All AirPods Release Dates & Generations
Complete list of all AirPods models with release dates, specifications, and refurbished pricing.
It takes on average 373 days to see a refurbished AirPods on the market from its original release.
Since RefurbMe started collecting refurb data, a refurbished AirPods was first seen in October 2020 at Amazon. And globally it came with an average of 70% discount comparing to new.
View release dates, original prices, refurbished availability, and average discounts for every AirPods ever made. Data is updated daily from any refurbisher.
There have been 7 AirPods models released between 2016 and 2026. The latest is the AirPods • 5th generation (magsafe), released on September 2026.
| Release Year: 2026 | |||||||||
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Release | Release Date 2026-09-18 | Apple Price $129 | Refurbished Date
2026-09-25
| Refurb Lowest Price $129 | Average Discount | Days from Release to Refurb 8 | First Refurbisher  | Discontinued Date | Days from Release to Discontinued |
Release | Release Date 2026-09-18 | Apple Price $149 | Refurbished Date | Refurb Lowest Price | Average Discount | Days from Release to Refurb | First Refurbisher | Discontinued Date | Days from Release to Discontinued |
| Release Year: 2024 | |||||||||
Release | Release Date 2024-09-20 | Apple Price $179 | Refurbished Date
2025-09-10
| Refurb Lowest Price $75 | Average Discount 58% | Days from Release to Refurb 355 | First Refurbisher  | Discontinued Date 2026-09-18 | Days from Release to Discontinued 728 |
| Release Year: 2023 | |||||||||
Release | Release Date 2024-09-20 | Apple Price $129 | Refurbished Date
2025-10-16
| Refurb Lowest Price $51 | Average Discount 60% | Days from Release to Refurb 391 | First Refurbisher | Discontinued Date 2026-09-18 | Days from Release to Discontinued 728 |
| Release Year: 2021 | |||||||||
Release | Release Date 2021-10-18 | Apple Price $179 | Refurbished Date
2021-11-23
| Refurb Lowest Price $49 | Average Discount 73% | Days from Release to Refurb 37 | First Refurbisher | Discontinued Date 2024-09-20 | Days from Release to Discontinued 1068 |
| Release Year: 2019 | |||||||||
Release  | Release Date 2019-03-20 | Apple Price $199 | Refurbished Date
2020-12-14
| Refurb Lowest Price $59 | Average Discount 70% | Days from Release to Refurb 636 | First Refurbisher | Discontinued Date 2023-09-12 | Days from Release to Discontinued 1637 |
| Release Year: 2016 | |||||||||
Release  | Release Date 2016-09-07 | Apple Price $199 | Refurbished Date
2020-10-30
| Refurb Lowest Price $46 | Average Discount 77% | Days from Release to Refurb 1515 | First Refurbisher | Discontinued Date 2019-03-20 | Days from Release to Discontinued 924 |
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AirPods
3rd generation
2021 release
2021 release
Excellent condition, by eBay
$49
new $179 -73%
