The best treadmills for home users have come a long way in the last few years, but even then, most of the “smart” stuff they tout have been fairly surface-level. You'll often find bigger screens, prettier classes, maybe some basic training plans if you’re lucky. And when brands start talking about AI in this space, it’s usually just voice commands or a chatbot bolted onto an app.
Merach is claiming it’ll go a lot further than that, announcing at CES 2026 the debut of what it says is "the world’s first" LLM-powered home treadmill. And the most surprising part is the price. Merach says the new treadmill will start at just $1,199.99, which is just short of £900 in the UK. That's less than a third of what Peloton is charging for its latest AI-powered Tread.
