Bose QC Ultra Earbuds 2 vs Sony WF-1000XM6

Both figures below were read from the retailer by us and written down. Where a row is blank we do not hold that fact for one of them, which is stated rather than filled in.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black

Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black

Price today: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: $249.99 (the better of the two); Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: $328.00
Per printed unitNot ranked: these two count different things, so the figures are printed and left alone.: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: not held; Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: not held
Pack: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: not held; Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: not held
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 10 of them, or until one price has held for 14 days.: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: 3/10 days (the better of the two); Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: 1/10 days
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: $249.00 · Sep 10; Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: $328.00 · Sep 13
Highest we recorded: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: $299.00; Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: $328.00
Sold by: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) - Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds with Mic, Immersive Audio, USB-C Charging, Up to 6 Hours Battery, IPX4 Rating, Black: Amazon.com; Sony WF-1000XM6 The Best Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, Black: Amazon.com

How the gap has moved

Across the 4 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $79.00 on Sep 13 and narrowest at $29.00 on Sep 14. Bose QC Ultra Earbuds 2 has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $78.01.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

6 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Size: 1.58; not held
Weight: 0.18 pounds; 0.03 pounds
Dimensions: 1.06 × 2.35 × 2.6 inches; 3.8 × 2.5 × 2.1 inches
Model: 896637-0010; WF1000XM6B.UC
Released: September 2025; February 2026
Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer; 1 year
Color: Black; Black

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.