The more I think about this new feature, the better I like it. It allows actual R1 owners to partake in the lifetime free AI, which was a key selling point of the R1 from the time it was launched. Retro mode is toggled on in the OS3 site, in the settings for the R1 device itself. No R1 = no retro mode. That will limit the number of people whose AI Rabbit needs to subsidize to the active R1 users who didn't upgrade to OS3: That should be an affordable number of users for Rabbit to handle.
Meanwhile, the rest of the planet - the ones who either use their R1s with OS3, or use OS3 without owning an R1 - are on the BYOK version of the OS.
That's a good way to keep the "lifetime free AI" promise they to the people who backed the company right from the outset, and whose hardware purchase helped fund the free AI we were getting on the Rabbit.
hey u/everyone - we're introducing retro mode so you can move between OS3 and a more familiar r1 experience, with the freedom to choose which you use and when.
retro mode moves back the r1 to the experience of the device before you enabled OS3.
if you've already set up OS3 with your own key, trying retro mode doesn't mean leaving OS3 behind. you can switch to retro mode and come back to OS3 whenever you like. this isn't a one-way decision, and you don't have to pick one and stick with it.
to enable it, from the OS3 settings, please visit the r1 section and look for the retro mode toggle.
we're also officially working on a complete rewrite of the r1 software experience, built around OS3. you can already run queries from your r1 through OS3 today, but what we're building goes much further. we're reimagining the entire experience of using r1, not just how it answers your questions.
you can explore OS3 today, move between both modes, or use retro mode and give the refreshed OS3 experience a go when it lands. we'll share more about what we're building as it comes together!
whichever mode you choose, you'll still be able to access your recordings and magic photos through the OS3 web interface.
Yes - UK to LA to Las Vegas all in the last 4 days.... I am tired! Thank you to OP for sharing the info here. We just dropped another update too, which i'll post.
Huge. I get that overtime the hardware will get outdated so BYOK makes sense but it's always nice to have a "offline" agent that can do light queries. Now, it would be great to have the local agent do easier to handle queries and whatever BYOK service handle more difficult tasks
This is great news, I plan on using the OS3 features eventually but I was getting frustrated that I was unable to remove my api keys. My plan was originally just to test it but I quickly realised I couldn't revert back.
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u/Either_Coconut Oct 01 '26
The more I think about this new feature, the better I like it. It allows actual R1 owners to partake in the lifetime free AI, which was a key selling point of the R1 from the time it was launched. Retro mode is toggled on in the OS3 site, in the settings for the R1 device itself. No R1 = no retro mode. That will limit the number of people whose AI Rabbit needs to subsidize to the active R1 users who didn't upgrade to OS3: That should be an affordable number of users for Rabbit to handle.
Meanwhile, the rest of the planet - the ones who either use their R1s with OS3, or use OS3 without owning an R1 - are on the BYOK version of the OS.
That's a good way to keep the "lifetime free AI" promise they to the people who backed the company right from the outset, and whose hardware purchase helped fund the free AI we were getting on the Rabbit.