Oticon Zeal Price: What It Costs and What the Lab Found
ZipHearing's price for the Zeal, what year two adds, and HearAdvisor's lab scores for Oticon's in-the-ear aid.
If you reach ZipHearing through my links and complete an action on its site, such as submitting a form, I earn a $50 referral fee at no extra cost to you. I earn nothing from hear.com or Costco, and my links to them are plain links. I haven't worn this aid; the lab scores are HearAdvisor's, not mine. Prices and terms below were read from each company's own pages in October 2026 and can change.
What It Costs
ZipHearing lists the Zeal in one technology level, Zeal 1, and says it comes in no other. This is its listed price per pair, read on October 14, 2026.
| Model | ZipHearing's label | Price per pair |
|---|---|---|
| Zeal 1 | Premium | $4,598 |
The price includes a year of local follow-up. ZipHearing's model page says the first year of fitting, programming and follow-up care is included and appointments after that are $65 each. It also confirmed to me by email on October 7, 2026 that a hearing test can cost up to $150, credited if you buy, and custom earmolds are $50 each. The model page lists a 45-day risk-free trial and a 3-year warranty.
ZipHearing's own review of the Zeal, updated September 17, 2026, describes it as Oticon's in-the-ear model on the same platform as the Intent: rechargeable (up to about 20 hours), IP68, with a receiver for losses up to about 75 dB and an antenna that doubles as the pull string. It also lists the catches: instant-fit in-ear aids have shown higher return rates than receiver-in-canal aids, anatomy decides how it sits, and the antenna can show in some ears. That's the seller's description, so test the fit before you commit.
What the Lab Measured
HearAdvisor scored the Oticon Zeal 4.7, Grade A, with a badge reading Top 12% of prescription hearing aids. It is a 2026 release and its page is dated September 15, 2026. Only the single Zeal 1 level exists, so that is the one that was tested.
| Fit | Speech in Quiet | Speech in Noise | Own Voice | Music | Feedback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial (out of the box) | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Tuned (professionally adjusted) | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Speech in quiet is the Zeal's strength (4.7 out of the box, 4.9 tuned), and the lab flags it as 1.48 points above the category average. Speech in noise is above average but not high: 2.7 rising to 3.0. Tuning cost it on music streaming (4.1 to 3.3) and feedback (3.8 to 3.3), and the lab lists feedback handling as a drawback, 1.42 points below the category. Own voice is 2.0, which is middling.
How It Compares
The Oticon Reveal 1 costs the same $4,598 and scored 5.1, with tuned speech in noise of 3.3 against the Zeal's 3.0, so the Zeal isn't the pick for noise. Phonak's EON Sphere scored 5.0 with 4.5 in noise at the same $4,598 for its top tier. You choose the Zeal for the in-the-ear shape. The Signia Silk Charge&Go IX is the other instant-fit in-ear aid on my lab page; it scored 3.7, Grade B, and lists no music streaming. For the Costco alternative, see the ZipHearing, hear.com and Costco comparison. The Costco Rexton scored 4.6 at about $1,600 a pair (Costco's listing starts at $1,599.99; confirm the exact model at the warehouse).
See the Oticon Zeal on ZipHearing
Check the price and use its Find a provider near me button to see who would fit it near you. A year of follow-up visits is included, then $65 a visit.
See the Oticon Zeal on ZipHearing →What to Ask the Provider
- Can I try a demo or dummy device in my ear before I commit, since the fit depends on my canal?
- Is my hearing loss within the Zeal's range, which ZipHearing's review puts at about 75 dB?
- Do you run real ear measurements at the fitting?
- What does a visit cost after the first year, a hearing test, and custom earmolds if I need them?
- If I'm in noisy rooms a lot, what will you change for that?
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Scores and prices on this page come from these pages, with the date each was read or checked. Confirm current figures with each source before you buy.
- HearAdvisor. Oticon Zeal (SoundScore 4.7, Grade A, badge “top 12%”; page dated September 15, 2026; checked October 24, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- HearAdvisor, for the comparison on this page. Oticon Reveal 1 miniRITE (SoundScore 5.1, Grade A; page dated September 16, 2026; checked October 23, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- HearAdvisor, for the comparison on this page. Phonak Audéo EON Sphere (SoundScore 5.0, Grade A, badge “top 1% of prescription hearing aid”; page dated September 15, 2026; checked October 23, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- HearAdvisor, for the comparison on this page. Signia Silk Charge&Go IX (SoundScore 3.7, Grade B, badge “top 76%”; page dated September 15, 2026; checked October 24, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- HearAdvisor, for the comparison on this page. Rexton Reach R-Li T80 at Costco (SoundScore 4.6, Grade A, badge “top 27%”; page dated September 15, 2026; checked October 24, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- HearAdvisor. How We Measure Hearing Aids (the lab tests each aid on a standard, sloping moderate hearing loss it calls N3; checked October 24, 2026). hearadvisor.com
- ZipHearing. Oticon Zeal model page (listed prices by tier, first-year follow-up terms and its own customer rating, as read on October 14, 2026). Affiliate link, see the disclosure above. ziphearing.com
- ZipHearing, by email. The hearing-test fee (up to $150, credited if you buy) and the earmold price ($50 each) come from ZipHearing’s email reply of October 7, 2026, not from a public page.
- Costco. Rexton brand page (Rexton prescription aids listed “starting at $1,599.99” a pair; checked October 23, 2026). costco.com