Peloton's Tread Flex, the company's first treadmill that folds, went on sale in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2026, at $2,195 in the US and $2,995 in Canada. Peloton announced it on September 22 in a press release that describes it as the company's most affordable treadmill, alongside two higher-priced models, the Tread Vision at $3,495 and the Tread+ Vision at $6,695. Outside North America the Flex is scheduled for spring 2027 (autumn in Australia). Here is what the company's own pages say it is, what it does and what it leaves out.

Size, folded and unfolded

Unfolded, the Tread Flex measures 70.5 inches long, 33.6 inches wide and 66.1 inches tall, a floor footprint of roughly 16.5 square feet. Folded, the deck rises so the machine is 37.8 inches deep at the same width and height, about 8.8 square feet of floor; Peloton's release puts the reduction at nearly 50 percent. The unit weighs 290 pounds and has wheels for moving it. The product page asks for at least 24 inches of clearance on each side and in front, 79 inches behind the deck, and a ceiling 20 inches taller than the tallest user, so a room has to fit the unfolded machine plus those margins even if it will spend most of the week folded.

Speed, incline, belt and screen

The belt runs from 0 to 12.5 miles per hour in 0.1 mph steps and inclines from 0 to 12.5 percent grade in 0.5 percent steps, with automatic incline changes during classes. The running surface is 59 inches long and 20 inches wide. Speed and incline are set by rolling knobs; the Flex does not have the jump buttons inside the knobs that the Vision models use to move to the next whole number. The screen is a 21.5-inch full HD touchscreen that swivels 360 degrees for floor classes beside the machine. Audio is a two-speaker front-facing system. Peloton says its internal test measured the brushless motor at 70 decibels at 12.5 mph with no runner on the belt. The warranty is 12 months limited, 3 years on belt and motor and 5 years on the frame, with a 30-day home trial for first-time buyers in the 48 contiguous states; assembly fees are not refunded on a return.

What it requires and what it does not do

An All-Access Membership, sold separately, is required for classes and the software features. The press release lists the new Peloton IQ running features available from October 1: IQ Pace Targets, heart-rate zone workouts for zone 2 training using a connected watch or band, ReRuns that replay the incline profile of an outdoor route, personalized plans and performance estimates. Those run on the Flex. Three things in the lineup do not. Run Analysis, the camera-based scoring of cadence, vertical oscillation and stride length, is available on the Tread Vision and on all Tread+ models, which carry a movement-tracking camera; the Flex has no camera and so no Run Analysis, rep tracking or form feedback. Free Mode, which disengages the motor so the user drives the belt, and Sled Mode, which adds up to 300 pounds of belt resistance for push work, are Tread+ features and are not on the Flex or the Tread Vision. The Flex also tops out at a 12.5 percent incline where the Tread+ Vision reaches 15 percent.

Against the other two treads

The Tread Vision, $3,495, is 68 inches long, 33 inches wide and 65 inches tall, weighs 316 pounds and does not fold. It has the same 0 to 12.5 mph speed range and 0 to 12.5 percent incline as the Flex and the same 59-inch running length, on a cushioned belt rather than the Flex's standard belt. It adds the 23.8-inch screen, the movement-tracking camera for Run Analysis, jump buttons, Sonos-tuned speakers and a cooling fan. The Tread+ Vision, $6,695, is 75 inches long, 37 inches wide and 70 inches tall at 460 pounds, with a rubberized slat belt of 59 slats giving 67 inches of running length, incline to 15 percent, the camera, Free Mode and Sled Mode. It carries a required $299 assembly fee and needs a 15-amp circuit. All three require the same membership. Between the Flex and the Vision the differences are the screen size, the camera and its software, the belt cushioning, the buttons and speakers, and the fold; the motor's speed and incline ranges are identical on paper.

Peloton's product page listed a $200 reduction on the Flex as of November 12, 2026, with 0 percent financing over 36 months subject to credit approval through January 12, 2027, and HSA and FSA payment through a third-party processor. The membership price is not stated on the pages consulted; the Flex page at onepeloton.com/tread-flex carries the current price, the delivery estimate for a ZIP code and the full specification list.

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