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Hearing aids and Auracast

Auracast matters most to the people who have waited longest for it. 15 of the 20 hearing aids we track join a broadcast today, and the rest are a firmware update away. Here is where every brand stands.

We describe features and compatibility, not clinical outcomes. Hearing aids are regulated medical devices; your audiologist is the person to ask about fit and suitability.

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Hearing aids by status

Full list
ReSound NexiaWorks today
Receives

The first hearing aid with Auracast, live since 2023. Joins a broadcast directly with no neck-worn streamer.

US$2,298 to $2,998 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
Beltone SereneWorks today
Receives

GN's Beltone brand; the Envision and Commence models added an in-app assistant in February 2025.

via a Beltone clinicWhere to buy
Receives

Costco's house hearing aid, made by GN. Shipped with the first in-app Auracast assistant in May 2025.

US$1,699.99 a pair at CostcoWhere to buy
Oticon IntentWorks today
Receives

Oticon's 2024 flagship, switched on a year and a half after launch.

US$2,898 to $4,598 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
Oticon RevealWorks today
Receives

Oticon's dual-AI flagship, orders open from August 2026, with Auracast supported.

via a clinicWhere to buy
Oticon ZealWorks today
Receives

Shipped with Auracast switched on from day one.

from US$4,598 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
ReSound SensiaWorks today
Receives

Launched at IFA in September 2026. GN now puts Auracast in every hearing aid where the form factor allows.

US$2,798 to $3,798 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
ReSound ViviaWorks today
Receives

2025 flagship with Auracast and the Smart 3D assistant.

US$2,598 to $3,798 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
Starkey Edge AIWorks today
Receives

Starkey's 2024 flagship; the StarLink Edge TV Streamer broadcasts Auracast to it.

from US$3,198 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
Starkey Omega AIWorks today
Receives

Starkey's 2025 platform with Auracast, Google Fast Pair and push-to-talk.

US$2,998 to $3,998 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy
Receives

Signia's first Auracast aid, with telecoil and Classic Bluetooth as well, waiting on a firmware date.

US$2,698 to $3,298 a pair via a clinicWhere to buy

Clinic links go to the manufacturer's clinic finder. We have no financial relationship with any hearing-aid manufacturer.

What to ask your audiologist

  1. Is Auracast switched on, or ready? Phonak Infinio and Signia MaX are sold as ready; the firmware is not out. Ask for a date in writing.
  2. Which app is the assistant? On an iPhone the maker's app is the only way to pick a broadcast. Widex and Signia have no iPhone path yet.
  3. Does my style have it? Custom in-the-canal styles are often excluded (ReSound Savi CIC, Starkey CIC and IIC).
  4. Does it keep the telecoil? For the next few years most venues will offer a loop and Auracast. Keep both.
  5. Can I try it in a venue before I decide? Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall and QPAC all have live broadcasts you can test on a trial fitting.

If your aids have a telecoil but no Auracast

A receiver with a neckloop turns the broadcast into a signal your telecoil can hear. Venues lend them; the Avantree AuraCoil puts one in your pocket.

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Receivers and neckloops

All receivers
Receives

Clip-on receiver with a 3.5 mm output for wired headphones or a telecoil neckloop. Three channels, 100 m range, no phone needed.

from US$69.99Where to buy
Receives

The professional receiver venues hand out: two 3.5 mm jacks, an OLED display, and the range to cover a stadium. Sold in the UK and EU as the Ampetronic Auri RX1.

from US$335Where to buy
Avantree Aura CAnnounced only
Finds broadcasts

The only iPhone Auracast workaround that is not a hearing-aid app.

from US$69.99Where to buy
Avantree AuraCoilAnnounced only
Receives

A personal receiver with the neckloop built in, for hearing aids that have a telecoil but no Auracast.

from US$179.99Where to buy

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