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PSA: AYN Thor and AYN Odin 3 Game Handheld Prices are Increasing Sometime This Month.
June 9, 2026 at
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Last Edited by BeAuMaN | Staff June 12, 2026 at 07:16 AM
What's the news?
Full quote of announcement in wiki
As of June 8th...
They didn't say.
But, we can look at their official price history and previous price increases to make some guesses. These prices are either from initial pre-orders or from the AYN's website [ayntec.com], not including later Aliexpress sales.
Based off the trends, if the unit you're looking to purchase has more RAM & Storage, then the price increase is going to be more dramatic. The AI Overlords spare no one their price increases.
If I want any of these, should I buy now before price increases or wait for a later sale?
The answer for at least Thor was to buy sometime around June 1st when Eragorn posted a thread for the sale on Aliexpress, with sale prices below retail even before coupon codes.
Now the prices on Aliexpress are back up, but there's still coupons. Your decision is going to come down to:
1.) Do you think there will be another sale on Aliexpress that will drop the prices more than they are now, even after one or more price increases? In a month? 2 months? 4 months?
2.) Given lead time for pre-orders can be one to two months, when do you want to have the device in your hands?
If you're going to buy now...
Here's tables with current coupons and after-coupon prices for each model, with a link to the product page above each table. These are sold at AYN's Official Aliexpress store; I'm getting ~$24 shipping and varying amounts of import/tax charges not included in the prices below. I imagine like usual the prices will shift slightly.
Edit: Codes are dead.
Thor Product Page [aliexpress.us]
Odin 3 Product Page [aliexpress.us]
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Hope that helps. At the very least if there is a sale in the future, we'll have a price record on what everything was going for on Aliexpress right now. Cheers.
Full quote of announcement in wiki
As of June 8th...
- Pre-Orders for Batch 6 of Thor & Batch 7 of Odin 3 handheld game/emulation consoles are now closed. Now they're taking Pre-Orders for Batch 7 of Thor & Batch 8 of Odin 3. These will begin to ship sometime in August (Aliexpress indicates August 17th).
- Prices will be increasing "Later this month" for both Thor & Odin 3 handheld game/emulation consoles. The price increase will take effect once the current "inventory allocation is sold". This could mean the price increase will affect the later pre-orders of Batches 7/8, or it may take place starting with Batch 8/9 pre-orders. It depends on when they decide to cut off the current batch.
They didn't say.
But, we can look at their official price history and previous price increases to make some guesses. These prices are either from initial pre-orders or from the AYN's website [ayntec.com], not including later Aliexpress sales.
| 8/21/2025 | 9/7/2025 | 9/9/2025 | 1/20/2026 | 3/8/2026 | 4/16/2026 | |
| Thor Base 8+128GB | $299 | $299 | $299 | $309 | $319 | $319 |
| Thor Pro 12+256GB | $349 | $349 | $349 | $369 | $399 | $399 |
| Thor Max 16+512GB | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $469 |
| Thor Max 16+1TB | $429 | $429 | $429 | $449 | $489 | $549 |
| Odin 3 Base 8+128GB | N/A | $299 | $329 | $329 | $339 | $339 |
| Odin 3 Pro 12+256GB | N/A | $369 | $399 | $399 | $439 | $439 |
| Odin 3 Max 16+512GB | N/A | $419 | $449 | $449 | $489 | $489 |
| Odin 3 Ultra 24+1TB | N/A | $499 | $519 | $519 | N/A | N/A |
Based off the trends, if the unit you're looking to purchase has more RAM & Storage, then the price increase is going to be more dramatic. The AI Overlords spare no one their price increases.
If I want any of these, should I buy now before price increases or wait for a later sale?
The answer for at least Thor was to buy sometime around June 1st when Eragorn posted a thread for the sale on Aliexpress, with sale prices below retail even before coupon codes.
Now the prices on Aliexpress are back up, but there's still coupons. Your decision is going to come down to:
1.) Do you think there will be another sale on Aliexpress that will drop the prices more than they are now, even after one or more price increases? In a month? 2 months? 4 months?
2.) Given lead time for pre-orders can be one to two months, when do you want to have the device in your hands?
If you're going to buy now...
Here's tables with current coupons and after-coupon prices for each model, with a link to the product page above each table. These are sold at AYN's Official Aliexpress store; I'm getting ~$24 shipping and varying amounts of import/tax charges not included in the prices below. I imagine like usual the prices will shift slightly.
Edit: Codes are dead.
Thor Product Page [aliexpress.us]
| Coupon | Price AC | |
| Thor Base 8+128GB | SSUS45 | $292.43 |
| Thor Pro 12+256GB | SSUS55 | $371.50 |
| Thor Max 16+512GB | SSUS55 | $430.73 |
| Thor Max 16+1TB | SSUS75 | $484.96 |
Odin 3 Product Page [aliexpress.us]
| Coupon | Price AC | |
| Odin 3 Base 8+128GB | SSUS45 | $307.28 |
| Odin 3 Pro 12+256GB | SSUS55 | $393.77 |
| Odin 3 Max 16+512GB | SSUS75 | $425.72 |
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Hope that helps. At the very least if there is a sale in the future, we'll have a price record on what everything was going for on Aliexpress right now. Cheers.
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Last Edited by BeAuMaN | Staff
June 9, 2026
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06:41 AM
Full quote of announcement:
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@everyoneHey everyone! The 7th pre-order batch for Thor and 8th pre-order batch for Odin 3 are now live and available starting today! We also wanted to give everyone an early heads-up that we're planning a price increase for both Thor and Odin 3 later this month. The new pricing will take effect once the current inventory allocation is sold through, so if you've been thinking about picking one up, now would be a great time to place your order. A few quick notes: ✅ This new pre-order batch will continue to use UFS 3.1 storage. 📦 Orders from this batch are expected to begin shipping in August. As always, thank you all for the amazing support and enthusiasm. We can't wait to get these devices into your hands! ✨ AYN Team |
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Yeah I didn't include the Thor Lite in the comparison because it's not sold on Aliexpress and honestly the price difference is about ~$40 between buying Thor Lite direct from the manufacturer and getting the Thor Base model w/ better processor after coupon from the AYN's aliexpress store. I think the shipping direct from AYN is a bit dodgier too.