AirPods 5 to Launch as Early as Next Month

Apple is planning to announce two new AirPods 5 models as early as Wednesday, September 9, according to 's Mark Gurman.Like the AirPods 4, the AirPods 5 will be available with and without active noise cancellation, he said.AirPods 5 references were already discovered in macOS 26.7 code last week.

The report did not say how the AirPods 5 will differ from the AirPods 4, which launched in September 2024 for $129 to $179.