Tech & Audio Updated Oct 7, 2026
Cheaper noise-cancelling earbuds: premium picks and their alternatives
Every pair here cancels noise; the differences that show up in daily use are smaller and more specific. How many hours a bud lasts with noise cancelling on before it goes back in the case, how much the case adds, whether the pair will hold your laptop and your phone at once, how much water it is rated to survive, and whether the case charges on a pad.
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Premium noise-cancelling earbuds we map
Spec leaders
Best published figure in each scored spec, across every noise-cancelling earbud we track.
Every noise-cancelling earbud we track
All 9 side by side. A green cell is the best published figure in that row.
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| List price | $329.99 | $249 | $299 | $249.99 | $169.99 | $149.99 | $129.99 | $129.99 | $89.99 |
| Battery per charge, noise cancelling on | 8 hr | 8 hr | 6 hr | 6 hr | 6 hr | 6 hr | 8 hr | 8.5 hr | 7.5 hr |
| Total with case, noise cancelling on | Not listed | 24 hr | Not listed | 26 hr | 24 hr | 24 hr | 32 hr | Not listed | 35 hr |
| Weight per earbud | 6.5 g | 5.55 g | 7.3 g | 5.1 g | 5 g | 5 g | 4.6 g | 4.5 g | Not listed |
| Holds two devices at once | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless charging case | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | No | Yes |
| Water rating (IPx) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | Not listed | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Driver | 8.4 mm | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 9.2 mm | 5.1 mm | 10 mm |
| Codecs listed | SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3 | Not listed | Not listed | AAC, SBC, SSC, SSC-UHQ, LC3 | Not listed | AAC, SBC, SSC | Not listed | SBC, AAC | aptX Adaptive, LDAC, SBC, LC3 |