Price & value

Twice the channels. A fraction of the price per channel.

Every MasterMind BCI board ships complete — genuine ST-LINK/V3 programmer/debugger, firmware download file, full source code — at a per-channel price the incumbents can't match.

Market check

Per-channel price, head to head

SystemChannelsPrice$ per channel
MasterMind BCI-32 ours32$2,300$71.9
MasterMind BCI-128 ours128from $7,000$54.7
OpenBCI Ganglion4$624.99$156.3
OpenBCI Cyton8$1,249.00$156.1
OpenBCI Cyton + Daisy16$2,499.00$156.2

Competitor prices from shop.openbci.com, October 2026, excluding taxes and shipping. OpenBCI boards do not include a programmer/debugger.

Head to head

BCI-32 vs Cyton + Daisy

MasterMind BCI-32
$2,300 / 32 channels
  • ✓ $71.9 per channel
  • ✓ 2× the channels of a $2,499 Cyton+Daisy, for less money
  • ✓ ST-LINK/V3 debugger + firmware file + full source included
  • ✓ USB-C streaming + onboard SD recording
OpenBCI Cyton + Daisy
$2,499 / 16 channels
  • ✗ $156.2 per channel
  • ✗ Half the channels for slightly more money
  • ✗ Programmer/debugger sold separately
  • ✗ BLE radio throughput limits sample rate
No upsells

Included in every box

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ST-LINK/V3 MINIE

Genuine ST debug probe — flash and debug your own firmware from day one.

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Firmware file

The exact .hex/.elf build flashed on your unit, delivered at purchase.

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Full C source

STM32CubeIDE project, ADS1299 drivers, LSL and OpenBCI-format streamers.

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2-year warranty

Plus lifetime firmware updates and direct support from the engineers who built it.

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