Google Home Speaker

Thread and Matter for $99 — but it sounds worse than the Nest Audio it replaced. At $99.99, Google's 2026 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the home Speakers we compare run from $49.99 to $749.95. It scores 6.9/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.

Its strongest showing is Design & Build at 8.5/10 — materials, finish and how it looks in a room. The weakest is Bass at 5.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.

Worth knowing before you buy: no confirmed Amazon.com listing at time of research — it sells through the Google Store, Best Buy and Walmart; and reviewers report it sounds worse than the discontinued Nest Audio it replaces. Every specification on this page comes from Google's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.