in one sitting, Soma notes that Neko Health does that in an hour, going by Neko's details as of September 26, 2026. If you'd rather follow how your body changes week to week, with the same readings taken the same way each time, that's what Soma Labs is building Soma Axon for. Axon is a general wellness product and isn't available yet.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon, FAQ and Compare.
Can I use Neko Health or Soma Axon while pregnant?
Neko Health says its scan is considered safe during pregnancy, according to Soma's comparison, which read Neko's pages on September 26, 2026. The first version of Soma Axon isn't for anyone who's pregnant or under 18, or who has a pacemaker, an implanted defibrillator or another implanted electronic device. If you're unsure, Soma suggests asking your doctor. Axon is a general wellness product still being built, so it isn't available yet in any case.
From Neko Health vs Soma Axon, FAQ and Compare.
How does blood work at Neko Health compare with Soma's optional blood test?
As of Soma's September 26, 2026 check, a blood sample at Neko Health is tested for more than 50 biomarkers in a lab inside the clinic, with results within the hour and before your consultation. Soma's blood test will be an optional add-on with its own price: at pods with an attendant, a few drops from your fingertip go to a partner lab, and results reach the Soma app a few days later. A home kit covers states that don't allow that. Soma is a general wellness product, and Soma Axon isn't available yet.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, FAQ and Compare.
Does Soma Axon measure eye pressure like Neko Health does?
No. Neko Health's scan checks the pressure inside your eyes, along with a 12-lead ECG, body fat, grip strength and other measurements, based on Neko's pages as of September 26, 2026. Soma says Soma Axon won't measure eye pressure. The pod is being designed around skin photos, heart and breathing, ECG, EEG, thermal imaging, body composition, balance and grip strength, plus an optional finger-prick blood test. It's a wellness product from Soma Labs in Palo Alto, and it isn't available yet.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon, FAQ, About and Compare.
Is Neko Health available in the United States?
Yes. Neko Health opened its first US clinic on September 24, 2026, at 300 Lafayette Street in SoHo, New York. It has run clinics in Stockholm since 2023 and then in the UK, and Soma's comparison listed all three places as of September 26, 2026. Soma Axon isn't open anywhere yet. Soma Labs, the Palo Alto company building it, is still working on the first prototype of what it calls a general wellness product, and there's a waitlist.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon, About and FAQ.
How often do Neko Health members go back for another scan?
Neko Health's clinicians decide that with each member, and Soma's comparison notes that returning members came back about a year later, according to Neko's pages as Soma checked them on September 26, 2026. Neko's own FAQ says a scan is worth more each time you repeat it, and Soma agrees. Soma Axon is built on the same idea with a much shorter gap of one week. Soma calls it a general wellness product, and the first prototype is still being built.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon, Full-body scans compared, FAQ and About.
What do you wear for a Neko Health scan versus Soma Axon?
At Neko Health, you wear a robe and take it off for the skin photos as far as you choose, as Soma found on Neko's pages on September 26, 2026. For Soma Axon, you'd change in a private room and stand in your underwear with nothing strapped to you. A fitted garment is an option if you'd rather, though the skin it covers won't be photographed. Soma staff never see the skin photos, only an outline of your body. Axon is a general wellness pod that isn't available yet.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Home, FAQ and Compare.
Where does Soma get its information about Neko Health?
From Neko Health's own website and press releases. Soma's comparison lists the pages it read on September 26, 2026: Neko's US health scan page, its US FAQ, its technology page and its press room. Soma Labs published a blog post the same day, How Soma compares with Neko Health, a 4 minute read. Soma says its claims about other products come from their makers' own pages, linked and dated. In both, Soma Axon appears as a general wellness product still being built.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, Neko Health vs Soma Axon and Compare.
How long does a Neko Health scan take?
About an hour, based on Neko's pages as Soma read them on September 26, 2026. Roughly 30 minutes go to measurements and the other 30 to a clinician, who goes through every result with you before you leave. Soma Axon, the pod Palo Alto's Soma Labs is building, is meant to take a few minutes once a week, followed by a recovery part. It isn't medical care, and the first prototype is still being built, so you can't book a visit yet.
From How Soma compares with Neko Health, FAQ, Know thyself and About.
Withings BodyScan 2 or Soma Axon: what's the difference?
Withings BodyScan 2 is a smart scale with a handle that lives at home, with a 30-second Daily Scan each morning and a 90-second Longevity Scan once a week. It's been on sale in the US since July 15, 2026, as of Soma's September 26, 2026 check. Soma Axon is a pod you'd go to once a week. Both read body composition with a very small electrical current, and the pod is designed to add skin photos, balance, grip strength, EEG and thermal imaging. Soma calls it a general wellness product, and it's still being built.
From Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, FAQ and About.
Do Withings BodyScan 2 and Soma Axon read body composition the same way?
In the same basic way, Soma says: with a very small electrical current. Withings calls its method bioimpedance spectroscopy, sending the current at 13 frequencies across six zones of the body through electrodes in the glass plate and a handle that pulls out of it, as Soma reported on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon will take its reading while you stand on its plate with your hands on its grips. It's a general wellness pod still being built, so that describes the design.
From Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, FAQ and Compare.
Can I use a Withings scale with the Soma app?
Withings says its app can export your readings to Apple Health, and you choose which ones, according to Soma's comparison as of September 26, 2026. The Soma app runs on iPhone and reads Apple Health between Soma Axon visits, so it can pick up what you share. It never writes anything back. Soma is a general wellness product. The app and the pod aren't available yet, and the waitlist will hear when they're ready.
From Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Apple Watch vs Whoop, and what a weekly scan adds, Apple Watch vs Soma Axon and FAQ.
How much does Withings BodyScan 2 cost?
$599.95 as of September 26, 2026. It's also HSA and FSA eligible, and some scores cost extra: Heart Age, for one, needs a Withings+ subscription at $9.95 a month. On the same date, the 2023 Body Scan sold for $499.95, and BodyFit, which reads body composition by zone without an ECG, for $279.95. Soma Axon, the weekly pod Soma Labs is building, has no announced price yet. Soma says it'll be priced like a weekly habit, and it's a wellness product.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, Compare, FAQ and About.
What does the Withings BodyScan 2 Daily Scan read?
In 30 seconds, the Daily Scan gives your weight, fat, muscle and water, visceral fat, heart rate and vascular age. Once a week, a 90-second Longevity Scan adds a 6-lead ECG, blood oxygen, Heart Age and a nerve response score. You stand barefoot on the glass and hold a handle that pulls out of it, with electrodes in both. That's how Soma's comparison described it on September 26, 2026. Soma Axon, a general wellness pod Soma Labs is building for a weekly read, isn't available yet.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, FAQ and Compare.
How is Withings BodyScan 2 different from the 2023 Body Scan?
BodyScan 2 adds two things the 2023 Body Scan doesn't have: a blood oxygen reading and the weekly 90-second Longevity Scan. Withings says the newer scale reads body composition by bioimpedance spectroscopy at 13 frequencies, while the 2023 model uses multi-frequency bioimpedance by zone, along with heart rate, vascular age, a nerve health score from your feet and a 6-lead ECG. As of September 26, 2026, they cost $599.95 and $499.95. Soma Labs (somalabs.me) set both beside Soma Axon, a general wellness pod it's still building.
From Withings BodyScan 2 vs Body Scan, and what a weekly scan adds, Withings Body Scan vs Soma Axon, FAQ and About.